Virtuous women

There is a band called 'Barlow Girl', which is the group of sisters that the band Superchick wrote about in their song 'Barlow Girls.' On their only album, they have a song called "Clothes" and one called "Mirror." These three girls deserve some recognition, for their stand up against the flow of the culture and for the true gospel. Here is the inspiration behind both of these songs.

Clothes

We are really tired of going to the mall and trying to find clothes that are modest. For some reason, clothes are covering less and less of our bodies, but not costing less. We really get upset that this world is offering only these kinds of clothes to girls, and, at the same time, trying to convince us that our value is in what we wear and how we show off our bodies.

We wrote this song to encourage girls to see that we don't have to conform to this thinking. It is possible to dress modestly, and very worthwhile, even though it may take longer to shop. As we pick out our own clothes, we have to ask ourselves, "Why do I want to wear this? Am I trying to get guys to notice my body? Does it make me feel better about myself when I turn heads?" Our call is to protect ourselves and our brothers in Christ, and not to make them stumble in any way.

Mirror

It’s very hard in this day and age to be content with how we look. Everywhere we look, from magazines, movies, and music videos, we are constantly reminded that we don’t measure up. We aren’t as tall, skinny, muscular, beautiful, or perfect as we should be. The mirror reminds us that we don’t measure up with the images of others.

We girls became more and more discouraged because we didn’t like what we saw in our mirrors. We wanted to know: "Who defines what good looks really are?", "Who decides how tall and skinny we should be?", "Who says that blond is better than brown, and full lips are better than small lips?", "Who makes all these guidelines that we’re expected to follow to be 'in'?" Instead of asking God why He made us look and act the way we are, we were tormented by our own mirrors. God showed us that He made everyone look different for a reason, and we could learn to be excited about how He had made us. We realized that we would never be happy until we ignore what our mirrors say, and allow God to show us who we really are in Him.