My point of view for the previous song "TRY" by Colbie Caillat (women equality)

Initially, it was one of my tasks in English class assignment to analyze the lyrics of a song. So after discuss with my group, we decided to pick the song that previously I shared which is quite meaningful. After that I realize that this task can be shared here to highlight about women equality. So, sit down and take your time to read the analysis that I written about this song. If anything that you want to add or to oppose my analysis, please do comment in the comment section below. Thanks =)

"Put your make up on
Get your nails done
Curl your hair
Run the extra miles
Keep it slim
So they like you. Do they like you?"
First stanza portrayed the common perception among the young teenage girls in emphasizing one's physical appearance to impress the society and even overdoing it. A lot of them in a very young age putting thick makeup or undergo extreme exercise for sake of beauty. This had created the lack of self-confidence in them. So he/she is questioning whether all these will work to impress each and everyone in the society and bringing good views about us.

" Get your sexy on
Don't be shy, girl
Take it off
This is what you want, to belong
So they like you. Do you like you?"
Second stanza illustrated young girls want to fit in the society to get the attentions by be sexy and misunderstood that sexy is the only way to show beauty. However again he/she questions: do you like you? This means: are we enjoy being someone who we are not, just to follow the point of view of somebody else?

" You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get u
You don't have to change a single thing
You don't have to try, try, try"
Third stanza showed he/she is trying to tell all the young girls out there that they do not need to spend so much time to be someone that doesn't show who we truly are in order to impress the crowd. Natural is the most unique beauty of all time. He/she is also trying to underline the importance to be comfortable and proud of who we are, fighting all the negative comments confidently.

"Get your shopping on, at the mall, max your credit cards
You don't have to choose, buy it all, so they like you
Do they like you?
Wait a second,
Why, should you care, what they think of you
When you're all alone, by yourself, do you like you?
Do you like you?"
This stanza portrayed again the common things that a young girl did to be perfect in physical outlook by spending a fortune on clothing and accessories. He/she asked the reason why overly care about someone else judgments when they themselves are the only one who knows what best or bad to them.

Evidently, the chorus is mainly all about embracing young girls' confidence and giving a strong message to society not to judge a person based on outlook and even critique without knowing that person. This video helps to stop social issues like disorder eating and suicide cases in teenagers.

Colbie Caillat - Try

"Try"

Put your make up on
Get your nails done
Curl your hair
Run the extra mile
Keep it slim
So they like you. Do they like you?

Get your sexy on
Don't be shy, girl
Take it off
This is what you want, to belong
So they like you. Do you like you?

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try
Yoooou don't have to try

Ooooo, oooooo, oooooo...

Get your shopping on,
At the mall,
Max your credit cards
You don't have to choose,
Buy it all
So they like you. Do they like you?

Wait a second,
Why should you care, what they think of you
When you're all alone, by yourself
Do you like you? Do you like you?

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to bend until you break
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try
Yoooou don't have to try

Oooooo, oooooo
Oooooo, oooooo

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i
You don't have to try
You don't have to try

Take your make up off
Let your hair down
Take a breath
Look into the mirror, at yourself
Don't you like you?
Cause I like you

Hari Perempuan / Wanita Internasional

Hari Perempuan Nasional dirayakan pada tanggal 8 Maret setiap tahun. Ini adalah sebuah hari besar yang dirayakan di seluruh dunia untuk memperingati keberhasilan kaum perempuan di bidang ekonomi, politik dan sosial. Di antara peristiwa-peristiwa historis yang terkait lainnya, perayaan ini memperingati kebakaran Pabrik Triangle Shirtwaist di New York pada 1911 yang mengakibatkan 140 orang perempuan kehilangan nyawanya.
Gagasan tentang perayaan ini pertama kali dikemukakan pada saat memasuki abad ke-20 di tengah-tengah gelombang industrialisasi dan ekspansi ekonomi yang menyebabkan timbulnya protes-protes mengenai kondisi kerja. Kaum perempuan dari pabrik pakaian dan tekstil mengadakan protes pada 8 Maret 1857 di New York. Para buruh garmen memprotes apa yang mereka rasakan sebagai kondisi kerja yang sangat buruk dan tingkat gaji yang rendah. Para pengunjuk rasa diserang dan dibubarkan oleh polisi. Kaum perempuan ini membentuk serikat buruh mereka pada bulan yang sama dua tahun kemudian.
Di Barat, Hari Perempuan Internasional dirayakan pada tahun sekitar tahun 1910-an dan 1920-an, tetapi kemudian menghilang. Perayaan ini dihidupkan kembali dengan bangkitnya feminisme pada tahun 1960-an. Pada tahun 1975, PBB mulai mensponsori Hari Perempuan Internasional.

Top 10 Girl Power Songs

Dari video yang terjumpa di youtube, kita boleh menyampaikan mesej " girls power " melalui lagu moden dan video terhadap generasi muda secara berkesan. Hal ini kerana ceramah dan kempen tidak dapat menimbulkan minat dalam kalangan pemuda kerana mereka mempunyai persepsi bosan terhadap program tersebut. Pemuda-pemuda yang merupakan bakal pemimpin masyarakat sepatutnya difokus dalam kepentingan menghormati hak asasi wanita kerana bak kata pepatah: melentur buluh biarlah dari rebungnya. Oleh itu, marilah kita menyemarakan "girls power" dan rasa bangga diri sebagai seorang wanita=)

Pengenalan terhadap hak asasi manusia

Sebelum kita membincangkan tentang hak asasi wanita, kita harus memahami erti hak asasi manusia. Istilah hak memiliki banyak erti. Hak dapat diertikan sebagai sesuatu yang benar, kewenangan, kekuasaan untuk berbuat sesuatu, atau kekuasaan yang benar atas sesuatu atau untuk menuntut sesuatu. Sedangkan asasi bererti bersifat dasar, pokok, fundamental. Hak asasi manusia pula bermaksud hak yang bersifat dasar atau hak pokok yang dimiliki oleh manusia, seperti hak hidup, hak berbicara dan hak mendapat perlindungan. Oleh sebab sifatnya yang dasar dan pokok ini, maka hak asasi manusia sering dianggap sebagai hak yang tidak dapat dicabut atau dihilangkan. Dengan kata lain, hak asasi manusia perlu mendapat jaminan oleh negara atau pemerintah, maka siapa saja yang melanggarnya.

Hak Asasi Manusia adalah seperangkat hak yang melekat pada hakikat dan keberadaan manusia sebagai makhluk Tuhan Yang Maha Kuasa dan merupakan anugerah-Nya yang wajib dihormati, dijunjung tinggi dan dilindungi oleh negara, hukum, Pemerintah dan setiap orang, demi kehormatan serta perlindungan harkat dan martabat manusia (Pasal 1 ayat 1 UU No. 39 Tahun 1999 tentang HAM dan UU No. 26 Tahun 2000 tentang Pengadilan HAM).

Bagi orang yang beragama dan meyakini bahwa manusia adalah ciptaan Tuhan, maka hak asasi manusia adalah hak yang melekat pada diri manusia dan merupakan hak yang diberikan sebagai kurnia Tuhan. Semua hak asasi manusia itu berasal dari Tuhan, maka tidak diperbolehkan ada pihak lain termasuk manusia kecuali Tuhan sendiri yang mencabutnya. UU RI No. 39 tahun  1999 tentang hak asasi manusia merumuskan bahwa hak asasi manusia adalah seperangkat hak yang melekat pada hakikat dan keberadaan manusia sebagai makhluk Tuhan Yang Maha Esa dan merupakan anugerah-Nya yang wajib dihormati, dijunjung tinggi dan dilindungi oleh negara, hukum dan pemerintah, dan setiap orang demi kehormatan serta perlindungan harkat dan martabat manusia.

Pada umumnya, ada sejumlah hak yang tidak dapat dicabut atau dihilangkan, seperti kebebasan berbicara dan berpendapat, kebebasan beragama dan berkeyakinan, kebebasan berserikat, dan hak untuk mendapatkan perlindungan yang sama di depan hukum.Pengingkaran terhadap hak asasi manusia berarti mengingkari martabat kemanusiaan. Oleh kerana itu, negara, hukum, pemerintah dan setiap orang mengemban kewajiban untuk mengakui dan melindungi hak asasi manusia pada setiap manusia tanpa kecuali. Ini bererti bahwa hak asasi manusia harus selalu menjadi titik tolak dan tujuan dalam penyelenggaraan kehidupan bermasyarakat, berbangsa dan bernegara.