Objectification Of Women Essay

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The way women are mainly identified in most art and media is nothing other than a sex object use for the pleasing of male viewers. Women find it hard to identify themselves in society through media. The difference between the representation of men and women in the media is that men are dominant while women are submissive. Men are considered to be dominant because they are the head of the production in the media and advertisements in society, while the women are depicted to be weak and needy for the attention of men. When men are displayed in a sexually way in the media they are not considered to be submissive and their masculinity is never challenged. This shows that the sexual objectification of women is indeed a problem in society that is not recognized. In this paper I will be discussing the effects …show more content…

This shows all the traits of being submissive? Also, by showing the male viewer that is easy take advantage of women because they are easily tricked into doing things that are not good for their well-being for the attention of men. Men in advertisement exaggerate their masculinity and power by displaying that they are successful and that they have moneymaking careers. This is due to their appearance of having a strong physique or that they are simply dressed in suits.
It shows to our understanding as females of what is considered to be acceptable in our culture today and that is the exploitation of our bodies in the media. It teaches us women that is more than okay to display ourselves as sexy creatures because this brings out the power in ourselves as women rather than showing how intelligent we are. With this being said, it brings out the fact that women are displayed as objects for the public eyes rather than promoting examples for the younger generation of girls of ways a woman should be treated with

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