For populations which are generally overrepresented in popular culture (such as straight, white, middle-clsas men), there isn’t as much of a need to stretch to connect the media seen to their lives. However, for other populations that have been ignored and systematically oppressed, meaning brings a new light and appreciation to the art forms. By shunning women-centred media, we are discouraging girls and women from being active members of their society. We are demeaning those forms which allow a sanctuary, a sense of community, of learning and of peace from ridicule. Fiske stated that "..negotiating a feminine terrain where feminine meanings can be made and circulated, they keep patriarchy under constant interrogation, they legitimate feminine values and thus produce self-esteem for the women who live by them" (Fiske, 199). The audience has the power to make the change of what is valued, and it is time that we
For populations which are generally overrepresented in popular culture (such as straight, white, middle-clsas men), there isn’t as much of a need to stretch to connect the media seen to their lives. However, for other populations that have been ignored and systematically oppressed, meaning brings a new light and appreciation to the art forms. By shunning women-centred media, we are discouraging girls and women from being active members of their society. We are demeaning those forms which allow a sanctuary, a sense of community, of learning and of peace from ridicule. Fiske stated that "..negotiating a feminine terrain where feminine meanings can be made and circulated, they keep patriarchy under constant interrogation, they legitimate feminine values and thus produce self-esteem for the women who live by them" (Fiske, 199). The audience has the power to make the change of what is valued, and it is time that we