First of all, she doesn’t seem to be a tween, cause they are much younger & she definitely looks a lot older. She doesn’t even seem a teenager. Whoever thinks she’s somewhere between 10 & 12 is indeed a big fool. But nevertheless people responded to this clip like anything. You know they have all the time in the world & when they come across anyone a little insecure, they love to jeer at that person. I’d say a person requires a lot of guts to post this kind of clip on Youtube.
Anyhow, this 21 year old is an arts student & this Youtube video was actually a part of her thesis that explores the 'awkward transition from young girl to womanhood,' which means she has fooled many who thought she was seriously concerned about her looks. In fact she was so damn convincing that news outlets including ABC's GMA, NBC's Today show and Jezebel couldn’t help believing that she was a worryingly confused youngster.
Sophia Roessler, a Kansas City Art Institute senior has also posted a confessional comment to her YouTube clip: “I am a 21 year old artist, and I made this video four months ago as a piece about the struggles a girl transitioning into womanhood must go through. It is a difficult and confusing experience, and my video aims to express some of the feelings associated with this uncertain period of life. The video acted as a social experiment as well as commentary on this disturbing trend. No one in middle school thinks they are pretty. Even the girls that you think are perfect are also insecure.”
See teenagers & tweens do face a lot of problems but this seems to be a stupid thesis. Can this problem be solved by posting such clips? I really don’t think so, cause people will leave nasty comments & that would aggravate the problem further. Very few people would sympathize with some tween or teenager who faces this kind of complex. And I totally disagree with the statement: “No one in middle school thinks they are pretty.” She hasn’t met everyone in the world. That’s all I can say.
Anyhow, this 21 year old is an arts student & this Youtube video was actually a part of her thesis that explores the 'awkward transition from young girl to womanhood,' which means she has fooled many who thought she was seriously concerned about her looks. In fact she was so damn convincing that news outlets including ABC's GMA, NBC's Today show and Jezebel couldn’t help believing that she was a worryingly confused youngster.
Sophia Roessler, a Kansas City Art Institute senior has also posted a confessional comment to her YouTube clip: “I am a 21 year old artist, and I made this video four months ago as a piece about the struggles a girl transitioning into womanhood must go through. It is a difficult and confusing experience, and my video aims to express some of the feelings associated with this uncertain period of life. The video acted as a social experiment as well as commentary on this disturbing trend. No one in middle school thinks they are pretty. Even the girls that you think are perfect are also insecure.”
See teenagers & tweens do face a lot of problems but this seems to be a stupid thesis. Can this problem be solved by posting such clips? I really don’t think so, cause people will leave nasty comments & that would aggravate the problem further. Very few people would sympathize with some tween or teenager who faces this kind of complex. And I totally disagree with the statement: “No one in middle school thinks they are pretty.” She hasn’t met everyone in the world. That’s all I can say.
