Throughout time, the struggle between good and evil has carried, in situations pertaining to both social and personal morality. Women have always seemed to be affected by this moral struggle. Throughout time women have have dealt with oppression and the ideals set for them to act a certain way in public situations. It seems that women have always been expected to maintain a good image in public. In past times women have been frowned apon for things such as drinking in public situations, but with the relatively recent upcoming of the womens feminist movement, many of these social standards have become archaic and socially obsolete. Like Ms. Loh discussed in her piece The Return of Doris Day, the eighties became a time of revolution, a time for women to act how they felt.
With women such as Madonna leading women to be comfortable with their sexuality, the awesome eighties opened the door for women to follow their male counterparts to take advantage of the worlds newfound openness to sex, drugs, and rock n roll lifestyle. With this freedom came the attraction to become the stereotypical bad girl. Live according to how you feel, flaunt your sexuality, and dont fell sorry for it. This idea was great in the eyes of the participants, but from the outside, it just seemed degrading and disgusting. This disapproval probably only fed the fire, aiding the feeling of rebellion. Essentially, the bad girl image was more of a trend, a short-lived chance for the participants to rebel, to fit in by being different. After the image began to die off, there was an apparent reemergence of the good girl, which, much like the bad girl image, probably was the product of the women liberation movement, and their belief that women didnt have to be treated like sex objects, that they could be strong and single. Another major factor in the resurrection of the good girl, was the introduction of multiple new sexually transmitted diseases into the world.
The Essay on Chinese Attitudes Toward Nature, Time, Good and Evil
As for the attitude of Chinese people toward nature, it is undisputed that it is marked by a strong feeling of harmony, for example, oneness of nature and man. According to Dong Zhongshu, who was the most important philosopher of the Western Han, Heaven had its will and purpose. It was Heaven that made the sun, the moon, and the stars move, the four seasons change, and all animals and plants grow ...
The threat of possible contraction of potentially fatal illnesses, such as AIDS and HIV, have scared the pant right back on many girls. Perhaps with todays youth being raised by a generation that took their newfound rights, and ran away with it, The good girl image has returned through parental guidance, and their preaching through personal experience. Perhaps the image of the bad girl has not been revoked, but the standards that judge people have just been lowered. It seems that people have chosen to overlook the situation, instead of confronting it. Over the centuries, peoples morals have become relaxed, and their standards lowered. Honestly, I think that the image of the good girl has returned through the same reasons that the bad girl image came. It seems that the media has projected the image of sexuality through the idea that there is something subconsciously attractive about young innocent virgins. So, maybe the good girls are being good, with hopes of being bad. What next, rent a virgin, holy sex toys, or, better yet, stripper nuns.
Who knows?
