It's so much tougher to be a girl that it's ever been to be a boy in our culture. Females hardly get a change to grow up before we hypersexualize them. This may have always been the case but it seems to be the path most girls are placed on and in pop culture it's unavoidable. The only thing worse than being pretty is not being pretty and that really needs to stop. How many young women do we see everyday who find that relying on their looks is the fast track to soul crushing failure. I hate what the fashion and beauty industries do to women and I did all I could as a teacher to support what was really important, those skills that pay off in the long run like creativity, strength of character, acceptance of others and compassion.
