Title: Does Society Shape Who We Are? | Teen Ink
Headings: Does Society Shape Who We Are?
Does Society Shape Who We Are?
Content: I may spend ten minutes thinking of what to write as a caption for a picture I am about to post, whether it is a selfie, or sushi, I tend to care about how I word things in fear of being judged. Society has created a funny way of handling social media. I almost feel as if there are rules for how to own an account that is accepted by society. There is definitely pressure to say the right thing, or post certain pictures for certain occasions. What I worry about is the fact that if one doesn’t obey these “rules”, they will be judged and viewed negatively. Therefore, they are forced to change themselves in order to fit in with the way society thinks and acts. In addition to hobbies and social media, what we look like on the outside is one of the most common ways people are judged. My younger brother, ten years old, has a pink T-shirt and he refuses to wear it because “it is pink” and pink is a girly color. He is afraid of being teased at school for wearing a color that only girls wear. Social media promotes this idea which makes us constantly ask, “What will people think if…” Furthermore, while there was a big sale going on at Nordstroms, my mom was shopping online for winter boots for me and I noticed a pattern.