Monday, February 22, 2010

Kaeleen Kosmo

I want to examine how gender, principally the female gender, is portrayed in the media. It has been my observation that women are more times than not, and by more times than not I mean potentially 95% of the time, portrayed in either stereotypical roles or as sexualized ones. They are portrayed as nurses, secretaries, and other passive roles like teachers and mothers. Or in advertisements they are seen with minimal clothing passively posed. When women are shown in high-powered roles, like a business owner or renowned doctor, there roles are diluted by their imminent depiction as a promiscuous woman, sexual deviant, or untouchable vixen.

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