Media in our world now portray women as sex objects. Front covers usually have a woman showing as much skin as possible and showing tall, thin women. This gives a certain image to women on how all women “should” be. Television shows use women as the source to their jokes such as Marge Simpson from The Simpsons, or Liz Lemon from 30 Rock. Marge is a typical traditionally characterized housewife, and when she does try and go out for a job it is a huge joke, where things go wrong and she ends up back to where she was. Liz Lemon is a producer for a television network who is constantly harassed by her boss Jack Donaghy. Lemon is different in the fact that she is able to pursue her goals and dreams but like all of these media representations she is looked at as an object. The front cover featuring a model, Marge Simpson, and Liz Lemon are all being held back by stereotypical men who believe in traditional ideas, when you mix these with the perceptions the media is giving off women viewers are in very troubled waters. They see these episodes and realize they need to be that certain way, or that since they area woman they are unlikely to make more than men and are going to be treated unfairly, so why even try to pursue a higher education. I feel that personally the media is the primary cause of all the issues we have in the world, that they instill these ideas into us everyday, everywhere we go. I am not saying we need to stop watching these programs or magazines we just need to take them less literally and realize that we shouldn’t put ourselves under those same circumstances.
News Article:
http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-human-condition/2010/04/08/leslie-knope-liz-lemon-and-the-feminist-lessons-of-nbc-s-parks-and-recreation.html
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