Stereotypes Of Women In The Media

When the media portray men and women in a stereotypical way, they produce some positive examples overturning the cultural practice of sexualization and encouraging me to have confidence in myself. More precisely, after the likes of oversexualized female superstars had become the new definition of pop music, Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, my idol, makes her become a body positive icon of not selling sexuality in an industry exploiting the female body and beauty. She has changed my attitude toward women’s beauty. In her sophomore studio album “21,” my favorite album, there is no sexual appeal, seduction, or reproduction but music expressing her inner feeling. Without having a curvy body, Adele builds an example of how a woman can survive without dressing skimpily and dancing in sexual ways, as well as sending a feminist message by being who she is. She makes me believe that women’s confidence should be built based on our abilities, talents, and brains instead of a sexual and perfect body image.
What I have learned from my family, my schools, and the media influence on my gender identity in a way that they have shaped me to be a woman who is conservative, heterosexual, and slim, enhanced my ability to identity the gender inequality, gender stereotypes, and the sexual double standard, and ultimately, prepared me to be a determined woman working for changing people’s stereotypes for femininity and masculinity. I believe that because parents, schools, and the media play significant roles in communicating gender equality to youth generations, they should promote a value that men and women are equal in all