E-mail For “Blue Jean : What Young Women are Thinking,Saying and Doing”

I ever write this e-mail in 2004 to Sherry the Editor of “Blue Jean : What Young Women are Thinking,Saying and Doing”. This e-mail told about my opinion after I read What Young Women are Thinking,Saying and Doing”.

Dear Sherry,

I already read your book “Blue Jean : What Young Women are Thinking,Saying and Doing” or that in Indonesia version means “Blue Jean : Kumpulan Ide dan Curhat Para Cewek” . My first word to describe your book is “Wow!”.
Yeah I’m little bit shock with what in the girls mind on your book. They so brave to saying what they care and I only watching and feel like nothing happen but deep in my heart I’m so care with what happen around me.
I wanna little bit tell you about my teenager in my country, Indonesia. Just like in United States media handle big role of girls image. They build streotype that we are (girls) should be looks perfect. Yeah you should be looks fashionable, glam and uptodate with “trends”. I guess is wrong if media push the girls to be that perfect. What if I’m smart but I can’t that fashionable ( wear catchy dress, trendy bag or trendy shoes). Gosh we are girls become that consumerism. I’m afraid if we only care about our outside appearance we will not care anymore with what happen around us. We only know about the best movie or the best place to shop. I can’t image other worse things. Well after I read your book I realize we can’t only talkin but also take opportunity to make chance.

Fitta,Indonesia