The influence of fashion on modern society. The problem of preserving the Russian language About women's fashion

Select one of the suggested conversation topics.

1) Family traditions (based on the description of the photo). Describe the photo.

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1. the place where the event depicted in the photograph takes place;

2) A trip to the theater (museum) (narration based on life experience). Tell us about how you visited a theater or museum.

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1. when and with whom did you go to the theater or museum;

2. what kind of theater (museum) it was?

3. why did you decide to go there;

4. what do you particularly remember?

5. what impressions did you have from the visit?

3) Is it fashionable to be a patriot (reasoning on the question posed)?

Don't forget to answer the questions:

1. What is patriotism?

2. Is there a fashion for patriotism?

3. Is the word “fashion” applicable to patriotism?

4. Which patriotism can be called true and which false?

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During a monologue, use words correctly, put emphasis, make sure that sounds and words are pronounced clearly and competently. Pay attention to the correct construction of sentences.

When choosing topic No. 1, you will have to create a descriptive text based on the proposed photo.

Description is a type of text that names and describes the characteristics of something or someone: objects, nature, places, people, animals. These signs appear during the same period of time. Big role Your description text will focus on the subject of the photograph: whether it is inanimate or animate, perhaps it is a landscape, a portrait or an event.

When choosing topic No. 2, you will have to create a narrative text. A narrative is a message, a story about a specific event in its time sequence. A special feature of the narrative is that it talks about actions that follow one another. Narrative texts are characterized by the presence of a beginning (the beginning of the event), a development of the event, and a denouement (the end of the event). In the text you create, the narration will be in the first person, because the task asks you to compose a story based on personal impressions.

When choosing topic No. 3, you will need to compose a text-argument. Reasoning is a type of text in which something is explained or proven, talks about the causes of actions, events, phenomena, and relationships between actions, events, and phenomena are established. Remember that a text-argument is always the unity of three components: thesis, evidence and conclusion. It is encouraged to have your own point of view in a text-argument and to be able to defend it.

Our series of meetings is called “Warmth of the Hearth”. I want this hearth to be warm and cozy. But this largely depends on how we lived our lives before marriage.

And here there are mistakes. Which?

The most common mistakes that I know about, observing my environment, my students, represent two opposites, two poles.

The first is typical for the most part for young people who are starting to live, full of energy and strength. We recently conducted a survey among high school students and asked them the following question: can you call yourself a happy person? And many answered “Yes, of course!”, “Naturally, yes!” They have this attitude. If such a question is asked to people of pre-retirement age, then “yes” can be heard very rarely.

Young people have a lot of strength and confidence that their whole life is ahead of them and they have a lot of health. And here, when there is a lot of strength and little life experience, it happens that a person gets carried away. But later it becomes so painful, and the mistakes you make have to be corrected throughout your life. The most common mistake among young people is their mindset that they need to live cheerfully and do not need to suffer. You can often see such people because they really stand out in the crowd.

And I would like to draw your attention to the fact that our modern propaganda is trying in every possible way to convince young people that life should be one continuous fireworks display and there is no need to think about anything.

Modern fashion and victimization

I want to talk a little about modern fashion. In general, fashion is a form of standardized behavior when a person is adjusted to a standard. Fashion has different tasks. One of its functions is psychological release. But fashion is also a way to attract attention.

What danger does modern fashion pose? What hidden trap is there? Many girls try to dress fashionably, trying to be on the level, trying to be like the models on the covers of magazines. And they do not always understand why unwanted and unpleasant events begin to happen to them on the street. The fact is that there are several styles of designing your appearance. One of them is the vampire woman style. Such women try to dress in such a way as to impress men as much as possible, on the spot. If you remember the movie “Girls”, there the girl Tosya dreamily talked about “men falling in stacks at her feet.”

So these are the women that make men fall exhausted after just looking at them. All modern fashion is practically aimed at this result. Women's fashion is built on “sexy traps”: translucent clothes, deep slits (sometimes it is not clear whether there is a skirt or if it is one continuous slit), unimaginable necklines... When lipstick and makeup in general are such a bright color that it is impossible not to turn around. These are all visual traps!

They make you turn around and pay attention. This is a feature of human perception. Observing such a reaction, the girl begins to think: “Oh, it worked! So that's how it should be. Look, it means I'm a real woman! It's impossible to pass me by! Everyone turns around." She still does not understand that there is another meaning behind this coloring.

In psychology, communication is divided into two types: verbal and non-verbal (which is carried out using appearance, facial expressions, pantomime, intonation). So, at the level of words, we can communicate one information, and in another way convey completely different information. And when a girl presents herself brightly and flashily, if she is hung with sexual traps and goes out to people in this form, she conveys completely unambiguous information about herself. She seems to shout with her appearance: “I have sexual problems! I offer intimate relationships." Such a vampire woman may be painted like a nesting doll, but her eyes are frightened and shyness can be read in them. Although she is only trying to be like everyone else, to meet “international standards”. I looked at magazines and drew myself the same way.

I have a friend who has now left for Australia, she was this type of woman and dressed very smartly. Once again she came to me with a complaint that it was impossible to go out into the city, that young people were rushing at her. The fact is that she was determined to marry her beloved young man, and she did not need additional acquaintances. But on a non-verbal level she communicated different information about herself. That is why men approached her and offered to meet her for a specific purpose. My friend responded to their advances in a rather harsh manner, snapping and being rude. In such a situation, as a rule, a man’s pride is hurt, and they begin to think: “She thinks that I am unworthy of her.” And they begin to attack her in response, insulting her.

I explained that she needed to start with herself, change her appearance. I told her: “You offer yourself through your clothes!” It is clear that the magazines offering such clothes are interested in sales; they are paid money for advertising. But to this my friend said: “I don’t want to be a gray mouse!” As a result, everything ended quite hard...

In psychology there is a special term “victimization” (a person’s tendency to become a victim in a relationship, from the English victim). The first to engage in such developments was a group led by James O’Neill. They conducted a study among people who claimed to be unlucky. “I don’t do anything bad to anyone. Why are they all attacking me? When they began to study these people, it turned out that they were different from others. These people say one thing at the level of words, but at the level of their appearance they communicate something completely different.

Our modern fashion produces victimized people. People who have problems of misunderstanding with others. I specifically say this for girls and women who prefer the “vamp” style. Here you need to find a middle ground and understand that beautiful does not mean vulgar. While studying in Moscow, I remember how one foreigner said that in Moscow there are a lot of beautiful women who dress like prostitutes.

Very often advertising sets this up. When I had not yet entered the monastery, a video was constantly shown on TV. In this video, a woman is riding a bicycle, a car stops, she gets into a car in which young people are sitting. If you play the video often, it liberates the female mind. The woman begins to think: “What if this is a prince? What if I get lucky? And in general, what difference does it make – a woman in a car driving or a man.”

When psychologists began to find out the reasons for rape, it turned out that one of the reasons was the woman’s provocative behavior. She can walk in seductive clothes in the evening, or get into a car with strangers. That is, she herself very easily enters this dangerous situation.

When we say that men are this and that, that they sometimes behave like animals, we must remember that a man behaves with a woman the way she allows him to behave with her. The same man with different women behaves differently.

After watching this commercial, I observed the following situation. At a stop, two girls slowed down their cars. As a result of their vote, a car stopped nearby, with young people looking out of the windows and inviting the girls to take a ride. After their refusal, the question followed: “What are you doing? Are you afraid of us? Then there was the girls' laughter. As a result, they got into the car and drove away.

If we remember the principle by which a man behaves with girls as he is allowed, here we can say that the girls valued themselves for a penny. They are so liberated and brave. Why should we take care of these? What to conquer them? What kind of pride and dignity can there be here? They offer themselves!

But your pride must remain! There is education! You have to think about something, and not just waste your life.

In this situation, the girl makes it clear that she does not value herself. These guys, by the way, are also absolutely victimized. If they pick up girls so easily, in this case it is still unclear who will outplay whom. Maybe they are some kind of scammers. And if it comes to intimate relationships, then who knows who will have trouble in the future.

You just need to recognize this problem of victimization and try to correct it. It's one thing when a woman wants to be attractive. This is quite natural when she has an inner desire for this. But in everything we must observe moderation. Girls, your sexual traps indicate that you are approachable. Is this what you wanted to say with your appearance?

When I once watched a program with the participation of our Russian fashion designer Slava Zaitsev, he spoke very harsh and cynical words. He said that a beautiful female model is a hanger for him. Likewise, a woman who works only on her appearance becomes a hanger for beautiful clothes.

Several years ago, scientists conducted research and studied the standard of a woman. Boys, young men and men took part in this experiment and expressed their opinions about the ideal woman. It turned out that they were thinking about the same thing. A woman, according to men, should be attractive, smart (some spoke of a “good conversationalist”), and feminine. After all, it’s all very interconnected. Not only appearance is important, but also spiritual state. A person consists of more than just a body. He still has soul and spirit. Pay attention to yourself, look at your friends. When a girl is in a good mood, her face becomes softer and glows. Even her appearance changes. At bad mood the face is distorted, warped, and now there is a different person in front of you. Pay attention to yourself, think about your future. You shouldn't follow the path of a female vampire.

Regarding guys, I want to say the following. At one time, they conducted a study on the topic “Fashion and character of men and women.” Here another function of fashion was discovered - compensatory. Most men who great importance pay attention to fashion, as a rule, are spiritually bankrupt. In this way, they compensate for the internal world with the help of the external one. And such inconsistency will manifest itself in family life very quickly. This question is especially relevant for young girls who get married early. You ask her: “What is he like?” And she answers with a breath: “He’s so handsome!” A mature woman would never say that. For her, such a factor is of secondary importance.

Chastity

The second common attitude among young people is to take everything from life. When you start talking to them and asking what “love” means in their understanding, you understand that love for them involves frequent changes of sexual partners. You can’t hear enough options... “But I need to find my man,” some say. One of my students said that she needed to find a man of her sexual type. In general, those who have seen enough and read enough come up with such ideas.

There is a technique called promiscuity. This is a frequent change of partners. Prostitution is a profession that earns money. And in this situation, a person simply lives for himself, trying to get the most out of life, not realizing how he quickly turns into a trash bin. He does not choose his other half, he serves as a trash can.

I talked to one girl who said with pain in her voice: “Nowadays a monogamous life is impossible! Now everyone lives like this! If a girl does not start living with a guy early, she is treated as if she is abnormal. Such people are even called specially.” When I looked into her eyes, I realized that she was screaming in pain. There was hope in her eyes. She asked to be proven to her that there are other people and other relationships. However, she now holds on to her beliefs.

When they interviewed men and tried to find out the ideal of a woman, it turned out that not a single man wants his wife to pass like a banner from one man to another. They try not to marry such girls. They are needed to gain sexual experience. Simply put, they are used. One teenage girl gave a very clear answer in our questionnaire to the question about the possibility of sexual relations with a guy. “The guy won’t get anything for this experience. And few people will need a used girl.” This wording of her “used girl” shocked me. Men are really often just interested in having fun. It is beneficial for them to manipulate women. He takes everything from life and takes everything from a woman. Those guys who have not yet started a family are allowed by public opinion to have relationships with several girls. Our grandmothers often say, “Let him take a walk, let him get mad”... He’ll get mad. What a precise word! And a girl in such a situation is branded. What boys in our culture are allowed to do before marriage, women are not allowed to do. This must be remembered!

It would seem that there could be something wrong with the attitude “I will not change partners! I'll just live with one. If it turns out that we are suitable for each other, then we will sign.” Outwardly, everything looks convincing and correct. Not entirely decent, but quite logical. “We are committed to a serious relationship. We're just looking at each other. And we are equal in this relationship.”

When a man lives with different partners before marriage, older people say: “He’ll have enough fun, he’ll go crazy.” They don't say that about girls. A specific attitude is immediately formed towards them, accompanied by a bitter grin. Even if at the beginning a man says that it doesn’t matter to him who his other half was with before him, then this question still arises. After all, a girl is a future mother. And motherhood is a bright and pure phenomenon. A child born from a woman must be born healthy in all respects. When a girl has had several sexual partners, this usually does not go unnoticed at all levels.

There is a comparison with adhesive tape: the first time it sticks so that it is almost impossible to peel it off, then the gluing becomes weaker, and the 5th time the adhesive tape sticks with some difficulty. That is, after several novels, a woman no longer develops real attachment to her man.

No wonder. After all, memory exists, and whether we realize it or not, a comparison occurs. If we take it at the level of the organism, then it is necessary to note the following interesting fact: the female body even adapts to the male one at the microflora level. When she begins to live with someone else, a restructuring occurs. This process can be repeated several times. And then a failure inevitably occurs and illnesses begin. And the child is born through a dirty birth canal. And if there was also the sin of murder - abortion - then the child is born not in a clean mother’s body, but in a dirty, diseased, scarred body.

Mother is the holy of holies! It must be clean! This suggests that it is not the man who should lead a chaste life in the first place, but the behavior of the mother is especially important, because a child is born inside her body. How can a healthy and clean child be born in a dirty womb?

Now they say that few healthy children are born. But this is the result of guys walking left and right. How many infertile men do we have now? It's the same for girls. Why did they previously give birth to 15 children, and healthy ones at that? And now it’s difficult to give birth to one. This is the ideology being propagated now. You can give in to it or resist it.

If you tune in to your family, you can’t enter into a close relationship right away. A lot of girls suffer from being abandoned immediately after starting an intimate relationship. One priest once spoke and said an amazing thing: “The person who often changes partners before marriage betrays the one with whom God has destined him to live a family life. He’s actually cheating on him.” It is no coincidence that we have such a word in Rus' - “betrothed”. That is, the person with whom you are destined to be together. If a girl or young man is destined to get married, it means that sooner or later it will happen. Why betray your future other half? Why steal from others and destroy other people's destinies?

Trial marriages

“Why should we register,” many people think, “if everything is fine with us?” Some people, agreeing to live in such a marriage, simply want to find out how suitable they are for each other. “If it turns out that we are not suitable for each other, then why sign?” - they explain. It is believed that in this situation both the man and the woman are on equal terms and jointly make this decision.

Both are committed to a serious relationship. Here it is necessary to note the following feature of the female psyche: as soon as sexual relations begin, the woman becomes, as it were, dependent on the man, she becomes part of him, she is attracted to him much more strongly. What happens to a man who does not have a developed sense of responsibility for another person? He sees the same thing every day. For him, romance ends, and everyday life sets in, and addiction sets in. And then there is a feeling that the goal has been achieved, and the man begins to get tired of such a life. His senses become dull. Moreover, if a woman does not always show herself in the best light and irritates him with her whims. There is definitely no equality anymore. A woman’s attachment increases, and a man’s feeling of boredom, uniformity, and monotony increases. A woman wonders about formalizing the relationship, and tries to lead her partner into a marriage that does not need it.

A woman is waiting for a man to propose to her. If this does not happen, the woman begins to rush, tries her best to quietly push him to make this decision. By her actions, she encourages him to appreciate her abilities: “Look what a mistress I am. I look so good! I cook so deliciously!” That is, it turns out that the man takes the throne, and the woman proves to him her worth in all aspects. Therefore there is no equality here!

The attitude towards a woman turns into calculating her advantages and disadvantages. This is no longer love! This is commerce, boo. accounting, anything, but not love.

Then she often begins to feel that the man is quite happy with this situation, and he is not going to change anything. And if he has a desire, he will leave for another woman, motivating his departure by the fact that his partner is not suitable for him. Some women in this case take a completely unjustified step. They decide to get pregnant and give birth to a child. “Then he won’t go anywhere!” - they think. If a man has some sense of responsibility, then a “stimulated” marriage may follow (marriage when the bride is already pregnant). However, here you need to understand that the birth of a child is never the factor that makes a man suddenly realize his love for you. Most men perceive a child as a problem. And then relatives and friends pile in and begin to teach and push him towards marriage. Under the circumstances, the man feels caught. It was as if he had been deceived.

Where is the equality here? - I ask you.

Often, after trial marriages, people turn to a psychologist. And when you listen to them, you get the feeling that the faces that have learned and tell the same story are simply changing in front of you.

So, a “trial” marriage is the tears of a woman. There is no equality here! And if there is, then it is exclusively illusory. Spiritually speaking, this is fornication. This is a violation of the commandments! Therefore, grace departs. That’s why tears are shed and problems remain unresolved. What joys can there be here? Here only hysteria and tears are possible. There will be no happiness! There will only be a race for mirages.

I remember the words of one saint: “We have nothing to fear except sin.” For God is love. And only when we sin does grace depart. And then a person rushes through life like a dry leaf in the wind. He encounters all the obstacles on his way, and may eventually fall apart. Yes, it's all about our sin. Only in it! It’s not that people are cruel or life is bad!

Dejection, pessimism

One extreme, as we have already said, is unbridled revelry. The opposite extreme is homebodyliness and a reluctance to go out and socialize. On the one hand, what could be bad about this, but here the option of falling into despondency is possible. This is not maintaining chastity, but despondency! Such homebody people believe that nothing good will happen in their life. “Who can fall in love with me? Can I start a family? - they say.

In psychology this is called “self-predictive prophecy.” That is, a situation where a person lives with the attitude that nothing good can happen to him, and behaves in such a way that this attitude is justified.

I was extremely surprised by her behavior. When I asked her about what happened, she answered me: “I myself don’t know what happened to me.” But I know what happened to her. This child simply brought himself to despondency with his self-criticism.

There was a classic situation of a “pre-emptive strike.” The girl expects that everything will still be bad, it will still hurt. And then at one fine moment she turns and sees that he has approached her. This girl instantly has thoughts in her head: “Anyway, nothing good will come from this relationship. All the same, in the end there will be only pain and suffering. So why suffer for so long? It’s better to finish everything right away!” And therefore, from her side it immediately follows - “What do you need?!”

This is a classic self-prophecy. She doesn't let me communicate with her differently. She immediately takes the relationship to another level with her despondency.

You have to immediately speak differently with such people. They do not give the other half the opportunity to even approach them.

Where can young people meet? They used to say in Rus': “Look for a wife not in a round dance, but in the garden.” I know one teacher who told one of her adult sons, who was studying abroad: “You won’t find a good wife in a restaurant or at a disco. Places of entertainment are not suitable for this purpose. Otherwise, you’ll spend the rest of your life dancing.” So her son met his wife on a pilgrimage trip. A group of young people were traveling and praying. Two people met at the chapel and here is a couple for you. Modern couple. That is why it is said: “Ask and it will be given. Seek and you will find."

As for how to behave correctly, I can say the following. We must live according to God's commandments! For those people who are in the mood for a fairy-tale life, this seems like a boring and dull activity. They say to themselves: “I will live like this in my old age.” But here you need to understand that if you want to live in a state where your heart is joyful, your family is stable, and your children are happy, you must live by the commandments. This is the very path, if followed, everything will be fine. When a person says “I’m bored. I know everything myself. I will do everything myself,” it will be very difficult for him.

(Jacek Pulikowski)

There are still conversations, disputes and discussions about what to wear, how to walk, how to talk, how to greet... Many people say, “This is already outdated, this is the last century! Now this is no longer fashionable! Now it’s fashionable to do this, wear this…”, etc.. In this article we’ll talk about modern fashion and its influence on us.

Everyone knows what fashion is (m ode is the temporary dominance of a certain style in any area of ​​life or culture.), but not many will be able to explain the essence of this phenomenon and its impact on society. The following question arises: “What does it, this very fashion, define?”

Fashion defines the style or type of clothing, ideas, behavior, etiquette, lifestyle, arts, literature, cuisine, architecture, entertainment, etc., which is popular in a society during a certain period of time. Yes, and indeed, now on the street we are unlikely to see people wearing wigs and wearing huge hats with feathers in sunny weather. It's not fashionable. Nowadays they wear short hair, a light cap and sunglasses.

Yes, it is, of course, very easy and convenient. The same goes for many other things - shoes, T-shirts, jackets, pants, manner of speaking, etc. Nowadays, people strive to wear something light, simple, comfortable, beautiful and very practical. On the one hand, this is very good, but on the other hand, there are “excesses”. In this article, I want to draw the reader’s attention to such things.

So, what does fashion offer men now?

Piercing

Some guys get eyebrow piercings, nose piercings, ears pierced, and crazy-sized rings and earrings. You ask them this question: “Why? Why mutilate yourself? They will answer you - that it is fashionable, it is beautiful.

Personally, I don’t see any beauty here. The most likely reason for such an act is the desire to stand out from the crowd and emphasize your individuality. What could such self-expression lead to? How can it affect your health? Who thought about this? Why didn't our grandfathers do such nonsense?

We owe piercing as a culture to African tribes and peoples from the shores of Polynesia. Often the degree of punctures and the size of the decorations indicated social status person. What status do you want to emphasize with your piercing? Yes, and what do you know about your piercing?!!

Any normal doctor will tell you that piercing is not only a very dubious fashion statement, it is also dangerous for your health. If anyone has read or leafed through books on Shiatsu (traditional Japanese practical therapy), it is explained in detail that our body consists of a huge number of acupuncture points, each of which is responsible for the work and health of a particular organ. By doing a piercing, you risk damaging any of the vital acupuncture points. Accordingly, there is a risk of disrupting the well-being of one or another organ.

And, have you ever wondered why the powerful and famous people don’t do piercings like Putin, Obama, Xi Jinping, David Cameron, etc.? Yes, because they DO NOT NEED this way of self-expression! A strong person expresses himself in a completely different way.

Cloth

As an example, let's take the same jeans. One of the sore issues of the modern man is to buy normal jeans or trousers. Nowadays it’s quite difficult to find “classics” – jeans with a classic cut. As a rule, these jeans are comfortable, fit well, do not tighten the legs, do not dig into the body and do not show off the “butt” to everyone, do not hang, etc. In other words, they look good in any fashion. As for me, the obsessive attempts of market traders or store clerks to “sell” me a completely unnecessary thing under the pretext “it’s fashionable” only make me smile. Compare “classic” and “fashionable” jeans in the pictures below. I think that for an adequate person, comments here are unnecessary. By the way, if you doubt what is fashionable now or not, take the “classics”. Classic is always fashionable.

I think another problem is torn jeans. If a thing is torn, then it is damaged. If you tore a T-shirt, will you wear it? What if your pants are torn? Why then wear ripped jeans? For example, I have the impression that the fashion for wearing ripped jeans is due to poverty. Only those who have nothing else to wear will wear rags. And they presented it to us as a fashion...

The famous fashion designer, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, answering readers’ questions about how he feels about jeans, replied:

“And it’s terrible that women wear jeans. It’s especially terrible when a plump woman in jeans walks. I believe that if you wear jeans, then only dark blue ones. And now all these torn, washed out, frayed jeans are an abomination, as if they all came out of garbage dumps. I can't look at all this. In general, jeans as work clothes are a cool idea. When the color is deep dark blue, the jacket and white shirt look luxurious, but when the jeans are torn, it’s just terrible.”

Tattoos

The art of tattooing is believed to be about six thousand years old. Each tattoo has a meaning and a certain content. For an uninitiated person, this is just a random collection of drawings and decorations on the body. The meaning of a tattoo can also be judged by the color and style of the tattoo.

For example, a “scorpio” tattoo symbolizes: danger, pain and death, hatred and envy, anger, devilish forces, reconciliation of battle and victory over enemies, salvation or the birth of life, eroticism and sexuality, exotic addictions, duality. In short, there are many meanings. Think about it, what do you want to say with your tattoo?

When getting a tattoo, you must understand that this is a design that you apply to your skin once and for the rest of your life. It won't be easy to remove it later. And what looks cool today may look stupid tomorrow. Moreover, with age, due to skin aging, even the most beautiful pattern can lose its attractiveness.

Also, you need to take into account that some tattoos (for example, tigers, dragons and the like) suggest a certain demeanor of its owner, his appearance, and character qualities. What if you don't match your tattoo? Various kinds of problems may arise in communicating with others. And, also, army and prison tattoos are a separate topic. It would be a huge stupidity to get such tattoos without any reason. Therefore, before you put a tattoo on your skin, think carefully. Or better yet, drop this idea right away. Nature has already taken care of our beauty. The clean, natural look of your skin is always better than any tattoo.

Smoking and alcohol

A separate topic is smoking and alcohol. Modern girls, to my regret, have taken it as a fashion to smoke and drink alcoholic beverages, making the excuse that we worse than men? However, guys also suffer from this “fashion”, only here the motivation is different - to look more mature, independent, more independent, more courageous. Underline what is necessary.

Tell me, do you enjoy communicating with a person who reeks of nicotine or fumes? Personally, I don't. Unfortunately, among young people, poisoning has now become fashionable. And I sincerely feel sorry for modern youth, who stupidly copy bad habits and, thereby, also set a new example for others.

I will not tell everyone the well-known things that drinking alcohol is bad, that it kills you, that it affects genetics, the moral and physical health of your unborn child, that it is a kind of drug. You know all this yourself. If you don’t care about yourself, your family, your people, then smoke and poison yourself. Just don’t say later that everything is bad around us, that our country is bad, there are goats and freaks all around. First, look at yourself and ask, what did I do (did) to make it better? Maybe it's better to start with yourself?

About women's fashion

Now let's talk a little about women's fashion. It must be said right away that many phenomena in men's fashion and the problems associated with them that were touched upon above, such as piercing, tattoos, smoking and alcohol, are also relevant for women's fashion. Therefore, for variety, we will not repeat ourselves here, but will touch on some other points.

Available in our modern world one of the “fashions” that copies the style, behavior, and manners of girls of “easy virtue.” Of course, no one seems to be imposing such a fashion, however, thanks to the same media, the views of a certain part of society, omissions in education, etc., this style has a significant influence on modern women's fashion. How are women who choose this style of fashion different from others?

First of all, these are clothes that obsessively advertise all the “charms” of the owner, and bright, sometimes excessive and provocative makeup, designed to firmly “glue” the attention of representatives of the opposite sex to oneself, and the special manner of behavior of the “bad girl” (in its various variations) – all this is aimed at demonstrating sexuality, attractiveness, and accessibility. In a word, a complete game of instincts.

By the way, what a romantic epithet: “a girl of easy virtue”! At least, right now, drop everything and start acting “easy”; all issues can be resolved “easily” at once. Here is another moment of unobtrusive propaganda of this way of life, in this case through generally accepted formulations!

However, in the case of prostitutes themselves, the question is clear. These are the features of their “work”, so to speak, their style. Whether this is good or bad is another question, but here’s the problem: there are a considerable number of women who consider this particular lifestyle fashionable. Don't agree with me? Then just take a good look around. You will immediately come across a lot of examples - women living in this fashion style: from clothing to behavior, and often combining both. And, after all, they seem to be absolutely normal women, with a family, a regular job, who consider themselves decent people. What prostitution?! What do you! No no! And I sincerely feel sorry for these women. After all, without thinking about the consequences for themselves and those around them, they mindlessly copy a lifestyle that is completely unnatural to them, and which is considered something modern, bright, attractive and “fashionable.” They don't even suspect that they are the real victims of fashion.

“What’s wrong with that?” you ask. For example, the same clothes, which expose everything “most intimate” to everyone, are often simply uncomfortable. And so short, and even a constantly riding up skirt (note - of course, I’m exaggerating slightly, but still...) - you can’t sit down, you can’t stand up. A blouse with an excessively deep neckline - just make sure that nothing unnecessary is exposed. Shoes with huge heels - as if you wouldn’t twist your ankle, and, God forbid, run in such shoes. Try walking around the city all day in these shoes! In the evening you will dream about slippers. I think many women understand what I'm talking about. However, we’ll return to high heels a little later.

So, in the summer, this style of clothing is half the trouble. It can be attributed to the heat. And in winter? Try dressing in this style at minus twenty, and walk along an icy road in high heels, walk around the city for 2-3 hours. Introduced? Here, despite the delicious legs and other delights, it is not far from various problems - from banal hypothermia with various complications to basic injuries. And, after all, they dress and walk! Despite everything.

And, like an iron motive, there is one thoughtless one: “Beauty requires sacrifice.” Who will be the victim, have you ever wondered? That's right, it's you.

So, we have the first disadvantage - such fashion is, at a minimum, harmful to health. Not to say dangerous.

The next disadvantage here is the possible reaction of others. First of all, those at whom (or against whom) such fashion is directed are men. Tell me, girls, by dressing this way, what do you hope to achieve from men? Attention? You will achieve it, but not the attention that is expected. First of all, you will receive animal-type attention, so to speak, lust. Do you want that? No? Why then, having provoked a man to an appropriate reaction, do you then indignantly declare that all men are brutes, that they only “want” you? What is it that men are only interested in your breasts/legs/…./other part of the body, but you as a person are absolutely not interesting to them? Why?

First, decide for yourself what your priorities are - what do you want to attract to yourself - a lustful animal with the goal of “sleeping” for one night, or finding a person with whom you can start a family and raise children. Both your fashion style and your lifestyle must correspond to the chosen solution. By the way, not all men like the fashion style described above - like a “girl of easy virtue.” As a rule, it is primarily men with an “animal” mentality who fall for it. As a response - they may start to “stick you”, give you greasy compliments, they may try to “grope” you. This type of man, as a rule, cares for a woman in this way. Do you need it? Think about it. However, the reaction of the rest of your environment may also not be in your favor - either they will look at you as a person who is not on friendly terms with their heads, or they will openly laugh, or they will “label” you a representative of a certain profession.

And, thirdly, most importantly, what does this fashion call for? What example does it set? Do you think it’s just because we got a surge of tolerance and romanticization of the prostitute profession in our time? When, during the years of perestroika, thousands of fools went out to the “panel” in the hope of earning a happy future, and as a result they ruined their lives? This is due to the fashion for a certain lifestyle, the romanticization of the image of a prostitute, so unobtrusively slipped to us by the media. By the way, the film “Intergirl” is very relevant to the theme here.

Of course, most women who choose this fashion style are not involved in prostitution. But we must not forget that by choosing this style, you create a very specific image of yourself. Do you really think that about yourself? Remember also that our children copy us first and foremost. They absorb everything like a sponge, they watch how we dress, what we say, how we behave. And, if the mother dresses and behaves appropriately, the daughter will strive for the same lifestyle and will behave, primarily imitating the mother. And, if you miss just a little bit in matters of upbringing, don’t stop in time, don’t explain to your daughter what and how, then it will only be one step to the “most ancient profession.” And, well, if you are smart enough not to do it.
To summarize, I will say that this “fashion” is, first of all, aimed at cultivating animal instincts in humans - the predominance of sexual desire over moral standards. And as a result - to the degradation of the entire society as a whole.

heels

Let’s touch on another element of a woman’s wardrobe in a little more detail. Many women have high heels.

Do you know where the fashion for high heels came from? Its roots stretch back to the times of the Roman Empire. High heel shoes in Ancient Rome worn by women engaged in prostitution to stand out from others and be more noticeable in the crowd. And thus, attract potential clients. By the way, this is where the fashion for dyeing hair a bright (usually fiery red) color comes from.

Some researchers of this issue argue that walking in high heels not only makes the figure slimmer and optically increases the length of the legs, but also causes chemical changes in a woman’s body - the production of endorphins in the blood (“happiness hormones”) increases, and self-esteem increases.

But not everything is so rosy - there is a negative impact of high heels on human health. And there should be a special approach to this; wearing high-speed shoes is a whole philosophy. Again I will mention the well-known expression “beauty requires sacrifice.” After all, for the admiring glances of fans, increased self-esteem, women often have to pay with their health. In addition to the positive chemical reactions Negative physical changes also occur. In general, from a medical point of view, a heel higher than 4.5 cm destroys not only the foot, but also the knee joints, pelvic bones, affects the female organs, can lead to prolapse of the vaginal walls, prolapse of the uterus, and also affects the spine, and , respectively, on the brain. A woman’s posture changes, and as a result – disorders, curvature of the spine and related diseases. There are also a lot of negative aspects - from convenience to price and reliability of these “fashionable” shoes.

However, almost all women wear high-heeled shoes. They wear it because it is fashionable.

Makeup

Also, such a seemingly harmless thing as makeup has a bad effect on your health. Even the smallest dose. Not surprising, because the composition of all paints, powders, shadows, pencils, varnishes, etc. is completely chemical. And, despite constant advertising and assurances from manufacturers, this chemistry is far from harmless to human body. Plus, when using makeup, the skin on which the makeup is applied breathes worse - the pores become clogged, and we have a lack of oxygen supply to the skin. And this is where it all begins: rapid skin aging, loss of natural complexion, acne, etc.

I'm not even talking about the fact that if you use makeup, you need to know how to use it correctly. There is an unwritten rule: makeup should be invisible, it should only slightly emphasize and enhance a person’s features. There is nothing more attractive than natural female beauty.

Girls, if you want to be truly respected, loved and fought for by real men, just be natural: minimal makeup, no piercings, no high heels, wear knee-length or longer dresses, and, of course, develop your inner world!

This article was not intended to analyze all the negative phenomena in modern fashion. If you look around carefully, you can find many more “fashionable” dirty tricks. Rather, I wanted to once again draw attention to the fact that it is already in everyone’s sight, but, alas, it has become a familiar norm for us. Well, fashion is unpredictable, it manages to change several times a year. You can't keep up with her. Yes, and the fashion that lasts for quite a long time is also not always harmless and correct. Often it’s quite the opposite. How can one not recall in this regard a line from a poem by Agnia Barto: “Do not disfigure yourself by following fashion”.

Our Natasha is a fashionista,
It's not easy for her!
Natasha has heels
Like adults, tall,
Such a height
These are the dinners!
Poor thing! Here is the sufferer -
He walks and almost falls over.
Baby with open mouth
Can't figure it out:
-Are you a clown or an aunty?
There's a cap on my head!
It seems to her that they are passers-by
They can't take their eyes off her,
And they sigh: “Oh my God,”
Where did you come from?
Cap, short jacket
And mom's coat
Not a girl, not an auntie,
It’s unclear who!
No, in my younger years
Keep up with fashion
But following fashion,
Don't mutilate yourself!

If you say secretary, not office manager, message, not message, personnel officer, not HR, showroom, not showroom, then you are almost certainly over thirty. You even, most likely, remember what the words “wine glass” and “sideboard” mean, which make today’s youth smell like mothballs. But if you want to understand your children and grandchildren, it’s worth learning a couple of dozen newfangled words.

1. Hype- hype, excitement. From English hype - shameless advertising, deception.

The word hype is most often used in relation to events and people actively discussed in the media and social networks. For example, now Ksenia Sobchak is “catching on the hype”, having suddenly decided to become president. A derivative verb is also used - “hype”. It means making a fuss, aggressively promoting.

Example: All this hype around the game “Pokemon Go” faded away in just a month.

2. Hater- enemy. From English to hate - to hate.

In Russia, haters are those who feel hatred towards something or someone and share their hostility on the Internet. For example, he writes angry comments under photographs on celebrity blogs. Or he bursts out with his own bile posts on social networks.

Example: Buzova has 2 million haters out of 10 million subscribers on Instagram!

3. Chill- rest, do nothing. From English to chill - to cool.

Teenagers use this word when they want to say that they are spending time without benefit, just relaxing.

Example: Stop doing homework, let's get some rest.

4. Easy- easy, easy. From English easy- simple, easy.

The popularity of the phrase “easy easy” peaked last summer. The impetus for this was the famous rap battle between Oksimiron and Gnoyny. The first one often repeated three phrases during the battle: 1) easy-easy (in this case he meant - take it easy, take it easy, guy), 2) reel talk (from English real talk - real conversation), 3) sinc about it ( from English think about it - think about it). Subsequently, these phrases of the opponent were ridiculed by the rapper Gnoyny in an interview with Yuri Dudu. So they went, if not among the people, then into the Internet sphere - first in the form of memes, then in the form of “ catch phrases" The most popular of them was the phrase “easy easy,” which many now use as a synonym for the word easy.

Example: Can I overtake him? Pfft, easy!

5. Aggression- to be angry, irritated. From English angry - angry, indignant.

The word comes from computer games. There it means, first of all, to attack a virtual enemy. In Internet slang, “aggressive” has acquired an additional meaning – to show aggression, anger towards any topics/persons.

Example: Let's go for a walk, stop being aggressive.

6. Zashkvar– shame, nonsense or something unfashionable. It came from prison jargon, where to get dirty means to disgrace yourself.

Young people use the word “zashkvar” to give something (an event, a trend) the most negative assessment.

Example: Wearing sandals with socks is a complete mess.

7. Go- let's go, come on. From English to go - to go.

IN English verb go sounds like go. But Russian teenagers like it shorter, so they shortened the word to “go.” They use this anglicism when they want to call someone/somewhere to go.

Example: Why are you sulking? Should I take a walk around the office during lunch?

8. Swipe- slide your finger across the screen. From English to swype - to swipe without lifting, to slide.

The word “swipe” came to us with the advent of touch screens. It means a gesture when the user of a smartphone or tablet places a finger on the screen and, without lifting it, slides it in the desired direction. For example, many people use a swipe to unlock gadgets from lock mode. Swiping also helps you turn pages e-books in some readers. Swipe is also a way to enter text without lifting your finger from the touch screen. The word swipe has become popular in Russia with the growing number of users of the fast dating app Tinder. There, swiping to the left means that you don’t like the stranger’s photo, and swiping to the right means that you are ready to meet.

Example: Swipe right, swipe left - for most young people today this is enough to go on a date.

9. Body shaming- criticism of appearance. From the English body shaming - censure of the body.

Body shaming is discrimination against those who do not fit into generally accepted standards of beauty. For example, bullying people who are overweight. Body shaming can often be found in comments on photographs of celebrities. For example, American talk show star Kim Kardashian (for her non-standard buttocks), supermodel Gigi Hadid (some believe that she is too plump for the catwalk), tennis player Serena Williams (for her unfeminine forms), TV presenter Olga Buzova (for her small breast size) are subject to body shaming. etc.

Example:“Fat”, “legs like wheels”, “how can you put leggings on such a figure?” - they wrote all this in the comments under my photos on social networks. Because of body shaming, I stopped leaving the house.

10. Body positivity- acceptance of any body; a phenomenon that is the opposite of body shaming. From English body positive - positive attitude towards the body.

Body positivity is a relatively new phenomenon in modern culture. This is a teaching about accepting your own body, regardless of whether it fits into beauty standards or not at all. Adherents of body positivity urge you to find the zest in any appearance, overcome complexes and enjoy yourself without looking back at public opinion. Body positivity is closely related to the fact that famous fashion houses began to feature plus size models on the catwalks. One of the “icons” of body positivity is 155-kilogram model Tess Holiday. In Russia, the ideas of body positivity are promoted, for example, by the appetizing TV presenter Anfisa Chekhova.

Example: I stopped exhausting myself with diets. I’m so glad that body positivity is in fashion!

11. Zhiza- vital. An abbreviation for the word "life".

The word "zhiza" is usually used after funny or instructive stories. It means “vital”, “such is life”, “this happens.”

Example: This is life, my friend!

12. Shazam- identify the song. Derived from the name mobile application Shazam.

Shazaming is finding out what song is playing this moment using the Shazam mobile app. This way you can identify the music that is played on the radio, on TV, in a club, etc.

Example: An amazing song was playing in the cafe. It's a shame I didn't have time to Shazam her!

13. Talk- play. From the English game - game.

Making noise, making noise, making noise means spending time playing a computer game.

Example: Summer is the time to walk and play.

14. Crowdfunding- collecting money online. From the English crowd - crowd and funding - financing.

Crowdfunding is a collection of funds on the Internet, which is announced before the launch of a project or for help. This is how people often raise money to make films, write books, and start startups. And, of course, they often ask for funds for patients in need of expensive operations. Or for victims of natural disasters. But sometimes, with the help of crowdfunding platforms, they ask for money for very strange needs - for a honeymoon, for example.

Example: I raised 2 million rubles for a shelter for homeless animals using crowdfunding.

15. Bingewatching- binge-watching TV series. From English binge (binge) watching (viewing).

Bingewatching is when a person cannot tear himself away from a series and watches all the episodes in one sitting. It’s like he’s going on a “serial binge.” A derivative verb is also used - bingewatch.

Example: I won't go anywhere on the weekend - I'll binge watch House of Cards at home.

16. Foodie- gourmets. From English food - food.

Young people who love to eat delicious food often call themselves foodies. They carefully choose food and disdain fast food and banal dishes such as naval pasta. When going on a trip, foodies first try the local cuisine. And at home they can spend at least 5 hours preparing a complex but extraordinary dinner. For them, food is a hobby.

Example: She has one food on Instagram - that’s who the real foodie is!

17. Photobombing- this is when something or someone extra gets into the frame - accidentally or intentionally.

The most famous example of photobombing is Benedict Cumberbatch, who got into a group selfie of Hollywood stars at the Oscars. Other celebrities have also dabbled in photobombing (the ability to suddenly get into someone's photo). Among them is even Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second.

Example: My cat loves photobombing - I always find his happy face in the background of my selfies!

18. Forilzis- is not it. From the English slang forrealsies, which originates from for real - in fact.

This expression came to us from American slang. In American English, teenagers often ask “Forilsis?” when they want to clarify whether something previously said is serious. This question can be translated into Russian as “seriously?”, “is it true?”, “is it really?”

Example: - Oksimiron’s concert was cool.

Forilsis?

19. Use- use. From English to use - to use.

This verb is not new among young people; it has been used since the beginning of the 2000s. But now he has already firmly entered daily life. It is used mainly when talking about the use of various mobile devices.

Example: Put down the calculator! Use your brain!

20. Stream- transmit data (video, sound) in real time. From English streaming - streaming broadcasting.

The word “stream” became popular after all Instagram and Facebook users had the opportunity to conduct live video broadcasts. And before that, the word was used mainly by gamers (players). In their slang, “stream” means showing and commenting in real time on your game. (Yes, yes, there are millions of people who want to watch someone else’s game!)

Example: Where is the world coming to! In the USA, a girl streamed on Facebook how her boyfriend was dying.

BY THE WAY

5 words from the 2000s that we forgot

Just 10-15 years ago, these neologisms seemed so promising... But years have passed, and only those over 25 will understand them.

Internet cafe,

ICQ (ICQ application),

Chica (girl)

Sidyuk (CD),

Cool (from English cool - cool).

COMPETENTLY

"Some jargons are lucky"

How does language filter neologisms? And can we make a prediction - will new fashionable words find their way into dictionaries? We asked Maxim Krongauz, professor, author of the books “Russian Language on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” and “Albany Self-Teacher,” to answer these questions:

The language doesn't filter anything at all. Words appear in jargons constantly, existing jargons generally update faster literary language. Some jargons are lucky. They go beyond their jargon and even become fashionable. This is what happened with the word “hype”. But this does not guarantee that it will be included in the standard dictionary; on the contrary, it may be partly a hindrance, since it is perceived as non-literary, marked in a special way. Our lexicography is very conservative and avoids such words.

How the meaning of a word can change beyond recognition! Well, who would have thought that a French borrowing from the early 18th century is the word fashion- once meant what is moderate, modest. Etymological dictionaries inexorably testify to this: mode from Latin modus(manner; rule) - the same root as the Greek “measure”.

The current understanding of fashion is almost the opposite, because now fashion is most often imitation without a sense of proportion. What is fashion? A person's desire to conform to something. And this craving, this passionate desire can be expressed very immoderately. Of course, first of all I’m talking about the fashion for words. The spread of one word turns it into an annoying insect that stings our ears. Obsessive repetition of the same words ( project, trend, current, innovation, voice, party, exclusive, format, successful, specifically, positive, creative, brand, shocked, “in chocolate”, this is not good etc.) speaks of poverty of vocabulary, poor control of resources native language. A buzzword is when the word itself is used in excess and to the detriment of other words.

For a Russian person, the assessment of “fashionable word” is still rather negative. This is how we celebrate the undeserved popularity hidden in a buzzword. Agree, words scholarship, session, study, minibus, family, parents, hello, home, no matter how many times they are repeated, they will be frequent, in demand, but not fashionable. Why? Yes because application These words are justified by necessity, which does not happen with a fashionable word, the meaning of which disappears in the draft of fashion.

Fashionable words and expressions arise like an epidemic, suddenly, spread spontaneously, and getting rid of them is a long process, the disease must eradicate itself. Fashion changes, and the once fashionable ones have already faded into oblivion. perestroika, as it were, the powers that be, charisma, sponsor, okay. Of course, these words continue to remain in the language, it’s just that their popularity has come into line with necessity, and the word has become not fashionable, but ordinary, normal.

How do words transform from simple to fashionable? It seems to me that the point is in one property of a person - to repeat what others have said. Moreover, if it is said not equal in social status, and superiors, then this increases the chances of the word becoming fashionable. Moreover, not only a borrowed or slang word can be fashionable. At the end of the 90s it suddenly became fashionable to talk about humanitarian aid And mercy. Now these words have taken their place in the modern lexicon. I can give an example and not from Russian life, because language fashion has no boundaries. In 1999, Poland welcomed the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John II, a Pole by birth, to their land. The attitude towards this man was most reverent, and his speech was expected as some kind of revelation. In his speech, John II talked about how there are still many poor people around who need to be noticed and who need to be helped. The next morning, the frequency of the words poor, poverty increased many times, the word became fashionable for a long time.

There is a proverb about senseless imitation of others: If it’s fashionable, even if it’s trachoma(trachoma is an eye disease that leaves scars). So is passion for fashion stronger than common sense?

Where does the fashion for words come from? Author "Dictionary of fashionable words" Vladimir Ivanovich NOVIKOV believes that from two contradictory desires: from a person’s desire to stand out from the crowd and from a tendency to imitate. He spoke about this at the Krasnoyarsk Book Fair. And not only about that. Vladimir Ivanovich said that the idea for the dictionary arose in 1961, when the word became fashionable astronaut. In the current edition of the dictionary, of course, this word is not present (words are also going out of fashion); other words and expressions that are fashionable in our time are included there. But this is not what attracts attention.

The dictionary is interesting, first of all, because of the author's style. The first edition came into my hands in a more than inappropriate situation - there was no copier nearby! And the little stories about this or that word were simply mesmerizing: turns of phrase, accurately and well-spoken assessments, fascinating reasoning and unexpected comparisons, interesting context, historical and literary references. All this made it possible to read the dictionary as a book of essays on the topic of a particular word. But I wanted not only to read, but also to keep as a souvenir what I liked the most. I had to take up a pen and rewrite part of the text into a notebook, thereby creating a handwritten version of V.I.’s dictionary. Novikova. Here it lies in front of me, and I cannot help but quote the most striking quotes from it.

For example, about one of the slang words he wrote that it has an incurable birth defect, and is based on an evil and cynical metaphor.

About other - it has become a kind of speech oligarch, buying up a whole host of meanings.

One more thing - obscene word(forgotten score!).

Or here's another one: “Manager” imported into Russian.

It was impossible to ignore the phrase: Sobriety is not the norm; Moreover, this norm is not drunkenness.

The author said about the non-existent “language reform” that all this would be funny if there weren’t such aggressive linguistic ignorance in our society.

Reminded me that the word image came to us through French, and lovers of Russian literature know the direction
20s imagism(imagists were S. Yesenin, N. Erdman, A. Mariengof).

About the word advanced noticed that no dictionary can indicate how many times a day it is permissible to pronounce this annoying epithet and to what extent it can be advanced from colloquial speech into literary language.

By the way, I could quote these phrases from the book, and not from my handwritten notes, because at KRYAKK Vladimir Ivanovich presented a copy of the new edition of the dictionary to two participants in the meeting who asked the best questions; I got one copy.

However, new feelings and ideas will be associated with the new edition. One of them is to deal with the fashion for words yourself. If only it doesn’t become fashionable to discuss buzzwords!