What is this blog about?
This blog
is about how women are negatively (more often than positively) portrayed in the
media and the effects. Women should be portrayed diversely and in different ways, because women are not all the same and do not all do the same things.
What stereotypes?
How are women portrayed in the media?
Some of
the harmful stereotypes that you often see in movies or television shows, or advertising
are that it is the woman’s responsibility to cook, clean, take care of the
children, and to always look young. No, I am not saying that women are always
portrayed in this manner, there are more and more media that are portraying
women in a good and not stereotypical way. However, the stereotypes still exist
and need to stop.
Why is it
important to portray women in different ways?
It is
important for the media to portray women in different ways because different
women act in different ways. Not all women clean, not all women cook, not all
women have children or are stay-at-home moms, and no woman will always look
young. Women, just like men, age, and some age better than others but that is irrelevant.
It is important for children to see more than ‘the one way a woman should act’ because
it can impact their lives. Young girls who see these women portrayed in a stereotypical
manner will believe that they will have to do the same, that they cannot choose
another way to act, and they will think that that is the normal way for a woman
to act. They will become these stereotypes. Young boys who see these stereotypes
will think that all women will act and do these things and will come to expect
these things to be done for them. When in reality that is not how the world
works.
My Aims
for this blog.
I aim to break
this stereotype and encourage media owners and writers to portray women
differently from the stereotypes. I aim to inform society of this problem
and encourage others to speak out. Finally, I aim for our children and future
children to see people for who they are and not the stereotypes they are
portrayed as.
My
interest in the topic
I am
choosing to write about this topic because every day in the media I see a woman
being portrayed in a stereotypical manner, and I cannot stand to see it. I do
not want my son to grow up thinking his girlfriend or wife must cook, clean,
take care of the children, and always look young. I do not want my daughter to
think she must do those things for her boyfriend or husband.
It piqued my interest to read this blog. From the beginning to the end, you've demonstrated how the theory works in practice while also applying it to your own personal experiences and observations. In fact, that is exactly how it should be. In addition, your explanations of how women are portrayed in the media have caught my attention. Using your research findings on how women are portrayed in the media, you've demonstrated your extensive understanding of the topic. In addition, I appreciate the mention of the United Nations' efforts to find a solution, which is critical at this point.
ReplyDeleteAccording to my opinion, however, you could have included more information about the psychological effects that media portrayals of women have on their lives.