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What’s the intent of Strawberry Days fashion show?
This is not a column about bikinis.
Yes, they sparked this line of thinking. But frankly, I don't care what a bunch of teen girls wear. I'm not them. I'm not their parents.
It's not the appearance of a bikini that's the problem; it's participation in a culture that, from a young age, implies a woman's worth is tied to her appearance.
This month's Miss Strawberry Days scholarship program awarded $8,000, distributed among four participants. It also included a fashion show component in which the young women modeled clothing and swimwear. The event included audience votes, which factored into the judges' final scores.
We simply don't ask young men to compete for scholarships in the same way. How is a woman to believe her body doesn't dictate her worth after it garners her audience votes?
The rest of the article is here.
What’s the intent of Strawberry Days fashion show?
This is not a column about bikinis.
Yes, they sparked this line of thinking. But frankly, I don't care what a bunch of teen girls wear. I'm not them. I'm not their parents.
It's not the appearance of a bikini that's the problem; it's participation in a culture that, from a young age, implies a woman's worth is tied to her appearance.
This month's Miss Strawberry Days scholarship program awarded $8,000, distributed among four participants. It also included a fashion show component in which the young women modeled clothing and swimwear. The event included audience votes, which factored into the judges' final scores.
We simply don't ask young men to compete for scholarships in the same way. How is a woman to believe her body doesn't dictate her worth after it garners her audience votes?
The rest of the article is here.