Never failing to go against the system, independent, tough-girl artist P!nk gives the term 'perfect' a new definition. From this unique woman's short, dyed hair to her cutting-edge attitude there is nothing about her that doesn't scream strong. The song perfect teaches its audience to be just that - strong.
In the music video accompanying P!nk's song "Fuckin' Perfect" a woman flashes back to her past and remembers a lot of painful experiences of being misunderstood, left out, and teased. It seems as if this woman, as a girl, might not even survive, however, she finds a motivation and decides to turn that energy into something positive. She paints and expresses herself through her art, and eventually ends up being featured in an art show. At the end of the video the audience finds out that the woman is married and has a little daughter. Although she had a difficult time growing up, the woman found love and made a family.
Through this song P!nk is teaching people, especially women, that listen to her music to refrain from ever giving up on themselves. If you find faith in yourself, someone, someday will find that same faith out of love and infatuation. Society often defines words like 'perfect' based on external, physical features. A perfect girl would have amazing looks, but to P!nk the perfect girl is able to be strong, motivated, and independent. The perfect person is a real person who does have problems and makes mistakes. The perfect person is someone who has been teased and bullied. The perfect person is someone who suffers, regardless of the extent of the suffering, and comes out on top. This is really a great thing for young teens of both sexes to look up to. Modern American society is so currently consumed with looking great in order to feel great, but we forget that the two things don't have to be related. This is what P!nk stresses. Common people, look at what's within, and whatever is inside you, that is what makes you perfect to the people in your life that love you most. They love you for who you are not what you are; we should learn to do the same for ourselves.
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