I have a tendency towards digression. I am easily distracted. I have to sleep in quiet, watch movies in silence, work with earphones in and sit in a room alone when I'm on the phone. And every time I am in Wal-Mart or Target and I'm cruising down the aisles scanning for the department I'm seeking, I pass that one aisle. I pass it too quickly and when I flash by it and it glows that rosy, silvery glow, I have to backtrack and digress....again.
So, the last time I sneaked down "the pink aisle" to see what Barbie had goin on this season, I was actually sad. As it turns out, this season, Barbie is slutty. Well, let's be fair, it's not just Barbie. Most of our American Icons who are female dress like prostitutes. Fashion has taken a downturn and Mattel has followed suit. The Bratz dolls (I call them Slutz dolls) are worse, along with their knock-off counterparts. But that's not the saddest thing, it's the little girls I see running around scantily clad and completely unaware of what they are doing. I'm talking about little girls, too. Some of these girls are so young that I know their fathers would punch a man for leering at his child, yet they allow their daughters to leave the house dressed like they're ten years older than they are. These children don't have JOBS, someone is buying them these clothes. Why are parents so out of control? Is it generational? Are their mothers young and still dressing like teenagers? I see it everywhere...even at church. Little girls with short, tight, low-cut tops and low hung jeans and worse. It makes me sad to think of how unprepared some of these girls will be in the situations they will find themselves in from this lack of judgment. Or lack of guidance. They should be home playing with dolls.
I grew up in a home with strict rules about modesty and what we were allowed to wear in public. I didn't always like the rules, but I can say that the problems I encountered once I left home and started to dress however I wanted were problems that I was right not to inflict on my parents under their roof and on their dime. And they were real problems at times.
There are so many possibilities with fashion that create an individual statement. With so many characters available, why not choose a classy one? You can be feminine and beautiful and strong and self-assured as Adventure Barbie, Executive Barbie, Musician Barbie, Poet Barbie....be all of them. Change it up. But make choices that will make you stronger and enable you to encourage the little girls in your life to raise their standards for themselves.
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. - Proverbs 11:22
So, the last time I sneaked down "the pink aisle" to see what Barbie had goin on this season, I was actually sad. As it turns out, this season, Barbie is slutty. Well, let's be fair, it's not just Barbie. Most of our American Icons who are female dress like prostitutes. Fashion has taken a downturn and Mattel has followed suit. The Bratz dolls (I call them Slutz dolls) are worse, along with their knock-off counterparts. But that's not the saddest thing, it's the little girls I see running around scantily clad and completely unaware of what they are doing. I'm talking about little girls, too. Some of these girls are so young that I know their fathers would punch a man for leering at his child, yet they allow their daughters to leave the house dressed like they're ten years older than they are. These children don't have JOBS, someone is buying them these clothes. Why are parents so out of control? Is it generational? Are their mothers young and still dressing like teenagers? I see it everywhere...even at church. Little girls with short, tight, low-cut tops and low hung jeans and worse. It makes me sad to think of how unprepared some of these girls will be in the situations they will find themselves in from this lack of judgment. Or lack of guidance. They should be home playing with dolls.
I grew up in a home with strict rules about modesty and what we were allowed to wear in public. I didn't always like the rules, but I can say that the problems I encountered once I left home and started to dress however I wanted were problems that I was right not to inflict on my parents under their roof and on their dime. And they were real problems at times.
There are so many possibilities with fashion that create an individual statement. With so many characters available, why not choose a classy one? You can be feminine and beautiful and strong and self-assured as Adventure Barbie, Executive Barbie, Musician Barbie, Poet Barbie....be all of them. Change it up. But make choices that will make you stronger and enable you to encourage the little girls in your life to raise their standards for themselves.
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. - Proverbs 11:22
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