How Accurately Are Women Portrayed In The Media

How Accurately Are Women Portrayed in the Media Often times women in today’s society are forced to conform to a certain way of looking or dressing. This includes, race, age, style, hair and more. Typically it is expected that a women should be a young caucasian female with long hair to be considered attractive. But, what about when a female decides to dress in tighter or shorter clothes and embrace her body. Rather than being “sexy” and “classy,” she is considered easy or trashy. This is a common mistake that should be addressed because it takes place everyday and is displayed through all types of media. Along with the way that females are shamed for dressing inappropriately, they are also given a false hope to live up to. Throughout the media
But it is upsetting to see such ignorance. How does the amount of clothing that a women has on define the personality and beliefs of that individual. What is the meaning of these worlds because the media allows them to be defined by the amount of coverage a women has on her body. There is inaccurate portrayal considering that these standards do not apply to men. As I was researching, I found that “trashy” men were being considered this way based off of the females he was surrounded by or the action he was doing. It seems a bit unfair and unrealistic for women to be shamed for their clothing and labeled when the only difference is gender. In her article “What’s Wrong With The Media’s Portrayal of Women Today, And How To Reverse It,” Kathy Caprino states, “you’ll be as stunned as I am at dichotomy between what we are saying is possible for women today (that they can ascend to leadership, launch their own successful businesses, and sit at the board table equally with men, rather than being relegated to only 16% of corporate leadership), vs. how women are actually being depicted in the media. From my view, popular media focuses much more heavily on a whole host of negative or limiting aspects of women, including an intense scrutiny of and emphasis on their looks.” This sums up the whole idea and misunderstanding of how a woman's appearance can
A lot of times, in well-known magazines, the models are advertising products, but there is more focus on what the model is wearing. Or should we say not wearing. Kathryn Minniti mentions in her article that “models are supposed to show off the products in a way that makes the public want to buy them. Today's advertisements make it more likely for women to invest in diet pills and exercise equipment rather than blue jeans and swimsuits.” Instead of actually putting the focus on the item being sold, women's’ bodies are being used to make sales. Danielle Scoins in the article “miss representation”, includes that “the video highlights the continued sexualisation and objectification of women in advertising, pointing to ads for Fiat, Equinox and American Apparel just to name a few. A stand out was the infamous Ford advertisement showing a cartoon of Paris Hilton with the Kardashian sisters hog-tied and gagged in the trunk of a car.” As mentioned before, there is more dominance being put on the men. For some reason it is seem as attractive and appealing for a women to express weakness and vulnerability. The wrong message is being sent, in reality women are strong, independent leaders. Instead of displaying accurate advertisements, the media puts impossible standards up for women. It is expected that a women has on enough clothes to be classy, but in order to be attractive there