Facebook / Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll
Girls’ Life magazine just got called out for perpetuating gender stereotypes.
Facebook user Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll was the first to catch the difference between Girls’ Life and Boys’ Life magazine when she uploaded a photo of the two covers side by side. She addressed the masthead of Girls’ Life in her caption saying, “could there possibly be two more divergent messages?”
You to girls: Be like this girl. Wake up gorgeous, steal a girl’s secrets, slay on your first day, have fun, make friends… and kiss .. and get all A’s. BOYS LIFE to boys: Be what YOU want to be. Here are some of your awesome choices! We’ll show you how!
She then argued that the magazine can and should “fight the tide of objectification of girls. You CAN create covers and stories that treat girls as more than hair, lips and kisses.”
Many voiced similar opinions on her Facebook post and more recently, Amy Schumer and Blake Lively shared their thoughts as well. Schumer reposted the image with the simple caption, “No,” and Lively reposted saying, “Wow. @amyschumer I second that emotion. Ladies, let’s not let this happen anymore…”
What are your thoughts on the magazine covers? Let us know in the comments below!
xx, The FabFitFun Team
