Women and Men in the Media

So in my previous post I talked of how people can't blame the media for everything. How people say all the time that it is solely the media's fault for women being pressured all the time, but there are a lot more things to it than that. Although all of this I believe to be true, the way the media works is a bit unsettling.

Women are definitely misrepresented in the media. They show mostly girls that are whiney and dramatic and beautiful beyond the ability of wearing sweatpants and no makeup and somehow still looking pretty good. They show women that are always wanting a man; wanting someone to cuddle with, or someone to 'save' them, or someone to buy them chocolates on Valentine's Day. Women are often times wearing a lot less clothing than the ones you see on the streets every day, and are sometimes shown as inferior to men and just plain stupid. Yes, okay, there are some girls out there that fall under some of these categories, but that doesn't make them a bad person. There are also a lot of girls out there though, that don't want a relationship, that don't wear makeup or even try to look good in the mornings, women who work hard and are smart and are respected. But sometimes even the most respected women are given less opportunities than a man that has an equal or maybe even less amount of respect given to them.

Male characters vary a little more than women characters though. Men can be all different; they can be smart strong and tough. They can be goofy and lovable. They can be fat and nasty. They can be creepy, collected, or classy. Women can be that way too, but it is shown in shows and movies a lot less than it is with men, and there are a lot less jokes about males' appearance than there are about their personalities, whereas jokes about women have more to do with the stereotypical thoughts of them.

The media, though, revolves around and changes due to how society changes and how it reacts to the things the media puts out there. If they get more money or more views for doing something, even if it's hated, then it will happen more, because they want more money and more views. It's how it works; people don't always see the repercussions, only the benefits. (403)