Portrayal Of Women In Media Essay
How are women portrayed in media?
Imagine a world without women. There would be no life at all. Planet Earth would be an empty place. There would be no such thing as a human being. We should feel lucky that women exist. Without women, there would be no future. However, why are women being degraded in society? Why is the media coming up with the “perfect woman”? Many women detest the fact that women have to deal with gender inequality every single day and are being stereotyped. Women are being stereotyped for political, commercial and ideological interests. Some major stereotypes of women in the media today are women are weak, women are meant to stay home and in the kitchen, and women can never be as good as men. Through many forms of media, women are thought of as weak and helpless. For example, in an anime called Naruto Shippuden, there is a scene where Gaara of the Desert is revived by a village Elder. In that scene, upon Gaara's revival, the female ninja of the village start fangirling over him. While running towards Gaara, they push Naruto Uzumaki, out of the way. When Naruto falls on the ground, Gaara's brother, Kankuro of the Desert, come up to Naruto and says, “The girls who drool over the cool, elite guys are always the weakest ones” ( Naruto Shippuden Episode 31 English Subbed). Here, Kankuro is basically saying that the girls who have a crush on someone strong and …show more content…
There are many more stereotypes of women that need to be dealt with. Everyone in society has become so used to stereotypes that it is hard to determine what is a stereotype and what is not. Everyone needs to speak up against stereotypes, and gender inequality, to make this society a better place to live. People like Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai, Emma Watson and Queen Rania of Jordan have done, and are doing, their best to speak up for women's rights. Now, it is our
Imagine a world without women. There would be no life at all. Planet Earth would be an empty place. There would be no such thing as a human being. We should feel lucky that women exist. Without women, there would be no future. However, why are women being degraded in society? Why is the media coming up with the “perfect woman”? Many women detest the fact that women have to deal with gender inequality every single day and are being stereotyped. Women are being stereotyped for political, commercial and ideological interests. Some major stereotypes of women in the media today are women are weak, women are meant to stay home and in the kitchen, and women can never be as good as men. Through many forms of media, women are thought of as weak and helpless. For example, in an anime called Naruto Shippuden, there is a scene where Gaara of the Desert is revived by a village Elder. In that scene, upon Gaara's revival, the female ninja of the village start fangirling over him. While running towards Gaara, they push Naruto Uzumaki, out of the way. When Naruto falls on the ground, Gaara's brother, Kankuro of the Desert, come up to Naruto and says, “The girls who drool over the cool, elite guys are always the weakest ones” ( Naruto Shippuden Episode 31 English Subbed). Here, Kankuro is basically saying that the girls who have a crush on someone strong and …show more content…
There are many more stereotypes of women that need to be dealt with. Everyone in society has become so used to stereotypes that it is hard to determine what is a stereotype and what is not. Everyone needs to speak up against stereotypes, and gender inequality, to make this society a better place to live. People like Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai, Emma Watson and Queen Rania of Jordan have done, and are doing, their best to speak up for women's rights. Now, it is our