The recent video, “Potty-Mouthed Princesses Drop F-Bombs For Feminism,” disturbed most who watched it. The girls make it difficult to focus on the message of the video because of the constant vulgar language. The video was posted on Tuesday October 21, 2014 by an Ohio based company called FCKH8.
The video means to address the issue of feminism, but the constant cursing, specifically the use of the “F” word, distracts from the message of the video. I don’t agree with the use of the vulgar words used in the video. If we teach our children to be respectful, why would we use them in such a video as this? Do the children in the video even know about feminism?
People can say that their kids know better than to say those curse words, but honestly, kids repeat what they hear. When they do repeat these words, the odds of them getting in trouble become very high. If they were to go to school the next day and say the curse words used in the video, they would more than likely get in trouble, and it would be the parents fault for allowing their child to watch the video.
Furthermore, what does this video actually teach children, specifically young girls? I think that this would show them that all men don’t care about women. It shows them that they can stand there with their hands on their hips and get appalled when a boy calls them pretty or gives them a nice complement. It makes young girls in our society, who might not even fully understand the issue of feminism, think that they can be sassy and have a specific attitude towards all men.
The video doesn’t make sense because the little girls are dressed in princess outfits. If they wanted to make a point about feminism, put the girls in a suit or a sporting outfit. Putting the girls in outfits such as a suit or a sporting outfit or even just in nice clothes gives off the vibe that they want these women to be respected for their job, not for being a princess.
I’m 16 years old and I still don’t know all the little details about feminism. But this video, in my own opinion, degrades these young girls. It shows that our society doesn’t have a filter on what we teach our children to say. Yes, I think feminism qualifies as an issue, but this could have been approached in a much different, more appropriate manner, without the use of children or vulgar language.
This video insults men as well. It makes people think that men are bad and they just want to degrade women every chance they get. Though this might be true for some men in the world, it does not stand true for the ones who actually work hard and are pleasant people. It gives men a bad name in society today and children are going to have to grow up listening to that.
I do, however, think that without the use of the vulgar language, the video wouldn’t be as popular as it is now. Who really cares though? Is fame, yes I call it fame, really that important that we have to put words into young girls mouths when they might not even know what they are saying? This video could’ve been approached in many different ways, and could have gotten the same type of publicity out of it.
