Personal Narrative: Gender Stereotypes Of Teenage Girls

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I am many things, a girl being one of them. However, society only sees me as a teenage girl. The fragile, dainty, slave-to-her-emotions teenage girl, but I am much more than that. I am a musician, a daughter, a friend. The false perception of girls that society gives off will say things contrary to who I actually am, and these gender roles have shaped how I act, how I think, and what I believe; they have shaped me as a person.
At one point in time I tried to follow the rules in which society said I should act, but then I saw how ridiculous it was. I became angry. Angry that I was told to be a specific way, angry that I was being held up to impossible standards. Then I began doing what made me happy, disregarding any notion of what others thought I should be. I decided I would empower myself. A gift of some sort, allowing me to act as I wanted.
Just because I was happy didn’t mean the same for everyone. There was the occasional, argument-causing statement of “that’s not very ladylike.” I didn’t (and still …show more content…
This is the exact opposite of the picture that is usually painted of teenage girls. Girls are supposed to come in (but are not limited to) the following characteristics: bitter, catty, superficial, gossip-filled, and the all-time favorite: two faced and mean. Despite these stereotypes, I know how it is very easy to be judged for being different so I am more understanding about those who don’t follow the restrictive societal guidelines. Additionally, I believe that this depiction of girls is extremely unfair as I have met my fair share of melodramatic and petty boys; some people are just like that. The notion that all girls are catty is very untrue, I don’t believe my group of friends, as well as most girls I’ve met, hold up that stereotype. Due to the distinction between conventional ideas and how people act, I try to keep an open mind about people before I get to know
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