Damsel in distress

In commercials and advertisements you always see big brand name companies portraying genders in both a negative and positive way. You don’t really think about the underlying messages that the media puts out there, due to their catchy jingles and slogans. No matter how degrading advertisement strategies are, the main goal of all is to reel in customers and sell their products. Advertisements usually reel in their buyers by promoting controversial messages with modified images, or insulting…

Common weaponry during Medieval Times Clashing swords, flaming ballistae, gleaming armour, all images of battling knights riding in to save the damsel in distress. We all have an image of a knight engrained in our heads. Silver helmets, large sword, shield with an intricate crest emblazoned on it. These were all commonly used in thee times, but there was so much more to medieval weaponry than just a sword and shield. The weapons used were diverse and sophisticated and set a precedent for some…

One morning, when posed with the question of what is the matter by Pooh, Eeyore responds with the credo: “’Nothing, Pooh Bear, nothing. We can’t all, and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it’” (Milne 74). Eeyore is known as a very gloomy, sad character, and is often even diagnosed with depression. Almost everything Eeyore says is laced with hints of his negative outlook and attitude on life. The word “nothing” is defined as “not anything; no single thing” and “something of no importance…

revisits this “happily-ever-after”, but this is after Kai’s death and the appearance of her shade, presenting the concept of love transcending death. Also, typical fairy tales follow a brave knight or prince and a helpless female princess, a “damsel in distress”. However, The Woman Who Loved the Moon follows two very capable female warriors. On top of that, only one of the characters is human while the other is a magical being originating from the moon. Finally, Kai comes to love Sedi in a…

women’s egg. In medical practice and science textbooks, the sperm is constantly referred to as strong, has whiplash behaviors, and full of energy while the egg according to Martin’s “Egg and sperm” is old and weak, and commonly referred to as a damsel in distress (Martin, 1991). Thus, creating this idea of social construction that women will always be inferior to the dominant male because the symbols associated with the male sex are powerful while the symbols associated with the female are…

Ever since Disney Studios came out with their first cinematic masterpiece, their princesses have been looked upon as role models. Walt Disney has created a franchise with prim, proper female leads and charming princes. His first film, the beloved Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is about a young princess who seeks refuge in a cottage of seven dwarves. She is fleeing from her evil step mother who is envious of her beauty. Little girls idolize Snow White along with the other classic Disney…

In every society there is a set of rules, whether it’s written laws or a social norm. These are set to either maintain safety and regulation or prevent societal damage. Whether we choose to follow these rules or not, they are enforced by someone who should regularly choose what is best for their country or community. When someone who doesn’t have best interests in mind is in charge, negative results will surface. In the film V for Vendetta, James Mcteigue portrays the impact of a corrupt…

parallelism between King Kong and Ann Darrow provides a negative commentary on King Kong’s mistreatment and enslavement. However, this can be overlooked in Carl Denham’s ultimate overpowering of King Kong as the “Beast” and Ann Darrow’s role as the damsel in distress or the “Beauty.” Because the characters of King Kong and the tribe play to offensive exaggerations and stereotypes, Ann and Carl must also be looked at through that lens in a parallel, illustrating their role in creating and…

Consider the stereotype of men the ad presents: strong, handsome, and flirty, and ready to come to the rescue of any damsel in distress suffering from clogged drains. Not all men are ripped, not all men are extraordinarily good-looking, and not all men are valiant heroes, and that’s perfectly fine! The man displayed in this ad portrays an unrealistic standard for men. Since…

disenfranchised grief and discuss two examples. How are disenfranchised grief and stigmatized grief similar? How do they differ? Defined, the term ‘disenfranchise’ means to be deprived of something (Merriam-Webster, 2017). ‘Grief’ is defined as a deep distress or an unfortunate outcome (Merriam-Webster, 2017). When you put both of these terms together it essentially refers to being deprived of the right to grieve. In his own way Dennis Dixie explains disenfranchised grief as when the griever…