Although we hold celebrities partly to blame for the body image crisis our society is suffering from, some of those celebrities themselves are feeling the pressure of the Barbie epidemic. Songs like "Everybody's Fool" by Evanescence and P!nk's "Stupid Girls" illustrate the pressure all women are subjected to, pressure to imitate porn stars in bed, look like the model on a Chanel runway, and act like the rich, blonde bimbos that infest everything from our TV shows, to clothing advertisements. They are fighting back against the lies the media is shoving in our faces and are trying to reassert what self-esteem should be based on, being happy with yourself with no regards to what people tell you you should think about yourself.
"Stupid girl, stupid girls, stupid girls
Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back
Porno Paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl
Go to Fred Segal, you'll find them there
Laughing loud so all the little people stare
Looking for a daddy to pay for the champagne
What happened to the dreams of a girl president
She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent
They travel in packs of two or three
With their itsy bitsy doggies and their teeny-weeny tees
Where, oh where, have the smart people gone?
Oh where, oh where could they be?
Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back
Porno Paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl
Baby if I act like that, flipping my blond hair back
Push up my bra like that, I don't wanna be a stupid girl
Disease's growing, it's epidemic
I'm scared that there ain't a cure
The world believes it and I'm going crazy
I cannot take any more
I'm so glad that I'll never fit in
That will never be me
Outcasts and girls with ambition
That's what I wanna see
Disasters all around
World despaired
Your only concern
Will it fuck up my hair...."
~Stupid Girls by P!nk
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