Wednesday, December 31, 2014

What would be the stereotypical roles of women in the media today?

Of course, the answer to this depends on what portrayal of
women is (in your mind) a stereotype and what is an accurate portrayal of a type of
women.  In other words, if the media portray women in some particular way, it is up to
you to judge whether that is an example of negative stereotyping or if it is reality. 
So stereotypes are in the eye of the beholder.


Here are
some common stereotypes, though (ones that many people say are
stereotyped):


  • "Supermom" -- the woman who has a
    career and children and handles both effortlessly.

  • The
    nasty aggressive woman -- this is someone who really wants to get ahead (in politics or
    business or whatever) and acts in ways that women
    "shouldn't."

  • The sex object.  The woman whose main
    purpose is to look hot, no matter what role she's playing in the movie, the show, the
    newscast, or whatever.

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for more discussion of these and other stereotypes.

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