Pornification Of Women

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Women have been disregard for so long in centuries in every nook and cranny of the globe. Can the culture possibly be any lower before the barbarians came knocking the door for them to realize that women too have prides and dignity? The previous generation has exercised extreme discrimination on women when they are expected to get married and stay at home without given the opportunity to further their studies to a higher level or getting a job. Thus, I agree with the notion that there are pornifications among women due to political issues that has been spread widely through mass media, entertainment and attitude of men. Parker (2007) state that:
“The confluence of the worst of modern American trends — national narcissism, the sexualization
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It happens once when women emerge in historic political gains in 2008 where Hillary Clinton was the first woman to be a major-party frontrunner for the presidential nomination but she was called a term that “rhymes with blunt”: Citizen United Not Timid (Anderson, 2011, p.2). Although current politics has open their eyes on the women capabilities on carrying the responsibilities in governing a country such as President Simonetta Sommaruga of Switzerland, President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović of Croatia and Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila of Namibia that goes down on the world history.
Majority of the videos that can be found in the mass media highlighted women as a trophy or things that men can be proud of. Current music industries shows total exploitation on women compared to the previous generation and yet, the society accepts it with open arms. It can be seen in most of the music videos portray female singer or dancer in revealing outfit with sexual dance moves while male singer as a successful career man who has total control over the ladies. According to Parker (2007), mass media is the perfect medium for the attention getter to be popular in a blink of an eye when she
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They thought the idea that men have a stronger sex drive than women was probably some obsolete, wrong, and possibly offensive stereotype. Which prove that men tend to treat women as an item for them to release their sexual fantasy over their lust. That is why there are 300 rape cases and 500 molestation cases that have been reported in Delhi in January to February 2015. Women might be more willing to adapt their sexuality to local norms and contexts and different situations, because they aren't quite so driven by strong urges and cravings as men

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