Yet another social issue blog post. Justine get a grip of yourself. Oh well. I used this short little essay for a school assignment. Enjoy.
In the media-women are
underrepresented, unimportant or invisible.
-Julia T.
Wood
Women are streamlined into one type: femininity. There
have to be separate magazines for different genders because women are not
considered equal to men. The only time women are represented in the media is as
sexual objects or as objects for men’s use.
Women are
taught to stay silent and only worry about their looks. They are insignificant
and are merely something to be fawned over by the male reader. Actresses,
singers, models are all depicted more for their looks than their talent. A show
like the Kardashians would not be as good if it was males being objectified and
shown to be as foolish as they are on the show.
An article
about a male businessman is received more freely than one of a woman because
women are considered inferior to men. According to statistics, only a third of
women are represented in the media. Majority of successful people depicted in
the media are males. This is not because of a lack of women who are empowered
but because of how media depicts women.
Women in
media are taught that they will only be accepted in society if they are
beautiful, skinny and stupid. If that isn’t being depicted as unimportant then
your perspective is wrong. Why can men be strong, but not women? Why male
superheroes like Thor practically invincible but a female hero would have to be
“depicted more realistically” as if Thor could not be sad but a girl has to be.
Women are not inferior and the media should stop depicting them as such.
xoxo
