The media has a great amount of impact on how women view men, how men view women, how women view women, and how men view men. It is quite astounding that the majority of people have not learned how to think for themselves, instead they keep relying on the media to tell them what to say, what to do, and how to act.
From my personal experiences, I am supposed to view women as "not good enough" for anything. They are supposed to stay in the kitchen, cook the food, clean the house, and make babies. I am supposed to view men as "bread winners" and that they should do all the manual labor. It seems as though men are supposed to compete against each other to win the hearts of their surrounding peers, they have to fight to be king of the hill.
I find it ludicrous for people to stay inside the lines of what media has drawn. I, myself, hate to be part of the stereotypical side of media. I have never accelled at cooking, I hate to clean (who doesn't, though?), and I am definitely not one to dress up for many occassions. What does this make me? Am I not good enough for anyone to choose me to "bring home to mother"?
I honestly think that if people cannot take each other for who they are, and use their talents to better this world, then our world is doomed. If we cannot band together and work together, we will never be able to get along, and that will cause the the world, as a society, to collapse due to too many stereotypes and lack of communication due to judgements.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I agree with what you have to say about the stereotypes of women and how we are all expected to be "mothers" and take care of children. I do not think we should be expected of certain gender roles just because that is what certain genders generally do. I don't think Casi should be expected to wear a dress if she doesn't want to just because it the social norm :) I would have to say that I think we just need to be more educated about this topic because I think that is one of the most influential ways for change. I think people should understand their gender roles and the roles of others that they see portrayed in the media.
ReplyDeleteCasi, I agree with what you said. Also, I think you are a very good example of a girl trying to break as many norms as you can. It's funny, and some people don't take it well, but it's funny watching you try to change the world in your own little way, haha. More power to ya' girl!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I don't enjoy cleaning either and I really don't enjoy dresses too much either. You already knew that, but I just thought I'd add it.
I think you have some very well developed ideas here. I enjoyed what you said about yourself not being brought home to mother, as this is often how we view people in our society. This is very sad, but this is the stereotype we see for people in our day of age. I believe that it is going to be very hard to break these stereotypes, but keep up the good ideas!
ReplyDelete