Gender Stereotypes In Emoji Feminism By Amy Butcher

Gender is the social and cultural defining between male and female. Each individual makes a distinction of identifying as one, both, or neither. Society sees men as dominant, strong, and emotionless. Society sees women as submissive, vulnerable, vulnerable, and emotional. These archetypes of the two genders are perpetuated by culture. The culture of where one lives influences their decisions and views. The media also plays a role in this perpetuation. The media establish the stereotypes of men and women and influences our thoughts about them through their portrayal. In the comic of Suffragettes in the City, the women desire the right to vote. The women need equality. The comic shows them as disorganized, distracted, and confused. In the opinion …show more content…
Butcher uses the emoji version of the “We Can Do It” campaign for women in World War II, by showing a picture of a smirking emoji in a bandana flexing its arm. The speech tells a story about Butcher’s friend who had received a tenure. Butcher wanted to congratulate her friend by sending her emojis. She used a unicorn because of the immediate thought that it was amazing for her to get the tenure. However, it comes across her mind that she used the unicorn because her friend is a rare majestic creature who has received this amazing opportunity. A tenure is a permanent position for teachers or professors. There are depictions of women in emojis as dancers, brides, princesses, etc. There are no depictions of women being doctors, lawyers, or accountants. However, the emojis that depict men are police officers, construction workers, and firefighters. The stereotype of women’s standard of beauty is shown in the emojis. Although women are now the majority of breadwinners in American homes, they are still depicted as only being useful for beauty. The closest to power that Butcher found in emojis was the flamenco dancer. The flamenco dancer suggests self-assurance. She had decided that her friend was a penguin, because penguins persevere through their struggles. Butcher uses sarcasm when describing the female emojis to demean the depiction of women. She finds it offensive that the only depictions of women in the emoji is something from Playboy. The purpose of this text would be to declare an opinion on the representation of females in emojis. The author is a feminist who is outraged for how the emojis cannot represent women in any other way than beauty. The audience would be fellow feminists or women who want to be represented correctly in all forms of media and communication. An opinion is a description of one’s thoughts about a subject. Therefore, others could agree or disagree with her opinion. The