Objectification

Down East. The film by D. W. Griffith expresses its plot and numerous subplots in a manner that appealed to audiences and marked a change in the era of filmmaking. Through the masterful storytelling of the piece, definite instances and themes of objectification and discrimination of and toward women prove extremely evident. A common occurrence in the American silent film, the melodrama serves as a comprehensive means of translating the overlying motif in a telltale manner. The overarching…

metaphor, simile, and hyperbole. Through the creation of this extensive physical description of the object of affection, the blason is considered to be the literary manifestation of the male gaze and is critiqued as a patriarchal method for the objectification of women. However, poets such as Shakespeare and Marlowe alter the conventions of this trope. In his “Sonnet 130,” Shakespeare parodies the traditions of the Petrarchan sonnet through his description of his mistress. And in his poem Hero…

average American. Films such as Legally Blonde, Erin Brockocich, and The Verdict feature women in the legal field. The women in the films struggle with the same issues women face in the actual workforce. Women in law often face discrimination and objectification in the workplace. Issues concerning gender equality in the profession have been existent since women began working in law. Is possible for a woman to turn their disadvantages in their favor? The American Bar Association…

illustrates his sole goal of obtaining Daisy Buchanan. He depreciates the value of Daisy by assigning her to this green light. He sees her not just as a girl, but as an achievement or something to work for. Her life is made insignificant because of the objectification from Jay. Gatsby feels nervous to even have a hope of being with her again. He enjoys the idea of working to acquire her rather than the ability to find love again. Harold Bloom discusses how Daisy is used by Gatsby as his own…

Back in time of history, gender inequality, especially women, has been around for decades that has affected everyone till this day. Gender inequality had women struggling through decades for rights that was given to them. On September 17, 1787, the Constitution was written that states that “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex”, even so women still have to struggle to fight for what was theirs. In society in the…

Objectifying Women in Advertising: By Sarah and Cassiopeia Objectification. American Apparel has created serval advertisements that fall under the category of dehumanizing and objectifying. We have found a series of ads that prove this so. By comparing the male and female models you can clearly see an ongoing theme of degrading women specifically. There are many problems with this product’s models. One being it’s exactly the same shirt just being depicted differently due to the gender of the…

being and are often objectified, their main function is belong to a man and fulfill his desires.They are completely disregarded and treated as if they are subhuman. In the novel, The Devil in the White City, women are dehumanized through sexual objectification, as they exist only to feed the desires of men.Women are controlled by the men in their life and their desires, this not only acts as a detriment to the women but also to the men.The perverse desires of Herman Webster Mudgett and Dr. H…

psychological warfare and with this being the twenty-first century, needs to be outlawed altogether. It dehumanizes it's subjects with the use of all types of media and preys on humans herd mentality. The medias opinions fuel the fire of mass objectification that is propaganda which more often than not will also hurt those within the nation. Despite the fluctuating opinions on propaganda, it is not needed in this century. Dehumanization can be defined as the psychological process of making…

Violence in violent video games had remained to be a major concern in society. In addition to the controversy of VVGs, a new subject emerged when gender activists began to enter the discussion and industry. While studies of videogames using sociological and gender theories had existed before, these issues had been highlighted by many organizations in most recent years. One of the more prominent activists is Anita Sarkeesian. She is a Canadian-American feminist (owner of the YouTube channel…

on television are mostly portrayed as sexy or fiesty and the roles they play are stereotypical such as maids and housewives. When called sexy, one may easily take it as a compliment but when it is consistently portrayed in the media, it’s an objectification of the Hispanic woman for her body and sensuality. The small representation is not even the worst part of Latinos/Latinas in the media, the negative portrayals and encouraging stereotypes are. “Latinos are likely to find familiar faces on…