Nagda's work on Standing Out

Standing Out

On the first picture, which is a scene from the movie Juno, we can see two teenage girls, probably high school juniors. One of them is pregnant. They're having lunch, eating on trays; the girl on the left, Juno, is probably talking to her friend about her pregnancy. She seems a little bit worried. Juno is an outsider as she's having a baby at only 16. 

I think it must be very hard for teenage girls to be expecting. They don't know how or what to tell their parents, they don't know if they have to keep the baby, have an abortion or give it up. Raising a child at 16 must be difficult. I have a lot of respect for teenage girls who decide to keep their baby. It's really brave. But these kind of things happen more and more often. I recently saw a story about a high school in Memphis where 90 girls were pregnant or already had a baby. 90!

The second picture is a still from Million Dollar Baby. There are two characters, Frankie and Maggie, standing on a boxing ring. We can see some people in the back. Frankie is probably giving some advices to Maggie. She looks confident, focused and determined, as if nothing or no one could stop her. She's getting ready to fight. She is an outsider because she's a woman doing a man sport. It's not something usual, we don't see that very often.

In my opinon, it is a good thing. Maggie is the proof that women can fight like men! I wouldn't do it, but I completely support girls who have the courage to.

The last one is a scene from Billy Elliot. We can see a boy, Billy Elliot, practising ballet with five girls behind him. Of course, he's not wearing a tutu, but the girls are. Billy seems concentrated. His situation is similar to Maggie's on Million Dollar Baby;  and once again, if he likes what he does, it's good for him. It must be weird for people to see a boy doing ballet though. But I'd love to see that!