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 Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:45 pm
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Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:15 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:40 am
Lindsay Scott 1
Men and Women in the Media
In todays fast paced, technologically advanced, society, media and advertising play an enormous role in influencing the the ideas, beliefs, and actions of people world wide. Although advertisements are used to sell and promote products, they also portray men and women in a negative light. The media also has a nasty habit of objectifying both sexes by skewing reality and creating unrealistic standards to which every man and woman should meet. In the essays, “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt”: Advertising and Violence by Jean Kilbourne, and “Center of Attention: The Gender of Sports Media by Michael A. Messener, the harsh and negative views of men and women in the media are criticized. However, “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt,” is more convincing because the author applies the severe situation to society and everyday life by focusing on violence, women as sex symbols, and the power and masculinity of men.
The two essays both concentrate on the images of men and women in media. In, “Center of Attention:The Gender of Sports Media,” the author focuses on the perceptions that people, especially men, gain and fulfill through televised sports as well as advertisements. “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt,” shows the stereotypes of both sexes through advertising images and the truth behind most ads.
In the media, acts of violence are depicted between men and from men towards women. “The Gender of Sports Media,” explains how fighting is expected during competitions, and while it is not condoned, violence is brushed off in a joking manner. Announcers often use the phrase, “Boys will be boys,” as if to say that all men are inherently violent to some degree. Just look at pro wrestling; an entire sport dedicated to violence, and although many of the fights are staged, it still makes an impression that violence is part of being a man. While sports create an acceptance of violence between men, advertising brings to life the chilling reality of violence towards women. Kilbourne's essay, “Two
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Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt,” is more effective because she uses numerous advertising images to show how men are encouraged to be forceful and dominant towards women. Advertisements show men holding women in submissive positions, pointing a weapon at a woman, and “playfully” chasing after women, tugging at their clothes. The fact that advertisers print these ads is astounding, considering that, “Battery is the single greatest cause of injury to women in America” (Novello).From early on in life, men are taught to never to take 'no' for an answer. If they must, men will force women to have sex, often using alcohol. Violence between men may be justified as being part of the game, but violent acts upon women are always vicious and unjust.
Women are constantly portrayed as sexual objects in the media as well as in sports. Although women are seldom involved with commentating on the completion, they serve as sexy props or prizes for men's success in competitions. While scantily clad women cheering for men may seem innocent in the sports world, in the advertising world, women are objectified and dehumanized to the last inch of their dignity. So many ads contain themes of bondage, sadomasochism, and highly provocative sexual images, that they could technically be considered pornography. Advertisers exploit female sexuality to sell products that they claim will fulfill our sexual and emotional needs. Men, too, are being used as sexual objects in advertisements, but they don't evoke the same feelings of submission and endangerment as ads which contain women. Kilboune explains why the objectification of men is often seen as funny, “Because we know it doesn't describe any truth. However, the ads featuring images of male violence against women do describe a truth, a truth we are all aware of, on one level or another ,” (Kilbourne 465). When women are promoted as sexual objects, the underlying acts of violence and aggression can be observed in advertisements.
Violence and the portrayal of women as sex symbols enhance the underlying truth that men use their power and masculinity to get what they desire. In sports, men receive positive reinforcement and
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compliments for showing aggressive behavior. “Announcers also approvingly noted that 'going after' an opposing players injured body part is just smart football,” (Messner 483). Should trying to injure a player on purpose be condoned as good strategy, or unsportsmanlike conduct? In advertising, men are made to feel insecure about their bodies, popularity, success with women, and masculinity, so they will go buy a product that will reassure their status as men. The power of men is perceived differently in the media when women are involved. Men have a huge advantage over women when it comes to power. Most heterosexual men have to worry about protecting themselves on a daily basis. Women, however, are constantly aware of the dangers they face from aggressors. Advertisements that objectify women influence everyone, including women! When women make cruel judgments about each other, they are really just keeping men in power by submitting to the stereotypes placed on them. Men would like to think that they do masculine things because they were born that way, when in truth, society shapes the way men perceive themselves in relation to women.
Advertisers chose women as models to sell products for obvious reasons. Women have the ability to make products seem life changing, as in, making women believe they can be sexy with a certain product, or making men believe they can get sexy women with a product. Advertising also enables women to empower men, allowing themselves to be put into submissive poses and male-dominated situations. Women appear as the victims of violence and aggression in many types of media, the appeal of such ads must be popular because they continue to resurface constantly. The difference between males being stereotyped and influenced through sports, and women being objectified and submissive in media is the real danger women face everyday. Men put themselves in competitive situations and are praised for being aggressive. Women are so powerless over men that they often have no control of the violent or sexual situation they may be in. “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt,” reflects the truth of the media in relation to what occurs in society.
Works Cited
Kilbourne, Jean. “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt”: Advertising and Violence. Rereading America Sixth Edition. Eds. Colombo, Gary. Cullen, Robert. Lisle, Bonnie.
Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2004. 455-476.
Messener A., Michael. “Center of Attention: The Gender of Sports Media.”Rereading America Sixth Edition. Eds. Colombo, Gary. Cullen, Robert. Lisle, Bonnie. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2004. 477-488.
(WOOOOO, something juicy, from the school computers.)
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:59 am
Oh, you rock...  Darn...
I've only just turned on my pc, there'fore nothing in my paste.
D: you really do...
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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:09 am
One day, this lady brought in an Arby-Q sandwich because she didn't like it and she wanted her money back. That would be fine if it weren't for the fact that my Arby's stopped selling those a month ago, and that the sandwich was black and moldy. It was one of the grossest things I have ever seen in my life.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:35 am
Bah, I'm going twice. But I just have to share this with you guys.
PoopHappens0568: hey hey
YouNeedMeSo: hey, how are you?
PoopHappens0568: good good
YouNeedMeSo: that's good
PoopHappens0568: yeah and u
YouNeedMeSo: meh I'm good
PoopHappens0568: whats new with u
YouNeedMeSo: not much really
YouNeedMeSo: you?
PoopHappens0568: moing so
PoopHappens0568: moving soon
PoopHappens0568: and working
YouNeedMeSo: you excited to move?
PoopHappens0568: o yeah
YouNeedMeSo: woo woo florida, here shawn comes
PoopHappens0568: lol
PoopHappens0568: yeah
PoopHappens0568: i will miss all my friend but i need to move on with my life
YouNeedMeSo: yeah I know what that's like
PoopHappens0568: yeah
YouNeedMeSo: woo woo
YouNeedMeSo: I will probably go away to college when I finish sccc
PoopHappens0568: yeah
PoopHappens0568: thats what alot of people do
YouNeedMeSo: yeah
YouNeedMeSo: haha our conversations are so awesome
PoopHappens0568: yeah they are
PoopHappens0568: so lively
YouNeedMeSo: no kidding
YouNeedMeSo: the vocabulary is intense
PoopHappens0568: yes yes
PoopHappens0568: are u talking about on here or myspace
YouNeedMeSo: we aren't talking on myspace
YouNeedMeSo: so on here
PoopHappens0568: true
PoopHappens0568: i feel dumb
YouNeedMeSo: why?
PoopHappens0568: i am tired
PoopHappens0568: lol
YouNeedMeSo: it happens to the best of us
PoopHappens0568: yeah
PoopHappens0568: i want to go tickle a smurf
YouNeedMeSo: I was tired an hour ago
YouNeedMeSo: tickle a smurf?
PoopHappens0568: yeah
YouNeedMeSo: what do you mean by that?
PoopHappens0568: i want to got tickle a little small creature that lives in mushrooms in the forest
YouNeedMeSo: haha, have fun with that
PoopHappens0568: lol
PoopHappens0568: i am just playing
PoopHappens0568: i want to rid a moose
PoopHappens0568: i want to play polo on a moose
YouNeedMeSo: hum. . . that would be tough
YouNeedMeSo: those things are vicious
PoopHappens0568: lol yeah
PoopHappens0568: they are real mean
PoopHappens0568: u want to go tame some mooses
YouNeedMeSo: sure
YouNeedMeSo: whip em into shape
PoopHappens0568: yeah
YouNeedMeSo: man now I have whip it stuck in my head
PoopHappens0568: lol
PoopHappens0568: now its in my head
YouNeedMeSo: BAHAH!
PoopHappens0568: when a problem comes along u most
YouNeedMeSo: whip it
YouNeedMeSo: I wanna IM santa
PoopHappens0568: must*
PoopHappens0568: yeah that would be amazing
YouNeedMeSo: I told him
YouNeedMeSo: that I was born in 1978 and am male
YouNeedMeSo: cuz the bot asked
PoopHappens0568: nic3
YouNeedMeSo: lame thing
YouNeedMeSo: I'mma stop talking to it
PoopHappens0568: lol
YouNeedMeSo: lalalalala
YouNeedMeSo: momomomomooooomooooo
PoopHappens0568: whip it good
YouNeedMeSo: lame
PoopHappens0568: what
YouNeedMeSo: idk
PoopHappens0568: o
YouNeedMeSo: I ish tired too
PoopHappens0568: yeah i can tell
PoopHappens0568: lets go fly a kite
YouNeedMeSo: up to the highest height
PoopHappens0568: yeah
PoopHappens0568: tells ride our mooses to the top of the rockies and fly our kites
PoopHappens0568: lets*
PoopHappens0568: tells=lets
YouNeedMeSo: lol
YouNeedMeSo: kk
PoopHappens0568: and make smoores on are george foreman grill
YouNeedMeSo: lol
YouNeedMeSo: . . . where would we plug that thing in>
PoopHappens0568: we will have a outlet powered by a hamster on a wheel
YouNeedMeSo: okay, sounds good
YouNeedMeSo: now, we'll bring hot dogs and buns too
PoopHappens0568: of course its not a epic jerney with out them
YouNeedMeSo: and
YouNeedMeSo: we will need. . .
YouNeedMeSo: hum a plane
PoopHappens0568: journey*
YouNeedMeSo: for when we get tired of riding teh moose
PoopHappens0568: true or
YouNeedMeSo: a car
YouNeedMeSo: a jeep rather
PoopHappens0568: yes
PoopHappens0568: thats good
YouNeedMeSo: I am hungry and tired now
PoopHappens0568: or we could clone a T-rex from DNA in flossoils
PoopHappens0568: and ride them through new york traffic
YouNeedMeSo: ooo yes
YouNeedMeSo: and get that chinese fellow from heroes to help up
YouNeedMeSo: us
YouNeedMeSo: brb
PoopHappens0568: ok
PoopHappens0568: did u pass out on me
YouNeedMeSo: nah
YouNeedMeSo: I went downstairs to eat
PoopHappens0568: o
YouNeedMeSo: taquitos
YouNeedMeSo: it was good
PoopHappens0568: so what did u have
YouNeedMeSo: razz
PoopHappens0568: 'nice
YouNeedMeSo: I beat you
PoopHappens0568: u beat me to it
PoopHappens0568: agian
PoopHappens0568: lol
YouNeedMeSo: always
YouNeedMeSo: biggrin
PoopHappens0568: lol
YouNeedMeSo: *ish sleepy*
PoopHappens0568: lets also bring a cow
YouNeedMeSo: okay
YouNeedMeSo: a cow
YouNeedMeSo: with a cow bell
PoopHappens0568: yeh
YouNeedMeSo: and warm milk
YouNeedMeSo: oh gross
PoopHappens0568: yeah
no
PoopHappens0568: we will place its utters in a cooler
YouNeedMeSo: lol
PoopHappens0568: can i will bring the captain crunch
YouNeedMeSo: or we will get a cooler
YouNeedMeSo: and some trix
YouNeedMeSo: and oat meal
YouNeedMeSo: razz
PoopHappens0568: yeah
PoopHappens0568: nice
PoopHappens0568: i want fresh milk
PoopHappens0568: lol
YouNeedMeSo: we will go to the store
YouNeedMeSo: before we go up to the rockies
YouNeedMeSo: and buy fresh milk. . .
PoopHappens0568: true
PoopHappens0568: i want to name the cow betsy
YouNeedMeSo: okay
YouNeedMeSo: no
YouNeedMeSo: how about mervil
PoopHappens0568: yeah and we can name its cow bell dinggy
YouNeedMeSo: or dinggong
PoopHappens0568: true
PoopHappens0568: no a bad idea
YouNeedMeSo: oh yeah?
YouNeedMeSo: not a bad idea?
PoopHappens0568: i want a bet spider monkey and name him king dong
PoopHappens0568: king kong
YouNeedMeSo: hum
YouNeedMeSo: this journey's getting a bit heavy
PoopHappens0568: yeah
PoopHappens0568: thats y we are bringing a uhaul
PoopHappens0568: drivin by a curcuis midget
YouNeedMeSo: lol
YouNeedMeSo: can he reach the pedals?
YouNeedMeSo: and see over the steering wheel at the same time?
PoopHappens0568: that doesn't matter
PoopHappens0568: lol
YouNeedMeSo: darn
YouNeedMeSo: we're going to die
YouNeedMeSo: well I suppose not
YouNeedMeSo: as we'll be riding moose
PoopHappens0568: ywah
PoopHappens0568: yeah
YouNeedMeSo: and not be in the uhaul that will crash and burn
PoopHappens0568: plus we can but a bell on the midget so he can't creep up and scare use at night
YouNeedMeSo: hum. . .
YouNeedMeSo: how about we ditch the midget?
PoopHappens0568: y
YouNeedMeSo: for a fairy that drives
YouNeedMeSo: less scary that way
PoopHappens0568: yeah good point
YouNeedMeSo: of course
YouNeedMeSo: most my points are good
YouNeedMeSo:
YouNeedMeSo: hum
PoopHappens0568: yeah
PoopHappens0568: true
YouNeedMeSo: zzzz
YouNeedMeSo: we will need a tent or two
PoopHappens0568: u can have a tent i am bringing a hammok
YouNeedMeSo: lol
YouNeedMeSo: it gets cold in the rockies
YouNeedMeSo: and in a hammock
YouNeedMeSo: air will circle you and you'll freeze your a** off
PoopHappens0568: no i will be covered in a sleeping bag
YouNeedMeSo: better to just get a sleeping bag
YouNeedMeSo: on the ground
YouNeedMeSo: even in a sleeping bag
YouNeedMeSo: you'll freeze
YouNeedMeSo: trust me I know
PoopHappens0568: i like hammocks
YouNeedMeSo: lol
PoopHappens0568: i will tie them to our mooses and sleep on the way there
YouNeedMeSo: hahah
YouNeedMeSo: bumpy sleeping
PoopHappens0568: yeah
PoopHappens0568: i am going to get shocks installed on the mooses
YouNeedMeSo: ouch
YouNeedMeSo: poor moose
PoopHappens0568: no no just installed in the mooses shoes
YouNeedMeSo: oooo
YouNeedMeSo: sure sure
PoopHappens0568: see i am thinking
PoopHappens0568: i also think we will need myspace and IM
YouNeedMeSo: I have un laptop
YouNeedMeSo: we shall bring
PoopHappens0568: nice check on that
YouNeedMeSo: and we can steal some wifi from somewhere
PoopHappens0568: yeah
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:30 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:59 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:07 pm
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