Female genital cutting

body being examined through a social construct instead of a science classification. In the 1970’s, the female body was explained in terms of how the male body was perceived, for example: in texts written by the Ancient Greeks would refer the female genitals, the ovaries as the “female testicle”, as it used the male organs to lead every description. The illustrations that were shown of the female genitalia very closely resembled the male penis and someone could believe that there really is no…

Roger Silverstone examines the interconnection between the mediated platform and our ordinary everyday lives by analysing different dynamics of the ‘mediapolis’ in the chapter ‘The Mediapolis and Everyday Life’ from his book ‘Media and Morality’ (Silverstone, 2007). Silverstone’s analysis rests as a strong basis for developing arguments relating to the study of participants’ consumption and production of circulated media. This is clearly seen in Myria Georgiou’s article ‘Watching soap opera in…

Guilty Not Guilty Found in the November 2017 issue of InStyle magazine, Gucci Guilty, by Gucci, sells the basic eurocentric sex appeal to women if you buy this perfume. The advertisers use various visual techniques to suggest that it’s okay to bide into your deepest desire and note feel guilty about doing it. This appeal targets women who want a more entertaining sex life. Based where I found this ad, this magazine is often read by 25 years old and above which makes the ad semi-effective.…

1. Identify and describe a concrete situation of intercultural communication. The article, Muslim Woman Says Manager Pulled Off Hijab, introduces a story of a woman who is assaulted in her workplace due to the cultural insensitivity of her manager. The Muslim woman was assaulted by her supervisor who ripped off her hijab in the kitchen of their workplace, before asking her to do so herself. Apparently, the manager was enforcing a new policy that requires all workers to change hairnets after…

Ad Analysis Essay There are many stereotypes about females. People think that women aren’t as strong as men, and aren’t as good at sports. Girls are never supposed to be the hero of the story, they are supposed to be the ones being rescued. It is hard enough for teenage girls who are going through puberty, but even harder when they are exposed to certain biases throughout the media. In an ad by Always, they ask a group of average male and female teenagers to run like a girl, fight like a girl,…

Just as in Miss Representation, Tough Guise 2 evaluates the effect of a toxic gender hierarchy portrayed in American media. However, this documentary focuses more on the male experience and how constructs and scripts of masculinity can affect them throughout their lives. While girls contend with images of Barbie Malibu as the standard of feminine appearance, boys are shown a GI Joe with biceps that measure even larger than Dwayne Johnson’s as the ideal standard of physical masculinity.…

SUMMARY/PRÉCIS: In the article, “Every Little Girl Wants to Be a Princess, Right?” the author, Mariah Jackson represents her main claim in her thesis where she says that child beauty pageants have to be eliminated in their current form. Through the essay, the author brings evidence to support her stand. Likewise, Mariah Jackson gives the reasons of why she is against the current child beauty pageants, for example, the author mentions that pageants exhibit age-inappropriate sexuality, causing a…

Beyonce’s lyrcis, she says “I twirl on them” and “slay or be elimated”. These lyrics suggest that it may be a fight, but women need to do whatever they can to have equality right now. If they do not take their opportunity, there will always be a lack of female power. Beyonce also says, “prove to me you got some coordination”. This explains that she has a plan to be in power and wants to be looked up to. The director of “Formation” specifically pictures women in luxurious clothing to spotlight…

The moral philosophy of feminism is a big part of today's world socially. Women feel that they are not treated the same as men on a social level considering that men do not receive the same consequences that women do when they do not accept their traditional gender role. In “Feminist Criticism” an article by Lois Tyson from 2006, Tyson talks about what traditional gender roles are in today's society. She compares the ways in which men and women are seen in society and how women can be seen as…

The Origins of Male Dominance Throughout thousands of years, many different societies have formed and flourished with men and women holding equal roles in the advancement of society. However, in virtually every society to date, men have considered themselves superior to women. This idea exists as one of the most expressive and common aspects of human culture. Masculinity takes on the dominant characteristic during the early twentieth century in the tribes of the lower Niger, the setting of…