Take this pink ribbon off my eyesI'm exposed and it's no big surpriseDon't you think I know exactly where I standThis world is forcing me to hold your hand.Cause I'm just a girl Oh , little old me Well, don't lose sight of me Oh, I'm just a girl A beautiful effigy So don't leave me any rights Oh, I've had enough so far. (Without a doubt). Being a woman and all that it entails hasn't changed much since the beginning of time. Today, in the 21st century, we may be able to vote, own property and work, but the view of what it should mean to be a woman has changed little. Women are expected to be thin, but still have curves, with long hair, makeup, and clothes that reveal their hypersexualized bodies. Women are also expected to be pure, not to flaunt their sexuality in society, but also not to be puritanical. If women do not conform to these specific requirements, imposed by society, they are not respected or considered objects of desire. All of these standards are set by men, as society is still highly patriarchal, despite the “progress” women have made. Even as children, the ideal woman is forced into our minds, with Disney princesses always perfect, and of course, their destiny is only achieved when they are saved by a man, who they dutifully marry and live happily ever after with. Before college, I had a somewhat archaic view of being a feminist. While I understood the need, or desire, for some women to consider themselves feminists, I didn't consider myself one of them. This isn't to say that I was okay with being treated like a doll or a weakling, but rather I was content with simply being feminine and accepted the fact that I would probably marry some man, have lots of kids, and that... ...half of paper ... our patriarchal society as it has always been, throughout history. Not only does society still push these traditional views of the female sex on women, but women still, more often than not, follow suit, conforming to society's precise standards, even altering their bodies according to society's idea of ​​beauty. image. Girls, at a young age, are inundated with images that teach them how to be the perfect woman when they grow up, films that promote heterosexual marriage and procreation, and actresses, musicians, and models in the media that represent what the female body is like. should look. Even though I plan to get married someday and have children, I will never give up my power as a woman again. Thanks to feminist writers, such as Wollstonecraft, Woolf and Cixous, I understand how precious it is to control one's destiny as a woman and not let oneself be blindly guided by our patriarchal society..