I came across an article in the Dallas Morning News during spring break. In fact, my dad put it in front of my face. The article, "Raunch veiled as confidence", described the preparation and actual activity that many spring breaks have to offer.
The columnist began by describing how many college age women prepare by starving themselves, make frequent visits to the cancer booth (I mean tanning booth) and spend a ton of money at body wax salons.
Once these women arrive at their destination, they immediately begin binge drinking. After they feel sufficiently intoxicated, they enter themselves in wet t-shirt contests and other silly activities that seem to exploit women.
The columnist found that a majority of these women found confidence by participating and receiving plenty of attention from equally as intoxicated men.
Ultimately through ethnographic research the columnist found that these girls felt that their sexuality and appeal what was made them successful and worthy.
Unfortunately, it is not only spring break, where girls act and feel like this. It is all the time, but for some reason spring break is put under a microscope.
I found it embarrassing to tell my dad that this stuff does really occur.
You would think in this day and age where woman have more equality they would pride themselves on more respectable things.
I think it is interesting that you mention that "spring break stuff" happens more often than we acknowledge. Recently my friends and I watched some TV show on Spring Break, and found it to be quite entertaining and humorous. I think we forget the dangers of watching someone get intoxicated and act in ways that are disrespectful to themselves, and we definitely ignore the fact that many college girls behave that way on a weekly basis. It's actually very sad.