“I Don't Wanna Be A Stupid Girl"
“Where, oh where, have the smart people gone?”
One might be slightly taken aback by these words, but solo artist P!NK points out the shameful truth with this question in her song “Stupid Girls." Today we live in a society where the term “perfection,” while a positive word in itself, is leading women down a negative path. Through advertisements and media, the female population is being influenced by a world of “perfect women” who in reality do not even exist. Women with big breast and a perfect arse, absolutely no facial flaws and long luscious hair, all of which, has led to a major increase in the plastic surgery market (Shape). Nevertheless, this digitized perfection seems to be the only way in which women feel beautiful and it unfortunately skews the common man's perception of a “perfect woman” too. Take note, that many men want to be in command and therefore prefer to be smarter than their female counterpart. This explains why many women dumb themselves down or act ditzy around guys. Women will do whatever it takes to win over a man and sometimes that involves extreme measures to attain so-called “perfection.” P!NK’s new song describes this unrealistic world and how it has distorted women’s self-image.