Sexism In The Media Essay

Sexism is not a gender issue it is a humanity issue. If someone is a 'feminist' it means they are someone who supports the cause for equal rights for women. At a time when women are extremely sexualised in the media it is very important to make sure we are aiming to empower young women and make sure they are confident in their own skin, the only way to do this is to change the way the media we consume everyday portray women. Feminism was established by a women called Emmeline Pankhurst, the reason being women were fed up with always being second best to men and being treated like a lower class. Pankhurst was a leading British right activist and managed to battle her way in to winning women the right to vote.

The main reason for a girl's low self-esteem in the modern world is the reflections of women she sees all around her in the modern media. Sexism is happening so much in the media it has became the norm, so much that we never even realise it most of the time. Wherever women glance, they see images of females that are completely unrealistic. No matter how much a female endeavours to be just like these unnatural figures, she will never be able to achieve the waif like figure, the nearly impossible height goals, and the mesmeric facial structures in which she is being exposed to everyday by the media. Victoria's Secret Models, for example give women these highly unachievable height and weight goals. The requirements to …show more content…
The song 'Blurred lines' by Robin Thicke promotes the idea if a women says no to spending the night with a man she actually means yes, she is just playing hard to get. The image that is being portrayed here misrepresents who we are, humiliates us, and makes it harder for us to see women as human. When women are only shown as flawless and weak or rich and bitchy, it becomes more difficult for both men and women to accept us as the diverse multifaceted people we really