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    The Portrayal of African-American Women in Media The stereotypical misrepresentations of African-American women and men in popular culture have influenced societal views of Blacks for centuries. The typical stereotypes about Black women range from the smiling‚ a sexual and often obese Mammy to the promiscuous Jezebel who lures men with her sexual charms. However‚ the loud‚ smart mouthed‚ neck-rolling Black welfare mother is the popular image on reality television. These images portrayed in media

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    For decades now‚ people have debated the negative ways that images we see in media impact the way we perceive ourselves when it comes to beauty ideals and expectations. Today’s beauty standards of women have been created by advertisments and photos in the media‚ that portray unrealistic images of beauty. A 2004 study showed that‚ 72% of girls feel tremendous pressure to be beautiful‚ and 90% of women would change at least one thing about their physical appearance (Brodbeck 2007). According to the

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    gives us the information what the teenagers are doing every day. They are showing how the media has an influential to their young age people. There are many screens cut from movies‚ video games‚ television shows‚ or music videos showing in the trailer. The common point of those of is giving the images of women with their beauty and sexy looks. Next‚ they are giving us the pictures of famous and powerful women from sport players‚ actress‚ and television host to political activists. ’How

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    Portrayal of Women in the Media Gender is the psychological characteristics and social categories that are created by human culture. Doing gender is the concept that humans express their gender when they interact with one another. Messages about how a male or female is supposed to act come from many different places. Schools‚ parents‚ and friends can influence a person. Another major factor that influences millions of impressionable females and males is television. Not only does the television

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    every four college-aged women use unhealthy methods of weight and diet control – including fasting‚ skipping meals‚ and laxative abuse. The pressure to be thin is also affecting young girls; the Canadian Women’s Health Network warns that weight control measures are now being taken by girls as young as 5 and 6. In 2003‚ Teen Magazine reported that 35% of girls 6 to 12 years of age have already been on at least one diet. It is estimated that up to 450‚000 young girls and women were/are affected by an

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    way that young women and girls view themselves. Additionally‚ they try to stop the way that women are stereotypically portrayed in the media. Moreover‚ they take sexist and chauvinist messages about women and girls in the media and turn them into positive and empowering messages to women and girls. About-Face also tries to boost girls’ self-esteem and self-image by promoting self-acceptance and self-love. They also try to educate companies about how harmful certain messages in the media can be when

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    The number one wish of most women and girls is to loose weight. Media presents images that tell woman and girls that acceptance means being unnaturally thin. The average fashion model‚ whose image we are bombarded with‚ weighs twenty-three percent less than the average American woman. Twenty years ago‚ the average fashion model weighed only eight percent less. Only five percent of all women are born with the ideal fashion model body‚ which of course leaves

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    The Effect of Media’s Portrayal of Women Today‚ the media plays an important role in our society. It is a big component of our everyday lives because we are continuously exposed to it through different means such as the Internet and television. Although media has its positive aspects‚ one of the damages it generates is the objectifying‚ undermining‚ and idealization of women’s image. We see this present in many advertisements and commercials

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    Intro to Women’s Studies Media’s Portrayal of Women 9/9/13 Today‚ in American culture‚ women are portrayed harshly in media and judged by their peers. Women feel pressure from society to look‚ act‚ and conduct themselves in a certain way‚ but where do these ideas come from? Media and advertisements have a huge impact on women which may lead to negative actions. Advertisements do far more than sell the ads themselves‚ they portray women as objects‚ and tell women what is expected of them: to be skinny

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    "All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values." Marshall McLuhan Media is one of the most influential aspects of modern society. It plays an enormous role in setting societal standards and depicting how people‚ especially women‚ should act and appear. In everything from advertising‚ television programming‚ newspapers and magazines‚ to comic books‚ popular music‚ film and video games the media sets unrealistic standards for women. These unrealistic depictions

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