Girls Rule!

While I was growing up, Nickelodeon was my favorite cable television channel. Of course when I was younger I never made the connection to feminism while I was watching shows, such as As Told By Ginger, but upon reading Girls Rule!: Gender, Feminism, and Nickelodeon I now understand the representation of “girl power” around us each and every day, even when we are adolescents. As Told By Ginger was always one of my favorite television shows while I was growing up, and maybe it was because I made that connection to a strong, intelligent girl as the lead character.

Another great connection to feminism while I was growing up is the Spice Girls. Just like every other girl my age, I always wanted to grow up and be a Spice Girl. These girls were such inspiring, free-spirited women. Listening to their cd’s and watching their movies showed me that women can be strong individuals, which is something that I carry with myself today. Before, women use to depend highly on men to make a living, but today this is not as common. Is this because women, such as the Spice Girls, proved to women that they can do just fine on their own?

I might not have made such a connection when I was younger, but I do believe that because of these women I am who I am today. Watching shows with women as the lead character, listening to pop-music girl-groups, watching women athletics, reading books with women as the lead role, and even buying shirts with logos that advertised the concept of “commodity feminism” has shown me that my possibilities as a women are endless!