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Scrutinization Of Women In Cinderella And Snow White

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Women are scrutinized by men as if they need approval to be considered beautiful. Girls at a young age are taught to be seen as objects due to men’s feeling toward women. Social media is highly effective because boys rate girls’ pictures as if it means absolutely nothing, and that brings down girls, which make them want look “sexy.” Movies, tv shows, and magazines always have a gorgeous, slim, big breasted, and huge butt woman, who is supposed to represent what women are assumed to resemble. In films, “chick-flicks”, women are primarily supposed to find love, a man, or just be into fashion however, no one questions why a woman must find love in a movie. In Disney movies, Cinderella and Snow White, there is always a lovely princess who needs

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