Persuasive Essay On Stereotypes Of Girls

Out of my three initial proposal topics, I have chosen the first one, as the subject to my Final Topic Paper. That topic being, how modern cartoons portrayal of girls is very influential and highly positive, which in turn can provide girls with good/inspirational role models to show them girls can be anything, and not have to conform to stereotypes, or if they do that it’s not all there is too them. You see, I chose this topic because I have always been fascinated with television shows. While yes it's true, they have caused a lot of problems, such as some shows stereotyping women into specific roles, “relationships between men and women emphasize traditional roles and normalize violence against women.” (Wood, pg. 31). I have seen my fair share of shows with
You see, I have been watching this show for awhile, and while it may have flaws, I think it has provided girls with many positive role models and lessons, to show them there's no wrong way to be a girl. In fact, one of the more recent episode discusses an important issue about beauty, as quoted by the character Rarity, “I can look good on the outside, as long as I feel good on the inside.” (Faust, Episode 162). As I mentioned before, existing research, such as what has been done in online articles and books, like Susan Douglas’s The Rise of Enlightened Sexism, will be very useful in support/compare the improvement of women's portrayals. After all, media such as art and television uses to view its audience as, “The spectator is always assumed to be male” (Klein, pg. 61). However, that’s clearly not the case anymore. What I wish to do with this article, is show just how there's just as much good girl shows out there, especially