The Smurfette Principle: A Popular Media Phenomenon By Youssef Sourgo You have certainly had the opportunity to read or watch The Smurfs. The Smurfs was “a Belgium comic and television franchise centered on a group of small blue creatures.” In order to understand the “Smurfette Principle‚” it’s necessary to watch at least one episode of The Smurfs which features Smurfette. Smurfette‚ the only female Smurf‚ is now used as an analogy for female characters who exists alongside a large number of male
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The Smurfette Principle The Smurfette principle is a controversy on how TV shows and movies have all men/boys as characters with zero to one girl. A writer by the name Katha Pollitt writes an article in the New York Times talking about this principle. She defines her principle as‚ “…a group of male buddies will be accented by a lone female‚ stereotypically defined” (Pollitt). She uses her daughter to explain to us that there is just not enough shows for little girls to watch. She mentions how
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I thought they were great. As I’ve grown‚ I have noticed a trend in girl’s attitudes. The attitude most girls have who have watched the so called‚ Disney princess movies‚ lies somewhere between self-centered and bratty. In the short story “Smurfette Principle‚” by Katha Pollitt‚ she covers the idea that in entertainment‚ girls only exist in relation to a group of boys (545). I think she slightly overlooks entertainment’s influence on girls. So even though Pollitt gives reasonable examples of sexism
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think about that‚ we are one of the only countries who have truly ‘guaranteed media freedom’‚ that is something very special as well as something that is paramount to maintaining a functioning democratic society. It seems as if we almost take for granted the myriad of different sources and outlets that we can pull from and learn from. In this writing I will present you with two different ideologies that weigh in on the media system in America today‚ one from a liberal’s point of view and one from a
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in (possible) crisis‚ ’girl power’‚ popular feminism‚ diversity of sexualities‚ gender trouble‚ media power‚ contradictions and change. Each of these themes is briefly discussed below. Fluidity of identities and the decline of tradition We have seen various ways in which popular ideas about the self in society have changed‚ so that identity is today seen as more fluid and transformable than ever before. Twenty or thirty years ago‚ analysis of popular media often told researchers that mainstream
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defines media as “a means of carrying or communicating information”. Earlier‚ the most prominent and popular media had been the newspaper and other print materials. Cinema‚ the moving picture‚ was then invented. Later‚ with the advancement of technology‚ radio and television emerged. As years rolled by‚ all parts of the globe got connected through the Internet. Several other media were developed using this global network for interaction and communication of messages and information. Media plays an
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contribute to our understanding of the media and popular culture? Psychoanalysis is the science of the unconscious functions of the mind and personality. The theories originate from Austrian neurologist‚ Sigmund Freud. He discovered these as a treatment for health problems and also as a way to understanding more about your mind. In this essay I am going to discuss how these theories discovered many years ago have contributed to popular culture and media. Sigmund Freud divided the soul into
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Values Portrayed in Popular Media Donna Berg ENG 122: English Composition II Instructor Mary Harmon March 12‚ 2012 The mass media plays a key role in today’s society. From the young to the old‚ most everyone relies upon some form of popular media for entertainment‚ information‚ communication and education. Additionally‚ a large part of our beliefs‚ values and knowledge are gained through some type of popular media. The numerous sources of media in use today make it close to impossible to avoid
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Mass Media and Popular Culture March‚ 2009 Let us face the facts‚ mass media and popular culture need each other to coexist. Furthermore‚ in today’s society the mass media serves the interest of popular culture. Moreover‚ it is the vehicle of free speech in a diverse‚ multicultural society. In addition‚ mass media refers to communication via radio‚ televisions‚ movie theaters‚ television‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and‚ etc; thereby‚ reaching out to the larger audience. On the contrary‚ popular
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westwood college online | Week 9: Psychological Disorders | Project 2 – Psychology in the Popular Media Paper | | Andrew Carrillo | 10/2/2010 | Identify and define the psychological construct you have chosen to use. Identify the medium that the construct is evident in and give a brief summary of the story and/or plot of the medium. Explain in detail how the construct is used in the story‚ play‚ show‚ etc. Conclude by identifying what you believe are the good or bad aspects or results
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