I need to thank whoever first posted about the Thought Catalog! I just might be obsessed with this site now! I came across this article about being a bridesmaid. At first I didn't know how relevant it was to our discussion about pop culture, but it does seem to be a big theme in films and t.v. shows so I decided it was worth the post.
The short article:
Being A Bridesmaid Is Why I Need Feminism Link
Overarching theme: It is expected that girls care about these kinds of trivial bridal things just because of their gender.
Girls are better equipped to do trivial things for a wedding day. Things such as buying socks for the
The short article:
Being A Bridesmaid Is Why I Need Feminism Link
Overarching theme: It is expected that girls care about these kinds of trivial bridal things just because of their gender.
Girls are better equipped to do trivial things for a wedding day. Things such as buying socks for the
groomsmen and picking out just the right shade of purple is what is interesting to us. And why is it interesting to us? Because we're women, of course. Men should not have to worry about such trivial things because their focus is on much more important and bigger things to handle.
My favorite part was when she compared being a bridesmaid to "being made to sit at the metaphorical kid's table of life." The comparison might be extreme but it was interesting to read an opinion about a role women take on so willingly and then participate in those trivial things without a second thought.
Not too serious of an article, but it is something to perhaps think a bit about.
Loved reading this article! I never thought about it this way before because most bridesmaids seem to enjoy this process. I feel like men have almost no role in this and it should be just important to them as it is to women. But it is wedding culture and I don't see this changing anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteThe article was an interesting read. I'd never really considered wedding culture before, but when I think about it, I have to agree that the author has a great point. It certainly does seem problematic that so many gendered expectations are place on people during all stages of the process.
ReplyDeleteI came across this article before! I thought the author definitely made some valid & relevant points. Thought Catalog also tends to be one of the few places on the internet where I feel somewhat comfortable scrolling down to read the comments on an article... However, the comments on this one seemed to be a lot of people being upset that the author pointed out sexism in such a revered institution. Or people arguing that feminists are "too picky" and other similar (ignorant) comments.
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ReplyDeleteThis article hits the nail on the head. I was a bridesmaid for a close friend this summer and it was insane. The groomsmen did nothing more than drink and relax while all the bridesmaids scrambled to finish the most minute details. I didn't even think to question why it was that only we were freaking out and chalked it up to the duty of a bridesmaid.
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