Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Young Men & Women: Blinded by what really matters

Reading the two blog posts called “Death of Pretty” by Pat Archbold and “Men Growing Up to be Boys” by Lakshmi Chaudhry , I could fairly agree with both authors because they both had their own views on the current generation. Although, I do feel that Pat and Lakshmi would end up having a lovely nice dinner together at Red Lobster and they would elaborate on the issues about the way some men and women act and how the generation is changing. Pat Archbold, the author from” Death of Pretty” will most likely talk about how many women tend to overlook the true meaning of being pretty and they would rather focus more on being sexy and hot for men who probably just want them for their body. Pat will probably give an a example from one of Beyonce’s songs called “Pretty hurts” which captivates how important it is for women to let their natural beauty shine through and finding the inner and outer beauty within them is what brings happiness.Lakshmi Chaudhry the author from” Men growing Up to be Boys” would talk about how some men are growing up to be immature 12-year old boys and how they are not taking full responsibilities of their actions. Some men are even afraid to grow up and step up to the plate and handle their business. Back in the old days, many men worked tremendously hard for their families. Now, its somewhat feels like some men don’t even care about supporting their wife and kids.Lakshami also mentioned how some men who cheat feel no guilt even though their wife is grieving on the inside. One thing I noticed in the “Death of Pretty” by Pat Archbold was the she mentioned how the prettiness in women inspires men to protect and defend it. This so true because when a man sees another man looking at his women, they get very protective because they don’t want any man looking at what’s his. Furthermore, the two authors would totally agree about the situation on how the generation is changing and they both would understand each others opinion. 

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  1. If I were to be placed in this dinner situation between Pat Archbold and Lakshmi Chaudhry, I believe I would able to contribute to these ideas quite nicely. This conversation would be about how our generation today has changed so much. I would agree entirely and praise Pat Archbold's comment about the significance of Beyoncé's song "Pretty Hurts". This song is a great interpretation of what his words on paper are saying in music, and establishes that a well-known, powerful women, such as Beyoncé, understands that today girls are more interested in pleasing everyone else rather than actually focusing on what is best for them. Lakshmi Chaudhry and myself would hopefully give insight to Pat Archbold on how we view the men of our generation, since it is hard to find a well-driven, family man when we mostly see and meet the "man-child" who still lives at home. In conclusion of this dinner, I think we would leave with insightful knowledge of what both genders see in each other. We would also leave this dinner knowing that there are actually other people in this world who have noticed the digression of the modern generation and hopes it will revert back to its simple traditions and values where girls are not striving to be "hot" and guys are not living on their parents couch.

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