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With the rise of short video platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou, various trends have alternately prevailed on the Internet.
Juvenile aesthetics have been menacing in recent years, and continue to "evolve" into different branches. From the sweetness at the beginning to the feeling of young girls today, young age seems to have become a trend pursued by both men and women.
"Baby bowl", "little pregnant woman", "milk burp", "just turned eighteen", these uncomfortable labels and nouns are endless, and there is no sign of "ebbing".
Some time ago, "Baby Straight" suddenly became popular and received a lot of attention.
The so-called "baby straight" is the pursuit of long, straight, and naturally drooping thick eyelashes like a child.
In order to make themselves look younger, many girls do not hesitate to go to expensive eyelash implant institutions to change the original condition of their eyes.
They even proudly posted pictures on social media such as Weibo and Xiaohongshu to show off their "juvenile beauty".
However, such moves have attracted the disgust of many people. So, what kind of social problems are reflected behind the naïve aesthetic?
A childish aesthetic that is gradually drifting away
The so-called juvenile state is to imitate the proportion of children's incomplete facial features through makeup and hairstyle. Make the upper court larger and the middle and lower courts shorter.
In fact, the original "childish aesthetic" arose in Korean girl groups, and the congenital conditions of some idols make them look younger, coupled with makeup that can amplify their advantages, it will make this feeling bring greater impact to the audience.
Represented by Jinne in the BLACKPINK group, this trend of cat-like and juvenile is gradually being popularized and is sought after by fans.
In fact, as a part of multiple aesthetics, there is nothing wrong with "childishness". However, in today's China, this aesthetic style of painting is getting more and more deviated.
There is no sin in the infantile aesthetic itself. However, the proliferation of a series of values, such as excessive marketing, such as the intellectualization of young adults, is creepy.
In the face of the strange posts on the Internet, we can't help but ask, "Which adult women are raising themselves?"
Some women say that they eat a small amount and can only use a "baby bowl" to get a share of what they eat from their boyfriends.
In order to highlight their thin blood vessels, some people even ask nurses to use "baby needles" to infuse fluids in the hospital.
Every once in a while, this ridiculous thing seems to become popular among girls. For example, drinking water from a bottle, and asking your boyfriend to feed you on Children's Day.
There are countless magical operations like this, and they put themselves in a weak position in the name of showing affection, and they don't feel anything wrong at all, and they are even beautiful in them.
The "perverted" psychology behind the "perverted" aesthetic
Why do women cling to playing the role of a child in a relationship, and then let their boyfriends take care of themselves as adults? This is a completely deformed relationship.
If you think about it carefully, the first lesson of many "love tutorials" is to teach girls to stimulate men's desire to protect. They have to pretend that they can't unscrew the cap, walk and breathe, and show a petite and weak posture.
Next, it is probably similar to coquettishness, jealousy and other behaviors.
All in all, the purpose of these "tutorials" is to weaken women's personality and become a useless "pet" with no self-care ability, so as to bring out the strength of men.
"Baby straight", "baby bowl", "baby needle" and advocate white and thin, are all traps that make women automatically abdicate into the weak.
However, it is easy for women to lose themselves in this situation.
Once she agrees with this set of logic, and simply treats it as a cute and innocent expression, she will really believe that she is weak and helpless, and she is powerless.
In the end, they will naturally become the ones who are fed, chosen, and stared at, and give up their right to speak.
The development of "juvenile aesthetics" to this day, in addition to some unaware women, there are many "lively" men who are fueling the flames.
Behind the "childish aesthetic" is the male gaze. Starting from their own subjective desires, they dwarf, objectify, and instrumentalize a three-dimensional figure by observing and appreciating the object.
"White, thin and young" has never been something that women should pursue, but they should respect these things that should be resisted, and they are giving up resisting a wrong thing.
When men demand that women do this, and this is the trend, they are asking them to give up the resistance that they have woken up so hard to awaken to.
How to face the "juvenile aesthetic"
In the past, our predecessors fought for thousands of years before finally taking off their footwraps. However, the physical restraints have been removed, but the mind has not yet been liberated.
Women should not be confined to a single aesthetic, let alone a predetermined framework.
Rebelling against the "juvenile aesthetic" is actually rebelling against the shackles on one's own body.
Principal Zhang Guimei, who resolutely stuck to the mountains, used her sick bones to support the road to the outside world for many children.
Quan Hongchan made her Olympic debut at the age of 14 and broke the diving record with three perfect scores, constantly breaking through herself.
Tu Youyou led the team to discover the anti-malarial use of artemisinin, won the Nobel Prize, and made great contributions to all mankind.
Over the years, women have had a place in education, sports, and scientific research, and they have made a sonorous voice to show their strength to the world.
I think "gentle and cold" is probably the best word to describe them.
"Downward freedom, not freedom. "The misfortune of women lies in the fact that they are always wrapped in temptation and led to endless darkness.
Please allow yourself to break free, seize every moment to climb upward, and don't be shaped by the values in your surroundings.
epilogue
Some people say: I do not approve of the classification of women as gentle, irrational, maternal, dependent, emotional, subjective, and lacking in thinking ability, nor do I agree with the classification of men as brave, aggressive, independent, rational, objective, and speculative.
Education has changed women's minds, and the situation of women still needs to be changed by ourselves.
Get rid of the female image in the "stereotype", get rid of the invisible shackles of shame, and live your own life without fear of the eyes of others. The most important thing you should do in life is to love yourself absolutely, unreservedly.
Outstanding female representatives from all walks of life are role models and strengths.
I hope that women will be present in all walks of life, and that in the future, society will not be restricted by gender, and everyone will be able to receive fair social rights such as education, employment, and competition.
Resources:
"Internet "Wife Literature", Renaissance?". The Paper, 2022, 5, 20