LAWL

Once again, I was browsing Google to find a subject for my next post. This is when I came across this picture. I am not going to lie, but I definitely laughed when i first saw this. Not because I think it perfectly portrays a woman because I do not think that but because it is showing a woman as psychotic. Nothing is bad enough to threaten someone with a hit with a frying pan to the head. This is showing a woman as aggressive and a man as scared. I know that this is a stereotype; a woman gets mad when someone messes with their kitchen supplies or food they make. But even without the woman being mad, it is still a stereotype; the woman is the one that is cooking and not the man. Supposedly, women are supposed to be the ones cooking and no one is supposed to mess with them, that is unless you want to get hurt! But when I think about this in a different way, I also see how it can indirectly portray a different stereotype. The woman is actually taking on a stereotype of a male as being abusive and the male is taking on a stereotype of a female as being weak and not being about to protect herself. This picture could also being trying to make is seen that its not just men who can be abusive and women who can be weak. What's your take?

Boys and Girls

I was surfing the pictures on Google for one that I could write my blog about this week and that's when I came across this picture. This picture contradicts some of the major stereotypes of gender in society. The first sentence on here is talking about how girls are seen as weak and boys are seen as strong but there are many girls and boys out there that feel the exact opposite. These boys and girls do not want to be seen as different by society so they decide to keep how they really feel a secret. If you keep reading the list of these certain stereotypes, you can see that society can mentally and physically hurting the young boys and girls of the world. "For every boy struggling not to let advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry's attacks on her self-esteem." Right there, there is a stereotype that is hurting someone mentally and physically. The sad thing is that the majority of things on this list are actually done. From the last line of this, I get that for every female who is getting her freedom, there is a male out there who is getting his freedom. For example, a female is able to be strong and not be looked down upon so a male is able to feel vulnerable and not be made fun of. I believe that at the end, it is saying that sooner or later, these stereotypes will no longer be made and everyone will be able to do as they please. Anyone have a different thought?

Women and Men

This week, I decided to write about a clip from YouTube. This video portrays a woman as being indecisive. She goes through many different items on the menu and finds something wrong with all of them. One messes up her face, one of the sandwiches was too "in", and depending on where the fish is from, it could "do a number" on her. I will admit, I know some women like this, but then again I know some men who are just as picky with their food. This video also shows the woman as only caring about how she looks. It doesn't matter if she likes the food or if its too expensive; if it doesn't mess up her face or her figure then she would get it. This would make some people believe that all women are like this, when in reality, there are plenty of women who would love to go out for a triple stack cheeseburger with extra greasy fries! This video also stereotypes men. This man knows exactly what he wants; he doesn't have to look at the menu and go through half the items on there. Again, I know some guys out there who fit the female stereotype in this video.

Not only does this portray men and women in the wrong when, it can also hurt men and women. If they were to watch this and believe that this is how everything should be, then damage will be done. For example, a woman could sacrifice her favorite foods because they "mess her face up" or "messes up her figure". First of all, not everyone is supposed to look exactly the same, and secondly, it's okay to enjoy a nice, juicy steak sometimes!



Heres the link for the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQBckn2Kx7c

Do Men Really Think Like This?

Hello everyone! I've decided I am going to stick to cartoons for a little while. This cartoon is taking some of both of the male and female stereotypes into account, more so on the female one. Men "find the shampoo irresistible" because it makes a woman's hair smell like a new car. Most men do prefer women to smell nice (stereotype?) but I would say smelling like a new car is going a little too far with this. Since the lady told the other one that men find it irresistible, you can tell she is considering on purchasing it. I think one reason for this could be portraying a women's low self-esteem. This woman has low self-esteem and since she is told the shampoo is irresistible to men, that makes her want it. I don't believe men really think like this, but I do believe some women would actually purchase an item because it would make someone else more attracted to them (maybe that's a stereotype too?).