UK moms protest over pink girl's toys because they think pink toys create a person who prefers beauty to intelligence.
There are a lot of kinds of toys for boys at a toy shop. On the contrary, the kind of toys for girls is limited. I think it is a discrimination between boys and girls. Boys can get many skills by playing with their toys, but almost all girls only have toys such as dolls and they can learn nothing from them. Therefore, a toy shop should have more diverse toys for girls. However, I don't think a shop should have less pink toys. That is because I think even if girls were covered with pink when they are little, they would choose color that they like as they grow up. Pink would not affects on little girls' lives. Colors are not that important in their lives, so they wouldn't make less importance in their brains even if they were covered with pink.
In addition, I disagree with the idea that pink represents beauty so much. Although there is a fact that having pink goods looks cute, other colors can also make girls look cute. Girls do not always have to look beautiful and pink doesn't always make them look beautiful. I think it might be a prejudice that girls better have toys which are pink and that the color "pink" is supposed to cover not boys, but girls.
With the reasons I gave above, I strongly believe that there is no point in protesting against pink.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
amazing
One of my friends told me to watch this video and I was very surprised to watch this. So I would like to recommend all of you to watch this too.
In this video, a 15-year-old girl came from Philippine to the US to sing. I assumed I would not be surprised to listen her singing because I thought she was just a child and therefore, she wouldn't be able to sing as well as other great singers. However, her voice was not like the one I had expected to hear. Her voice and her passion to sing moved me and I was very impressed.
I think her ability to sing very well is her genius. No matter how hard other people practice to sing like her, they wouldn't be able to sing as well as they can impress listeners.
In this video, a 15-year-old girl came from Philippine to the US to sing. I assumed I would not be surprised to listen her singing because I thought she was just a child and therefore, she wouldn't be able to sing as well as other great singers. However, her voice was not like the one I had expected to hear. Her voice and her passion to sing moved me and I was very impressed.
I think her ability to sing very well is her genius. No matter how hard other people practice to sing like her, they wouldn't be able to sing as well as they can impress listeners.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Body Image
As the fact that the report of BBC news showed us, I think many women think they are overweight. However, I also think most women who think themselves overweight are actually not overweight, but skinny.
I think the media image of "ideal" men and "skinny" women in Japan is ok, because I agree with the image of them which most Japanese have. I think as long as women are not too skinny or overweight, they look great. So I don't think the media should promote models of different shapes, sizes, and images. Now, all models in magazines and media are beautiful because they are considered as "skinny" women. And almost all women who see them through the media try to imitate their fashion and even their shapes. If the shapes of models were changed into more natural ones, all women would be satisfied with their shapes even it they were overweight. Then, I think the level of beauty of Japanese women will go down. Therefore, all women who want to look good would better try to reach the goal they have.
The problem is that many young girls who are very very skinny care too much about how they look and they think they are overweight. One of my friends used to say " I'm fat, so I shouldn't eat lunch today." every day. However, she was actually very skinny and cute. No matter how many times I told her that she didn't have to be on a diet, she kept saying the words as usual. Since she didn't eat very much, she had a bad effect on her mental and physical health. Then, she started complainning about everything. Thinking yourself too fat will make you confused and unhealthy. I think trying hard to get a perfect body is one of the way to look great, but trying too hard and making yourself uncomfortable physically and mentally is a wrong thing to do.
People have a different images how they look, therefore, I think they should try to get shapes and looks they want. However, I don't think they should always think they should be skinny and try too hard. Being natural is the best, but I know being prettier makes women happy. I hope all women can control themselves not to make them unhealthy. There are many ways to lose weight, so people should choose a right way and be healthy and beautiful.
I think the media image of "ideal" men and "skinny" women in Japan is ok, because I agree with the image of them which most Japanese have. I think as long as women are not too skinny or overweight, they look great. So I don't think the media should promote models of different shapes, sizes, and images. Now, all models in magazines and media are beautiful because they are considered as "skinny" women. And almost all women who see them through the media try to imitate their fashion and even their shapes. If the shapes of models were changed into more natural ones, all women would be satisfied with their shapes even it they were overweight. Then, I think the level of beauty of Japanese women will go down. Therefore, all women who want to look good would better try to reach the goal they have.
The problem is that many young girls who are very very skinny care too much about how they look and they think they are overweight. One of my friends used to say " I'm fat, so I shouldn't eat lunch today." every day. However, she was actually very skinny and cute. No matter how many times I told her that she didn't have to be on a diet, she kept saying the words as usual. Since she didn't eat very much, she had a bad effect on her mental and physical health. Then, she started complainning about everything. Thinking yourself too fat will make you confused and unhealthy. I think trying hard to get a perfect body is one of the way to look great, but trying too hard and making yourself uncomfortable physically and mentally is a wrong thing to do.
People have a different images how they look, therefore, I think they should try to get shapes and looks they want. However, I don't think they should always think they should be skinny and try too hard. Being natural is the best, but I know being prettier makes women happy. I hope all women can control themselves not to make them unhealthy. There are many ways to lose weight, so people should choose a right way and be healthy and beautiful.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
illumination
This post is gonna be a diary. On the 14th, I went to Roppongi to see an illumination which has just been started to light up with my friend from junior high school.I will write about what I did on that day.
As soon as my friend and I got to Roppongi, we decided to go eat and went to a burger restaurant. We ate Sasebo burger which was very delicious. My friend and I were talking about our lives. Then, we felt that two ladies sitting next to us were just listening to our conversation. It was so funny but also we were uncomfortable to be listened all the time while we were there, so we left.
After the dinner, we went to Tokyo midtown where the illumination was. We were surprised at the scenery. It was very beautiful. Here is a picture I took.
After that, we were walking around and found ourselves in Tokyo Tower. We walked to the Tokyo Tower from the Roppongi area. It should have been a little bit far away, but she and I enjoyed talking and didn't think it was too far to walk.
I sometimes like to walk a lot. There is almost no chance to walk a lot in my every day life. So when I walked a lot with my friend on that day, I felt my stress was gone and I was refreshed. It must be a good way to walk a lot to get your stress away. I recommend you all to see the illumination in Tokyo midtown before it gets too cold to be outside. It is beautiful and you can see the illumination and the Tokyo tower at the same place!
As soon as my friend and I got to Roppongi, we decided to go eat and went to a burger restaurant. We ate Sasebo burger which was very delicious. My friend and I were talking about our lives. Then, we felt that two ladies sitting next to us were just listening to our conversation. It was so funny but also we were uncomfortable to be listened all the time while we were there, so we left.
After the dinner, we went to Tokyo midtown where the illumination was. We were surprised at the scenery. It was very beautiful. Here is a picture I took.
After that, we were walking around and found ourselves in Tokyo Tower. We walked to the Tokyo Tower from the Roppongi area. It should have been a little bit far away, but she and I enjoyed talking and didn't think it was too far to walk.
I sometimes like to walk a lot. There is almost no chance to walk a lot in my every day life. So when I walked a lot with my friend on that day, I felt my stress was gone and I was refreshed. It must be a good way to walk a lot to get your stress away. I recommend you all to see the illumination in Tokyo midtown before it gets too cold to be outside. It is beautiful and you can see the illumination and the Tokyo tower at the same place!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Social Networking
In today's class, we discussed social networking. Many people today are familiar with social networking sites. There are several purposes to use these sites. Some people use them for communicating with other people, while others use them for their satisfaction.
As for me, I used to have Myspace and now have facebook and mixi. I don't write something on these sites very much, but I always log in and see what is going on with all my friends. Mostly, I open facebook in order to contact my friends in other countries, who I can only contact with through facebook. I have been to some countries and made friends. Then whenever I couldn't exchange address or phone number with my new friends, I looked for them on facebook or they looked for me so that we can keep in touch with each other. It is hard to contact with someone who is in another country, however through facebook, I can contact with him or her easily.Furthermore, sometimes I don't feel like telling my number or address when I meet new people because I don't know them very much. However, telling them to look for me on facebook instead of telling them my number is more safety.On facebook, I can share pictures with my friends and I can feel like my friends in other countries actually don't live in different countries. I don't feel too far away from them, so It is a good point for me to use facebook.
The problem is that I am to addicted to opening facebook. I know there is nothing to do other than seeing other people's posts and writing about myself, but I cannot stop watching it. I never notice till midnight that I was watching facebook for a few hours.I think I need to delete my account some day so that I can come back to my real life.
I used to have Myspace when I was high school student. So there has been always social networking sites in my life since then. There are some good points and bad points in using social networking sites. And I think some new sites which are more useful will be created one day. Then many people will get an account for a new site later.
As for me, I used to have Myspace and now have facebook and mixi. I don't write something on these sites very much, but I always log in and see what is going on with all my friends. Mostly, I open facebook in order to contact my friends in other countries, who I can only contact with through facebook. I have been to some countries and made friends. Then whenever I couldn't exchange address or phone number with my new friends, I looked for them on facebook or they looked for me so that we can keep in touch with each other. It is hard to contact with someone who is in another country, however through facebook, I can contact with him or her easily.Furthermore, sometimes I don't feel like telling my number or address when I meet new people because I don't know them very much. However, telling them to look for me on facebook instead of telling them my number is more safety.On facebook, I can share pictures with my friends and I can feel like my friends in other countries actually don't live in different countries. I don't feel too far away from them, so It is a good point for me to use facebook.
The problem is that I am to addicted to opening facebook. I know there is nothing to do other than seeing other people's posts and writing about myself, but I cannot stop watching it. I never notice till midnight that I was watching facebook for a few hours.I think I need to delete my account some day so that I can come back to my real life.
I used to have Myspace when I was high school student. So there has been always social networking sites in my life since then. There are some good points and bad points in using social networking sites. And I think some new sites which are more useful will be created one day. Then many people will get an account for a new site later.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Is waching TV good for little children?
A few weeks ago, I brought an article in and the title was "TV will never spoil my children". As I read the article, I realized that it has been argued whether watching TV is good for children or not in Australia.
In my opinion, TV is not always bad for children because they can get a lot of knowledge through TV and the knowledge might benefit them in their life. I have learned about language acquisiton in another class. Watching TV is never a good way to acquire language for little children because they have to communicate with people who speak the language better than them to acquire language fully, but they can still learn a lot of ways to use the language through watching TV.
On the other hand, I also think watching TV is sometimes bad for children. That is because children cannot get how to communicate with other people through watching TV. Although they can learn language through watching some academic programs, they will never know how to interact with people. Also, when they are watching TV, they don't speak with their family and concentrate on watching the screen of TV. It would be a bad point.
So I actually don't know watching TV is better for them or bad for them because there are some good points and bad points. At least, what I can say is that spending most of the time in a day watching TV is not good for children. I think this issue will be argured for a long time in the world.
In my opinion, TV is not always bad for children because they can get a lot of knowledge through TV and the knowledge might benefit them in their life. I have learned about language acquisiton in another class. Watching TV is never a good way to acquire language for little children because they have to communicate with people who speak the language better than them to acquire language fully, but they can still learn a lot of ways to use the language through watching TV.
On the other hand, I also think watching TV is sometimes bad for children. That is because children cannot get how to communicate with other people through watching TV. Although they can learn language through watching some academic programs, they will never know how to interact with people. Also, when they are watching TV, they don't speak with their family and concentrate on watching the screen of TV. It would be a bad point.
So I actually don't know watching TV is better for them or bad for them because there are some good points and bad points. At least, what I can say is that spending most of the time in a day watching TV is not good for children. I think this issue will be argured for a long time in the world.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
My favorite movie
I like watching movie. So whenever I have enough time to watch movie, I always go to Tsutaya and rent DVDs. In this blog, I will introduce my favorite movie I just found a few weeks ago. The title is "What happens in Vegas".
"What happens in Vegas" is romance and comedy movie. Summarizing the story, a woman and a man met in Vegas. She was just dumped by her boyfriend and he was just fired from the boss of the company where he was working. So they didn't know each other till they met, but they could talk about what happened to each other. Then, they got to enjoy talking. They played all night in Vegas, got so drunk, and got married. However, they didn't like each other. She woke up to find a ring in her left hand and tried to get divorced with him,but at the time, he won a $3,000,000 dollar at a Casino. So they had a trial to get all of money by himself or by herself. In order to win a suit, they had to live together as a married couple for 6 months. They really had difficulty in living together. They fought many times, but the way they fight make me laugh very much.
In conclusion, they got divorced and she insisted that she didn't want any money because he did something bad for her. After she left his room, he found her picture, looked for her, and found her. They realized that they liked each other so much. So the ending was happy. I like all the movies which have happy ending.
I really enjoy watching this movie. Even if I watch it again and again, I never get tired of watching it. I recommend all of you reading this blog to watch this movie so that you can be happy when you are sad or feel depressed. As another reason why I like this movie is that this movie reminds me of all the fun times I had with my friend in Vegas. I have been to Vegas in March and had fun! All people in Vegas looked having fun all day long. Everything surprised me. For example, I stayed at Venetian and it was really nice and luxurious. I felt as if I was a super star when I was in Vegas, because the service in hotel was great and all people staying at the hotel was treated nicely.
In some scenes in this movie, I see some buildings and a fountain in Vegas. It makes me happy. When I watch this movie, not only do I enjoy the story, but also I enjoy thinking about the time when I visited the US.
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