Stuff That Bugs Me

 Media/Culture

1.      How unrealistic movies are- two people bump into each other on the street and fall madly in love, the girl who no one sees as at all, and miraculously triumphs to become Queen B.

2.      The TV show Sex and the City- it demonstrates all  negative stereotypes against women- a woman isn’t complete without a man, all women care about is shopping and designer clothes, women use sex to get what they want.

3.      That TV shows about teenagers don’t actually use teenagers- they use beautiful sex-symbols in their 20’s and early 30’s!

4.      That Teen Vogue doesn’t appeal to the average teenage girl- all the clothes they show in their spreads are far out of reach for the average middle/lower class teenage girl.

5.      More diverse models, please! Why not African-American, Latina, or Caribbean girls? We’re just as pretty!

6.      Healthy fast-food alternatives! The cheeseburger is $1 and the salad is $5.50. And we wonder why our obesity rates are so high.

Daily Life

7.      More community outreach programs for Bridgeport teens. The reason why we see more and more tragedies among our age group is because the only place they have to hang out is on the streets. More programs, please!

8.     A more personally tailored Big Brothers and Sisters program. We looked into the program for my brother, and they said the for the first meeting, the mentor had to take him alone. When we expressed that my brother might not be so comfortable with that, and if for the first few meetings maybe they could just play video games or basketball at our home, we were told that wasn’t an option.  

McMahon/CGS

` 9. How our school pushes college, but does little to prep us for working life. A senior internship program would be great. I’d like to have a taste of the workforce before I'm actually plunging into it.

10.      The lack of communication! We need more communication between the office and the students. I’d like to know about college tours and SAT courses before the day they start.

11.  The price of gowns- there need to be alternatives for more affordable prom dresses, and ones that are actually in style. Not every one can spend $600 on a dress for one occasion, let alone a dress period. Maybe establish a school dress-buy-back program?

12.   The lack of community in CGS. We need more CGS communal activities. Sure, we have potlucks, but only when exchange students come. We could have mixers, or movie nights- anything to make the end of the week exciting and have something students can look forward to.

13.   The lack of places to sit and read in my local library. Sure, there are tables (sitting in the middle of the main room, I might add), but big comfy chairs and couches would be nice, too.

14.  And lastly, the lack of World Literature throughout CGS. Yes, we have the class, but once were out of the room, that’s it. I would love to create a book club tailored around World Literature.