Why do we have sterotypes? There is a lot of propaganda which tells children to be their own person, so why do we put poeple down when they do something the society does not accept? Why do we laugh or alienate those who look or act differently? One of the very big sterotypes are the gender roles. The ones that say women need to be at home and cannot like or do the same things men do. Another big sterotype I will address is women need to look beautiful. They need to have make-up on and show off their bodies. According to many popular magazines women need to be a certain size or they are "overweight" which apparently makes them unattractive. `Also which is better, body or brain? According to society, the body is far more important. Why be smart of you can have size DD breasts or giant muscles? One of the last sterotypes I will be addressing is the idea that all men have to be 100% masculient. Most of these sterotypes are put in a joking matters now, but they still harm the victim's self-esteem.
What does it mean to be a woman? Ever since women recieved their rights in the 1920s we have slowly moved towards fully accepting that women do deserve and have the same rights as men. So why do we still put some women down? Some men still believe and act as though women are toys and are just tools. I have seen and experenced this first hand. Not only is this degrading, but it is very offensive to all of the women that worked hard for their rights. Most teenagers make jokes about it like:
"Go make me a sandwitch."
" B*****s belong in the kitchen."
"Why does Beyonce sing to the left? Because women have no rights!"
Those jokes can be extremly offensive, so why do we laugh them off when they are making fun of our rights? Most people don't l...
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...make-up or lowering their shirts instead of working on their school work. Its sad and degrading to women everywhere. Men do it too, they text and take selfies (pictures of themmselves) then post them to the internet to fuel their ego with how many "likes" they get. Most adolescents find this more important then building their future. Social media has created a new way of thinking. It has almost brainwashed people into using their website to share all of the stupid quirks in life. When people "like" these photos of themselves they are putting their looks above their schoolwork. In almost every class I hav observed people doing this and being encourged by their peers. They are wasting what has been given to them, an education. Many people have to fight for an education, so why do some of the most careless people get this opportunity?
*according to Size USA in 2004
Feminism, as defined in the dictionary, is “the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.” This doesn’t mean that women are just a bit tired of earning 75% that a man does for the same job. This means that women are standing up for themselves and are trying to achieve rights that they should already have. We were all brought into this world by a woman, but they are still not a man’s equal. Why is that? Is it too much to ask for to not be raped or killed or cast aside simply because of gender? Why is it that there are men out there that believe feminism is a scourge upon this earth that must be wiped out? They feel that their power over women is being threatened.
Some men believe women are inferior to the male species; however, that is not the case. Both men and women are both capable of achieving greatness if given half the chance to do so, unfortunately, this means equality. In “From A Vindication of the Rights of Women”, Mary Wollstonecraft dispenses her thoughts on how unfairly women are treated in the 1700s, in addition to expressing her opinion on the issue in her essay. Wollstonecraft stated that “Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they live in.”, this statement is very true, no matter what times you are living in. Women are unique and equal creatures that can offer many things to society if given the same proper education and training
Women in today’s society seem to be having a very difficult time expressing themselves without dealing with lots of criticism. Common values are standing in the way of women’s drive toward molding themselves into whatever they desire. Our culture has made standards about how should women look, act, and conduct themselves that greatly limits what they can do, and still gain respect. Martin S. Fiebert and Mark W. Meyer state that, “[there are] more negative [gender] stereotypes for men than for women.” This idea doesn’t seem to have a great amount of validity in our present society. Society set certain standards that men are supposed to live up to such as strength and confidence, which are more behavioral characteristics. Women seem to be more trapped than men by societies standards because they are supposed to live up to standards dealing with beauty and size, which are more physical characteristics These specific guidelines have been set by society that are sometimes unattainable for a majority of women. The women that follow the specific criteria are greatly respected, and the ones that try and be innovative usually are criticized if not disliked.
As a woman in the world, I am a prisoner, trapped in an idea of how women should be and how I should force myself to be. In the allegory one prisoner had escaped, until we can put aside the standards and expectations that were forced upon us, we cannot escape the endless cycle. The shackles bind the prisoners, to only view what the captors allow; the feeling of being held back and being weighed down by invisible forces. Women are bounded by expectations, standards and limited to their success, we are always one step behind. If we speak what we think, we are threatening others and if we act the way we want, we are condemned. Even now, as a teenager when I walk the halls of Weston; I hear derogatory words being thrown mercilessly at a woman for dressing the way she wants, what is seemingly provocative in their minds. Her clothes automatically determine what type of personality or character she is, without knowing who the person really is. One can think that a high school filled with millennials, they would be more evolved in their way of thinking but still that is not the case. Why are women degraded to some type of object? Many of us feel as though, we can’t dress the way we want or a label will be put on us, we think about how we should dress in the morning and how people
When stereotypes about women are thrown down on paper many women (usually called feminist) take offense to them. They don't believe women are the weaker sex, or think the man is the worker of the household. They don't believe a male should put women on a pedestal, they just want to be equal. They starve for equality and criticize those with different perspectives on how it should be
In a society similar to the one of the United States, individual’s body images are placed on a pedestal. Society is extremely powerful in the sense that it has the capability of creating or breaking a person’s own views of his or her self worth. The pressure can take over and make people conduct in unhealthy behavior till reaching the unrealistic views of “perfection.” In an article by Caroline Heldman, titled Out-of-Body Image, the author explains the significance of self-objectification and woman’s body image. Jennifer L. Derenne made a similar argument in her article titled, Body Image, Media, and Eating Disorders. Multiple articles and books have been published on the issue in regards to getting people to have more positive views on themselves. Typically female have had a more difficult time when relating to body image and self worth. Society tends to put more pressure on women to live to achieve this high ideal. Body image will always be a concern as long as society puts the pressure on people; there are multiple pressures placed and theses pressures tend to leave an impact on people’s images of themselves.
Society is often found judging each other based on physical appearance. Beauty and physical appearance play a major role in society today, whether we are aware of it or not. For hundreds of years, women have been treated with disrespect by society. Throughout history, women have been told they need to look a certain way. In the 1900s, women were told they had to be big and curvy to be sexy, and today women are told they need to be skinny, but still have curves in order to be sexy. If someone does not look the right way, they are ridiculed and made fun of, and not being thin enough can lead to major problems with one’s self esteem. Feeling ashamed of how they look and how they feel can then lead to even bigger problems, such as eating disorders. Within the novels The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, and the play A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, one can concur that society treats people differently based on their beauty, and one’s physical appearance can lead them to feeling ashamed, used, or disrespected.
Women today hold many roles in society. We are mother, care givers, daughters, wives, bosses, employees, educators, arbitrators and the list can go on and on. In my view we are the glue that can hold a family together and the ethical back bone in a still very male dominated society. Males have been the force behind most of the ethical and moral decisions that dominate our world. Women for much of our known history been subservient, dominated, and treated as second class citizens. We have been told that we are too sensitive and not as smart as men. It was believed and debated for many centuries that a women could only be virtues if she was a mother and a wife. This was her role because of her gender. With all the negativity towards women we
For a long time women have been considered the inferior sex and, therefore, expected to be...
When I hear the term Feminism I automatically think its about doing things for women, and what they stand for, so I didn't really have a good idea about it. So I went online and looked it up. "Feminism consists of ideas and beliefs about what culture is like for women just because they are women, compared to what the world is like for men just because they are men. In ethical terms, this form or aspect of feminism is descriptive. The assumption in feminism is that women are not treated equally to men, and that women are disadvantaged in comparison to men" (http://womenshistory.about.com/od/feminism/a/feminism.htm). I have to say I definitely agree that women and are not treated the same as men, and I don't think we ever will. Theres a saying I believe it is "its a mans world", I don't know if I believe that. I just feel like men were always held
In conclusion, even though our society would like to believe that women have always had equal liberties (with men) in everything they do, we can see this is not the case. Throughout human history, woman has believed she is inferior to man, however, now with our civilization progressing in the women’s right movement everyday, women can finally come to terms with the fact that they are indeed equal to men.
Since women have fought for a long time and proven their importance in society, they deserve the same rights as men. Before women can prove they too deserve the same rights as men, they must first put to rest the myths and beliefs of their status in this country. This myth of the female status in the United States, and in most other places in the world, has always been the same. It is the belief that women should be in the kitchen, taking care of the kids, and the house, amongst other beliefs. However, in today's society, this is considered ludicrous.
Men and woman have the same conflict when it comes to body image. For example a woman can see a beautiful model on a cover of a magazine, while skimming through that magazine she only finds beautiful flawless women. She might ask herself why she doesn’t look like that, where a certain obsession may develop. Same goes for men. Media has made it more than aware that beauty is characterized by perfection. “These interactions help define the self (Oxford, p. 653). Media 's Idea of Self Today 's media focuses on body image, especially a woman 's outward appearance and the size of her waist. The media typically uses models, actresses, and singers, such as Victoria Beckham to relay these values.” Jenna West, stated that the emphasize now is based on the simple appearance, which in most cases people love to see below average female waists, the smaller she is the more beautiful she looks. Symbolic Interaction plays a huge role in society, if we see someone that we do not look like we immediately start comparing each other and become self-conscious of the way you look now. Where in fact, body modifications start to happen. The biggest portion of the symbolic interaction with body image is the Looking Glass Self. Meaning that people will always have an idea of adjustments only because of how the rest of the world in portrayed. In all, it is based on
Body shaming is a form of verbal action by mocking, judging or giving critical comments about an individual’s body shape or size. It had played a significant role on the rise of the young American women who are suffering with low self-esteem, insecurity and eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa. For generations American society has set the standards for women, to how a woman should look or present herself and especially what is considered beautiful and desirable in terms of body image. One live in a world where supermodel body, the fit body and the twiggy or skin and bones body are considered acceptable, attractive and desirable in the eye of the society. This stereotypical ideology has been
Modern-day feminism is no longer about equality but more about superiority. Today, many feminists go around stating there isn’t a need for men, women can survive on their own, and that women are better than men. As Saira Khan states in her article on Spiked, “modern-day feminists engage in man-bashing rather than dignified demands for equality.” (Khan 1). It just shows how feminists would rather take their anger out on men rather than realize we a...