...gone by the appellation stereotype was the prejudicial notations used to define members of a social or ethnic group. However in today’s social order the term stereotype has transposed into something based less on ethnicity and race, but more towards face values, in other words an individual’s personal image or identity. Stereotypes allow human beings to typecast an incalculable amount of people into categories almost as if defining the world in order to see it. Stereotypes save society the trouble of unmasking what the world is truly like by giving it its familiarized look. On the subject of stereotypes there was a situation in the Delta Zeta sorority at DePauw University that raised some questions on the matter. It was scrutinized to see if stereotyping might have played a role when 23...
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...society. We have given women so many stereotypes to live up to it making it almost impossible to be truly accepted by society. With ads starting to target younger generations through social sites and television, much of what you see now targets certain demographics. These demographics are women of all ages. They are using sex, the historical ideas of women, and Wall Street to abuse the images of women. Companies use the looks of women to sell their products and it is harming the lives of everyone in today’s society. We are so influenced today by the thought of what people think that we will listen to anyone and anything telling us what to do and how to look, no matter what the cost is. The media uses women in order to sell objects because they can attract both men and women by portraying a woman a certain way. They use women as sex objects in more than one way because “sex sells”. The way they attract men is by making a woman look sexually appealing. Ad companies throughout all of the media do this because they believe that all men will be drawn to an ad with a sexual woman on it. The way they pose her and the clothes she wears are all strategic moves for the companies; it helps them sell. However, this method is creating a negative view of all women in society. They draw in women the same way they capture a man’s attention. They use the same women with perfect bodies to attract females because they know that women all want to look good and what better way to get them to buy a product...
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...Living in the south as a slaved woman, you were subjected to two stereotypes basically, and that was Jezebel and Mammy during the slave era. To be honest things really has not changed that much dealing with those two stereotypes in America today. The stereotypes, somewhat, served to basically cover up all the things that were going on in the system in which the slaves where in within the South. From the reading of Mr. John Miller article, he explained clearly for me that “the Jezebel stereotype attempted to veil the white man's licentious behavior and sexual violation of black women.” Furthermore, he explained that “the Mammy stereotype was created in an attempt to restore a pure image of domestic morality as a result of the white man's...
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...this endless cycle, these actors are reinforcing these ideas that everyone in that specific social group acts that way in real life. Actors in television are reinforcing these hegemonic ideas and thoughts to new generations. Women in television have been slowly overcoming the stereotypes of only good for housework, taking care of the children, and not being strong, powerful, or confident without a man by their side. New stereotypes have evolved over the years, that has caused certain women in television to be misrepresented by actors. Plus size women have become a group of people that have been sidelined from important roles, and even television altogether, because of their size and shape. The generic...
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...Women’s Film 10/5/2011 There’s Something About Mary! In the film There’s Something About Mary a few men fall in love with a beautiful women named Mary. This very attractive women is portrayed as a women who has it all, a great personality, spunky attitude, college graduate, smoking body, and a caring kind heart. She is portrayed as the ideal woman that any man would love to fall in love with and in fact in this comedy film some men did although some seemed more obsessed than in love. It all starts with a man named Ted, that fell head over heals over Mary in high school but unfortunately lost touch with her over the years. After a few years Ted decides to find her and hires a sketchy private investigator recommended by his friend Dom, named Healy to find Mary, who then falls for Mary when he finds her but in the process he crashes into a guy named Tucker. Tucker is also a friend of Mary’s and is head over heels for her as well and gets in the way of Healy’s schematic newfound relationship with Mary. All these guys knew Mary including Dom and had created a relationship with her but Mary had a slight more attraction for Ted and Healy. Unfortunately every man had lied about their lives to Mary in order to stay on good terms with her or to impress her. After Ted had regained contact with Mary and as Mary was falling for Ted and leaving Healy behind Dom wrote a letter to Mary revealing how Ted had found her and Healy as well and ruined the relationships between the guys and...
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...between the media and the issues of women in STEM. These articles look at how the media creates an image of scientists on the basis of stereotypes and the gender gap. All these different shows take on the topic in certain ways that may put women studying STEM in either a positive or negative light. However, they do all focus on the idea of making these field gender inclusive. Men want what was once theirs to stay theirs, except society has grown to be more accepting of woman in these fields. This raises the question of where are all the women in STEM fields. There seems to be interest, but the number of women who actually pursue these fields is really low. Other similar research examines the numerous...
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...Gender Stereotypes Common phrases frequently repeated in American households such as, “Girls don’t do that!”, often reflect a cultural and physical distinction between males and females. From the very moment children are born, they are labeled with predisposed gender characteristics— boys receive a blue cloth and are put into a room decorated with cars, and girls receive a pink cloth and are put into a room decorated with flowers. As they mature, many children start to recognize both physical and mental differences thus increasing the fixed gap between genders. In fact, gender has also hindered the progression of America regarding freedom of expression- a right included in the very first amendment of our Constitution. Currently, gender is...
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...Should women really be defined by their body image and beauty? “The Fashion industry is no stranger to stereotypes, urging women that being supper thin without an ounce of body fat or carvers is the way to be sex. Contemporary society seems to believe that women are supposed to look certain way. The message on the Victoria secret ad, is trying to communicate by using “The perfect body” campaign to promote their lingerie line. This ad represents the ideal type of body that women should have to be attractive in today’s society. On the second ad, a ZU shoe is promoting its products, by using slander woman to persuade the viewers to buy their shoes. The two images depict the stereotype of the unobtainable and idealized version of perfect looking women by using body proportions, clothing and facial depiction....
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...“Barbie” Society has placed immense pressure on girls and women of all ages. The definition of Beauty has been altered over the years and the expectation of what beauty looks like is now sickly represented by a materialistic object, a Barbie Doll. Although not every individual conforms to expecting this modern representation of beauty, society as a whole has placed pressure on girls and women to strive to look this way. The consequences of not having this appearance are often brutal. Girls are deemed as ugly, unpopular, and are frequently disrespected by their peers or most often by men. Contemporary poet Marge Piercy published a narrative poem titled “Barbie Doll.” The Four stanzas provide the reader with a brief tale of a nameless “girlchild” (1) whose life, markedly influenced by others’ opinions, comes to a sad and premature end. Piercy captures the stereotypes and pressure on girls’ lives and the effects it has on them. She creates this overall effect with her use of characterization throughout the poem. “This girlchild was born as usual,” the poem begins (1). As a child she is given ostensibly appropriate gifts that expose her to feminism. She receives miniature home appliances, dolls, and makeup. The expectation is set at a very early age for her to later conform to society’s view of a doll playing pretty girl. Later, “in the magic of puberty,” (1) a schoolmate comments unflatteringly on her appearance, noting her “great big nose and fat legs” (1). From the second stanza...
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...American society has created its stereotypes of what is considered masculine and feminine traits. Most women tend to be feminine as they wear makeup, dresses, miniskirts, and are soft spoken. On the other hand, men are seen as dominant, and in athletic apparel, or casual clothing. But not every female nor male fits these stereotypes. I have changed the aspect of myself from the perceived philosophies of dressing in femininity. I have created a gender argument producing an identity that does not precisely match my so called gender. I argue that cross dressing on a woman does not define a woman’s gender nor sexuality. With what is considered male clothing, I am still a woman. My intentions are to show the relationship between gender and sex and how gender and sex is socially constructed. To address the nature of identity through feminist ideas and how it is represented. I offer to show that one's...
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...Film Critique Walt Disney’s The Princess and the frog I am going to write about three issues that I noticed in the film “The Princess and the Frog” by Disney. The three topics I am going to talk about are classism, discrimination, and stereotypes in that respected order. This film brought up several issues, but those are the three I chose to focus on because these three were more predominate throughout the film. Set in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century, The Princess and the Frog concerns a poor African-American girl named Tiana who has a knack for cooking, and dreams of opening her own restaurant. Her best friend since childhood is a privileged white girl whose wealthy father employs Tiana's mother as a dressmaker. When the friend's family hosts a party for Prince Naveen of Maldonia, Dr. Facilier,a.k.a the Shadow Man, an expert in black magic, turns the visiting royal into a frog. The now amphibious Naveen convinces Tiana that a kiss will reverse the spell, and if she obliges him he'll provide the money she needs to open her dream restaurant. However, their smooch not only fails to turn him back into a human, but transforms Tiana into a frog as well. The duo then sets out to find a voodoo priestess who can set everything right.“www.fandango.com “ Let’s start with classism, which a biased or discriminatory attitude based on distinctions is made between social or economic classes or the viewing of society as being composed of distinct classes. This...
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...Comparison Essay 1 Thesis: The literary works The Welcome Table by Alice Walker / what it's like to be a black girl by Patricia Smith represent African American women who have faced challenges of sexism, racism and stereotypes in American life. Racism and Sexism are questions that I will discuss and examine. I will compare tand contrast similarities of both poems. I will explain and give examples to show how these two poems exhibit different scenarios but similar views about how race and ethnicity can affect women of color based on prejudice and stereotypes. The main character is a nearly blind, old black woman with a lean build and a grayish tone to her skin. She wears a mildewed black dress with missing buttons and a grease-stained head rag covering her pigtails. She has blue-brown eyes, is ashen in appearance and much wrinkled. She is perspiring from her walk and is shivering from the cold. She enters the white Church and sits, singing in her head. She is physically thrown out of the church. After the woman is turned away she begins to feel a sense of loneliness, and an outcast. “She sees Jesus walking down the highway and is giddy with joy. Jesus tells her to follow him and she does, walking alongside him. He looks just like she thought he would, and he listens to her sing and talk to him. She feels great beside him and can walk as long as he wants. (Smith,).The women in my opinion feel that God...
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...By watching YouTube videos, television shows, movies, or any form of news, it is obvious that what we should be thinking of women today (obtain authority, become a successful business woman, getting paid equal to men), is extremely different to how women are portrayed in the media. Todays women in the media are sexualized, they provide unrealistic expectations, and there are undeniable stereotypes. To begin, women are exceedingly sexualized in the media. Pornographic pictures of women are a huge component of media today, which leads to the objectification of women. By having these women viewed as sexual objects, the main reason why marketing companies do this is to attract men, and to have other women looking up to the advertised women as a role model. A good example is the Calvin Klein commercials, where women are seen as sexualized (making other women jealous and wanting to be like them) and sexually attracting men (if they buy this product they will get the girls). Another example is the MTV channel. The women on this channel will arouse sexual fantasies, but the less seductive more modest female singers barely get...
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...Head, Tom “Interracial Marriage Laws; A Short Timeline History” Web. http://www.civilliberty.about.com/od/raceequalopportunity/t p/Interracial-Marriage-Laws-History-Timeline.htm This article is an interesting history of regulations regarding interracial relationships and marriages. The United States and its Colonial processors had banned miscegenation centuries ago to prevent mixing of races. In 1667 the first British laws was passed in Maryland to prohibit marriage between Whites and slaves. It also mandated enslavement of any White woman who marries a black man. In 1691 Commonwealth of Virginia bans all interracial marriages and if a White marries a person of color, he or she would be exiled. Maryland soon followed suit. In 1780, Pennsylvania repealed such laws to gradually abolish slavery. in 1843 Massachusetts became second state to repeal miscegenation laws. In 1883, “Pace v. Alabama”, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules that state-level bans on interracial marriage do not violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. constitution. The ruling held for more than 80 years. In 1922, Congress passed the Cable Act, which prohibited marriages between Whites and Blacks and Whites and Asians. In 1964, “McLaughlin Vs Florida” Supreme Court rules that bans on interracial marriages violates 14th amendments. Finally in 1976, Loving Vs Virginia, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned “Pace Vs Alabama”. In 2000 Alabama became the last state to lift this ban. Judice, Cheryl...
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...results I knew this is what I want to write about. The reason for this is because the first five articles that came up were not just about female offenders, they were all about black female offenders. You see, I think this is a pretty clear picture of the face that our stereotype criminal is black, either it is a woman or a man. In this essay I will look at how women experience criminal justice today, and despite the fact that google is trying to make it look like all offenders are black, I will include all nationalities. And then I will discuss what can and what needs to be changed for the criminal system to be better and more functional. A particular issue that I am going to have a further look at is if and possibly why women from suburban societies are treated differently in criminal settings than women from lower social rankings, e.g. homeless or prostitutes. The biggest question right now is, how does the justice system treat females? Obviously they are treated different than men because males are considered to stand more and to be built completely different physical and psychological, not to come across as a feminist or something even though that is pretty difficult in this case, but is that a fair game? I am aware that my task in this essay is to discuss what further changes I think is necessary to improve women’s experience of criminal justice, but my opinion is that equality would be the only right answer here. That we still live in a society where woman and men are still...
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