The flappers enjoyed shaking up the Gibson girls. They loved all the looks and considered it attention. Since the woman before the flappers never wore makeup, it was considered quite a scandal to be wearing makeup. Woman that wore makeup were usually prostitutes in that day in
Only men were known to smoke cigarettes. Even though this act seemed so drastic, the most dramatic change seen in women of the 1920s was when they began to drink alcohol. To make it worse, the 1920s was the era of prohibition. Women often carried flasks of liquor on their hips so it would be easy to access it. Flappers had a scandalous image as the "giddy flapper, rouged and clipped, careening in a drunken stupor to the lewd strains of a jazz quartet,"
This is not a trend. Let me repeat. This is not a trend (LaChapelle, D., 2005).” At first glance the film depicts a group of African Americans who are oppressed and face “gang-bangers” and violence. After watching Rize, one quickly realizes many oppressed African Americans within this LA, California microculture have developed close group relationships and depend on group dancing and interaction for comfort and survival. The microculture(s) come together in small groups which are a part of a larger group, the Clown Dance Academy.
Mia does not fit in as well as she thought with her cousin Corrine or Corrine’s upscale friends. One night at a party Corrine ditched Mia for her other friends, let’s just say when one door closes another opens. The main theme portrayed in The Summer of Skinny Dipping is one that most teens can relate to. The theme is about overcoming inhibitions. Mia is surrounded by many people who look as if they should be on the cover of Vogue magazine with their slender sun kissed bodies, making Mia feel ugly and not good enough.
"Another instance where music is mentioned in conjunction with salvation is when the narrator is in a bar with Sonny's friend. The barmaid was dancing to the tune playing on the jukebox, and in keeping time to the music, she smiled and "one saw the little girl, one sensed the doomed, still-struggling woman beneath the battered face of the semi-whore" (ibid, 173). Music brings out the innocence in the barmaid, but there is a sense of hopelessness about her situation. The hopelessness "filled everything, the people, the houses, the music, the dark, quicksilver barmaid, with menace" (ibid, 173). The people in the bar have no hope of salvation, because "menace was their reality" (ibid, 173)."
Flappers wore short skirts that revealed the knee and shapeless dresses with flat chests while non flappers wore dresses that were calf length and eliminated all the curves of the women (ThinkQuest). Flappers wore more makeup than the other women and got rid of their long tresses and replaced them with boyish bob haircuts which some wore hats with (ThinkQuest). They were almost like a rebellion to the sexual norm of women, acting in inappropriate ways like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, and dancing in a provocative manner to jazz music (Rosenberg). While this new, radical lifestyle of some women in this time period was not accepted initially, in time, flappers inspired women to step outside of normal social boundaries by evoking a sense of defiant independence and uniqueness. Even now, short hair shows an air of confidence and revealing clothing is still in fashion.
These young women, bobbed their hair, wore short skirts, wore heavy makeup, smoked, consumed alcohol during a time of prohibition, and treated sex with a casual manner. By doing this, they showed their contempt for the acceptable behaviour of the time. In the novel, Fitzgerald portrays the new social and sexual freedom that these women enjoyed through the lives of the Daisy Buchanan, Jordon Baker and Myrtle Wilson. Apart from these three women, there are no other major female characters in The Great Gatsby, however, this hedonistic lifestyle is also shown through the numerous young women who attend Gatsby’s parties. Myrtle Wilson is introduced to us by her telephone call which disturbs the dinner party at Daisy and Tom’s house, bringing the tension between them into the open.
Corey Burgess- Harlem Renaissance 11.08.09 More than Friends? Brian and Claire Kendry In addition to the ill sentiments of Brian towards his current position in life, jealousy and a sense of inadequacy creep in when Irene views herself in comparison to Clare. “She remembered her own little choked exclamation of admiration” (p.203), referencing Irene’s marveling towards Clare. Clare is to attend with Irene and Brian at the Negro Welfare League dance; her dress is exquisite and she is described as “golden and fragrant”. In comparison, Irene feels “dowdy and commonplace”.
She is exposing racy footage in an inappropriate manner. Her video was considered “inappropriate for some users” by YouTube and they must be eighteen to view the video. “Some of her lyrics in the video — while singing lyrics like "Sex in the air/ I don't care/ I love the smell of it/ Sticks and stones may break my bones/ But chains and whips excite me" — she dances around in latex, poking fun at the ball-gag-wearing media. The clip includes whips, a dog-leashed Perez Hilton and Rihanna being handled by the press” (Vena). As she is singing these lyrics in her video and showing herself walking a human being on a leash with a chocker and gag-ball, shows kids that it’s okay to do that to their friends and they won’t get hurt.
One day, she gets into a nightclub where tries to perform, only to be kicked out by the owner. Billie, who soon becomes worn out from her job at the brothel, becomes a prostitute. After she gains enough from prostitution, she goes back to the nightclub where she was once kicked out and preforms with another group. The owner tries to kick out Billie once again but when she goes over to talk to the Piano Man, who starts to play a song and Billie begins to sing, which catches the attention of the owner, Jerry. Jerry then, books Holiday for a show at the nightclub.