Gender and race inequality have been prevalent in society for many years. Both issues have been explored by numerous sociologists who have tried to find an explanation for these problems. More than one explanation has been procured, and no one explanation is able to fully embrace the entirety of the issue. One of the most popular, and sometimes slightly controversial, approaches that has been used to investigate the roots of the problem was introduced by Karl Marx during the mid-to-late 19th century: Marxism. This approach looks at the fiscal and hierarchical structure of society and it can be applied to gender and race issues that have popped up over the years. A recent issue that has been voiced by social media involves the unequal payment
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Men are seen as the main source of industrial power, whereas women are swept aside. With this in mind, it can be implied that women have no rights to be in the movie industry, because they are technically not capable of performing their roles as well as their male counterparts. Hence the question: why should women be paid as much as men, if they should not be there in the first place? The lower payment can be viewed as a way to discourage women from taking on bigger roles in movies and boycotting the industry …show more content…
Women do not constitute 50% of the acting portion of the movie industry, as would be expected. Instead, according to Time Magazine, “Women made up just 22% of protagonists in the top 100 domestic grossing films of 2015 and 34% of major characters” (Adamczyk). These numbers are significantly less than the anticipated 50%. One argument as to why this is the case was mentioned previously, where the majority of blockbusters have male protagonist. One of the more controversial topics has more of an economic basis to it: “Many argue that this stems from the antiquated and false notion that films starring women don’t sell” (Berg). The article that mentioned this claim gave examples where the belief that films starring women do not sell well is completely wrong. For example, Frozen, Inside Out, Maleficent, and Cinderella were hits! Different consumers simply have different tastes, so it is wrong to assume that all of the people that watch movies are into action movies where men are the protagonists or that they are all into Disney movies that have princesses (female
Men are seen as the main source of industrial power, whereas women are swept aside. With this in mind, it can be implied that women have no rights to be in the movie industry, because they are technically not capable of performing their roles as well as their male counterparts. Hence the question: why should women be paid as much as men, if they should not be there in the first place? The lower payment can be viewed as a way to discourage women from taking on bigger roles in movies and boycotting the industry …show more content…
Women do not constitute 50% of the acting portion of the movie industry, as would be expected. Instead, according to Time Magazine, “Women made up just 22% of protagonists in the top 100 domestic grossing films of 2015 and 34% of major characters” (Adamczyk). These numbers are significantly less than the anticipated 50%. One argument as to why this is the case was mentioned previously, where the majority of blockbusters have male protagonist. One of the more controversial topics has more of an economic basis to it: “Many argue that this stems from the antiquated and false notion that films starring women don’t sell” (Berg). The article that mentioned this claim gave examples where the belief that films starring women do not sell well is completely wrong. For example, Frozen, Inside Out, Maleficent, and Cinderella were hits! Different consumers simply have different tastes, so it is wrong to assume that all of the people that watch movies are into action movies where men are the protagonists or that they are all into Disney movies that have princesses (female