Are Women Disrespected In Advertising, Music, And Video Games?
Lex Brown
Writing Seminar
Heather Surface
15 November, 2013
Are Women Disrespected in Advertising, Music, and Video Games? Society today has come a long way. America has made great lengths of improvements in both technology and women rights. Both of these are great advancements in their respective areas but together, are they advancing enough? Women have won rights in voting, owning land, and earning high end jobs, have they yet to earn the right to be respected in different social aspects? Women today are getting disrespected in advertising, video games, and music. Society today is different than it was decades ago. Whether good or bad, it is evident. Culture is more centralized around media more now than it has ever been. It'd be hard to go a couple hours without being exposed to media and impossible to go a whole day. How …show more content…
Does the constant exposure make society susceptible to the messages that artists and designers are trying to portray? Because of the constant exposure, Media producers are using this media to make a profit and sell their goods. Businesses use advertisements such as billboards, commercials and magazines with half naked females to sponsor the product. Video game industries are producing games that are extremely male oriented. Main characters of games are mostly males and if there is a female character she is dressed provocatively. Games like Grand Theft Auto are being produced by gaming companies such as Rockstar in which prostitutes are wandering the streets and can be bought. Artists in the music industry present women in a negative light in their songs. Rap and Hip-Hop genres target women, making them seem as if they are objects
Writing Seminar
Heather Surface
15 November, 2013
Are Women Disrespected in Advertising, Music, and Video Games? Society today has come a long way. America has made great lengths of improvements in both technology and women rights. Both of these are great advancements in their respective areas but together, are they advancing enough? Women have won rights in voting, owning land, and earning high end jobs, have they yet to earn the right to be respected in different social aspects? Women today are getting disrespected in advertising, video games, and music. Society today is different than it was decades ago. Whether good or bad, it is evident. Culture is more centralized around media more now than it has ever been. It'd be hard to go a couple hours without being exposed to media and impossible to go a whole day. How …show more content…
Does the constant exposure make society susceptible to the messages that artists and designers are trying to portray? Because of the constant exposure, Media producers are using this media to make a profit and sell their goods. Businesses use advertisements such as billboards, commercials and magazines with half naked females to sponsor the product. Video game industries are producing games that are extremely male oriented. Main characters of games are mostly males and if there is a female character she is dressed provocatively. Games like Grand Theft Auto are being produced by gaming companies such as Rockstar in which prostitutes are wandering the streets and can be bought. Artists in the music industry present women in a negative light in their songs. Rap and Hip-Hop genres target women, making them seem as if they are objects