1. Why, does the film argue, is the under-representation of women in the political process in the U.S. (and in leadership positions more generally) a big problem?
The film argues that the women in the political process in the US are a big problem since they are highly sexualized, depicted as non-intellectual as well as being mocked. They are viewed as the sexual icons which can be used in the advertisement rather than run the political responsibilities.
2. According to the film, what is women’s best option for achieving “empowerment” according to the popular media portrayals?
The women best options of becoming empowered according to the popular Medias portrayals are that the women are their physical appearance. It is depicted that they …show more content…
For instance, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton when they struggle on crafting their political images, they were ripped off by use of sexualism by the male counterparts which caused them not to win the 2008 election.
4. How does the film explain, in the entertainment industry, why most of the leadership (and sought-after talent) is comprised of (most often racially white) men? Do you think this same process can occur in other types of industries as well?
In the film, the entertaining industry, the leadership talent being sought is compromised since the males only look at the looks and how the curvaceous women are and additionally how beautiful they are in deciding on what to offer regarding the leadership responsibilities to women. The most beautiful and those having nice features always win. In my opinion, these same processes occur in any other industries since the men still have the culture of looking at the female looks before making decisions irrespective of the qualifications and talent …show more content…
In this case, a person might decide to fulfill their desires to any female who comes their way. In this way, unwillingly, they seduce them and even force them to have sexual activity which justifies the myths of rapes. In my opinion, censorship is not generally a solution but can help reduce these problems. The solutions to this problem are to teach the community regarding the moral values and the importance of respect to one another.
8. Do you have hope that this situation will change in the future? If the media images changed, do you think changes in how we think about gender would follow? Or, do you think society needs to change before the media images can change?
In my opinion, I think this situation will not change in the future. This is because the people are used to this and as the new generation develops; they are being guided to believe in such and thus getting used to it. Changing the media images will help reduce but not eliminate since with the emerging technology as well, the people will still have access to such media images. To completely change this, the media should first change then the society changes since the society changing without the media changing will not yield any positive results as the society members will still be exposed to such
The film argues that the women in the political process in the US are a big problem since they are highly sexualized, depicted as non-intellectual as well as being mocked. They are viewed as the sexual icons which can be used in the advertisement rather than run the political responsibilities.
2. According to the film, what is women’s best option for achieving “empowerment” according to the popular media portrayals?
The women best options of becoming empowered according to the popular Medias portrayals are that the women are their physical appearance. It is depicted that they …show more content…
For instance, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton when they struggle on crafting their political images, they were ripped off by use of sexualism by the male counterparts which caused them not to win the 2008 election.
4. How does the film explain, in the entertainment industry, why most of the leadership (and sought-after talent) is comprised of (most often racially white) men? Do you think this same process can occur in other types of industries as well?
In the film, the entertaining industry, the leadership talent being sought is compromised since the males only look at the looks and how the curvaceous women are and additionally how beautiful they are in deciding on what to offer regarding the leadership responsibilities to women. The most beautiful and those having nice features always win. In my opinion, these same processes occur in any other industries since the men still have the culture of looking at the female looks before making decisions irrespective of the qualifications and talent …show more content…
In this case, a person might decide to fulfill their desires to any female who comes their way. In this way, unwillingly, they seduce them and even force them to have sexual activity which justifies the myths of rapes. In my opinion, censorship is not generally a solution but can help reduce these problems. The solutions to this problem are to teach the community regarding the moral values and the importance of respect to one another.
8. Do you have hope that this situation will change in the future? If the media images changed, do you think changes in how we think about gender would follow? Or, do you think society needs to change before the media images can change?
In my opinion, I think this situation will not change in the future. This is because the people are used to this and as the new generation develops; they are being guided to believe in such and thus getting used to it. Changing the media images will help reduce but not eliminate since with the emerging technology as well, the people will still have access to such media images. To completely change this, the media should first change then the society changes since the society changing without the media changing will not yield any positive results as the society members will still be exposed to such