We've been reading a lot of articles in class about how women are portrayed in media. One article that i found very interesting talks about how TV shows depict helpless and weak women in jobs such as secretarys or personal assistants and how their male boss always ends up getting "involved" with them. The article picks apart how its unfair that women are put in that position and the writer makes an opinionated statement saying that men are much more attracted to weaker women rather than powerful business women.
Lets turn the tables though. What do you see on an overwhelmingly surprising amount of TV shows and movies today? You see the everyday, average joe, blue collar working husband/father constantly being reminded and told how useless and stupid he is. And do you see any male interest groups causing a fuss about how they're portrayed in the media? No. I just think that people shouldn't care so much if their race or ethnicity is poked fun at in a T.V. show or a movie. Maybe i'm being hypocritical by writing this post but i'm not mad nor am i trying to cause a fuss. I just want to get my point across that people need to stop being so sensitive when it comes to how they're portrayed in the media. http://www.askmen.com/daily/austin_60/65_fashion_style.html
Matt, you are unclear about your arguement. I don't understand what your trying to say. In the beginning you were saying things about how the media portrays the females as being less than men but then toward the end you are saying that the media makes men seem less than women. Im not saying that you have a bad agruement I just dont really understand where you are going with it. There are more movies and shows out there making females seem lesser than men than movies with men seeming lesser. Male groups don't make a fuss about it and females groups do so maybe that's why they have begun to change the tables on who they make be less.
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