power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments‚ not on my gender”. Lawyers are advocates of the law as well as advisors to their clients. Stereotypes are present in the law profession‚ and it is recognized as a man’s territory. Legally Blonde‚ a film directed by Robert Luketic‚ reveals the generalizations made about a blonde sorority girl pursuing a career in law. Sex does not determine the quality of a lawyer; their knowledge‚ performance and representation of the law reflects
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voice‚ actions‚ attitudes… the list is endless. Among today’s society so many stereotypes occur every day. People judge others based on the visual representation they see and sometimes even make accusations based on these judgments. Sure some might think we live in a society where this doesn’t happen‚ but the fact of the matter is its not‚ and it needs to be realized. How many times have you heard a joke about blondes being Dumb? Too many times. When we start expecting certain group members to
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Feminism Portrayed in Legally Blonde In the film Legally Blonde‚ sexism and feminism are two very evident features‚ beginning in a negative‚ stereotypical way‚ and ending in a positive‚ strong willed spirit‚ promoting confidence and understanding your own self-worth. The film was released in 2001‚ potentially misleading viewers to believe that it was just another “dumb blonde” joke made into a movie. But what they encountered was more or less the opposite. Stereotypes were thrown left and right‚ and
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An Acting Critique of Legally Blonde the Musical On Friday night‚ May 3rd at & p.m.‚ my mother and I attended the opening night of Legally Blonde in the Buena P.A.C. I must begin by saying that I am slightly biased towards one of the actors who just so happens to be my sister‚ so the roles of Chutney‚ the girl who accidentally murdered her father‚ and a Delta Nu sister have never been played more perfectly in my eyes. While I found the play both amusing and enjoyable‚ there were some big issues
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"What do you call an intelligent blonde? A Golden Retriever." What a typical example of a blonde joke known by almost everyone. Yet‚ are these jokes‚ based on unfounded premises‚ such entertaining? Why is it so rare to hear jokes of this sort about brunettes? Does this fact have anything to do with the so-called "dumb blondes stereotype"? Furthermore‚ how many of natural blondes‚ or to say "fair-hair" women or men exist? According to scientists‚ the population of blondes is declared to be 1.8 to 2 %
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Legally blonde and the ideologies involved. Legally blonde is a film about Elle Woods a blonde sorority queen who is dumped by her boyfriend‚ she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and‚ once there‚ learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined and is thrown into solving a case in which she will make lots of friends and maybe even some enemies. The first thing I notice is that a common ideology used throughout the film is stereotypical ideology the main way this is used
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Legally Blonde (2001)‚ Directed by Robert Luketic ‚ is a fun‚ light comedy about believing in yourself and never judging a book by its cover. Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is portrayed as your stereotypical Californian girl - blonde hair‚ bubbly personality and a college major in fashion. When her boyfriend Warren dumps her to go to Harvard Law School‚ Elle decides the only way to get him back is to become a serious law student. The movie relies heavily on the stereotype of being blonde‚ “Blondes
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numerous stereotypes of people that can be found‚ such as the popular jock or the dumb cheerleader. These stereotypes are displayed on television shows and others forms of media to add humour and make the shows more relatable to the viewer since many schools have such stereotypes. Many forms of media use social stereotypes as a way to provide the audience with a quick common understanding of the characters‚ so they base the stereotypes on their audience. Other forms of media use stereotypes to take
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Legally Blonde In many ways today’s society‚ even though women have come a long way‚ we still live in a patriarchal world. There are many examples of this in everyday life‚ whether it be that there aren’t very many women CEO’s or the mere fact that we’ve yet to have a woman president. No matter where you live‚ there is the presence of a male dominated world. It especially extends into the working fields. There are professions that are categorically women’s’ jobs like nursing‚ school teacher‚ or
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3/11/2012 Legally Blonde: Feminist Film Theory Feminism is a movement that has had a great impact in the world of film‚ and how we interpret it. During the second wave of feminism that occurred throughout the United States‚ feminist scholars began developing and applying more theories‚ that arose during this movement‚ to the way they analyzed film. The various tactics and topics that are contained under the umbrella of feminist film theory are‚ but not limited to‚ sexism‚ female stereotypes‚ and gender
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