Calm Down, Dear.
Name the odd one out: A boat, a fridge, a stapler, a woman, a colander, a spoon.
The objectification of women is everywhere. Not just in the ubiquitous images that inundate the media of photo shopped woman, dolled up to meet the laborious requirements of today’s beauty standards. Or the bizarre advertisements for such things as yogurts where the women are dressed in very little clothing for no apparent reason but the male gaze (I don’t need the camera to linger on a woman’s nude shoulder to appreciate the richness of a Muller Fruit Corner) .Woman are sexualised in all forms of media simply to reel in the market: men. But sexual objectification is not the only problem – objectification takes place in many forms. In our male dominated world, women have very little representation in any spectrum. An outrageous level of inequality between men and women exists because women are viewed as objects not subjects.
With the extent of female representation in the media increasing, things have improved but today for a woman to hold a position of power, she is expected to do more than just her job. Female news reporters, Olympians and even politicians also have to look the part. Although it wasn’t in the job description, if you’re a woman in the …show more content…
I cried. Noddy had been an inspiration .The life of the party, driving round Toyland in ‘her’ red and yellow taxi, solving mysteries with the help of ‘her’ trusty companion Bumpy Dog. The cold truth that Noddy was a boy was devastating for me and I’m certain many other of my 4 year old contemporaries as it limited our aspirations and expectations of ourselves. You can only imagine my heartbreak when I found out about Bob the Builder. Young girls don’t get to be mischievous, crime fighting heroes or witty, intellectual builders. It’s usually one of the two classic roles, an insipid damsel in distress or a heartless
Name the odd one out: A boat, a fridge, a stapler, a woman, a colander, a spoon.
The objectification of women is everywhere. Not just in the ubiquitous images that inundate the media of photo shopped woman, dolled up to meet the laborious requirements of today’s beauty standards. Or the bizarre advertisements for such things as yogurts where the women are dressed in very little clothing for no apparent reason but the male gaze (I don’t need the camera to linger on a woman’s nude shoulder to appreciate the richness of a Muller Fruit Corner) .Woman are sexualised in all forms of media simply to reel in the market: men. But sexual objectification is not the only problem – objectification takes place in many forms. In our male dominated world, women have very little representation in any spectrum. An outrageous level of inequality between men and women exists because women are viewed as objects not subjects.
With the extent of female representation in the media increasing, things have improved but today for a woman to hold a position of power, she is expected to do more than just her job. Female news reporters, Olympians and even politicians also have to look the part. Although it wasn’t in the job description, if you’re a woman in the …show more content…
I cried. Noddy had been an inspiration .The life of the party, driving round Toyland in ‘her’ red and yellow taxi, solving mysteries with the help of ‘her’ trusty companion Bumpy Dog. The cold truth that Noddy was a boy was devastating for me and I’m certain many other of my 4 year old contemporaries as it limited our aspirations and expectations of ourselves. You can only imagine my heartbreak when I found out about Bob the Builder. Young girls don’t get to be mischievous, crime fighting heroes or witty, intellectual builders. It’s usually one of the two classic roles, an insipid damsel in distress or a heartless