March 1, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
VH1, Rock of Love Bus TV Show
-Gender stereotypes out the "whazoo."
-Objectifying women.
February 27, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
Conversation between my boyfriend and his friend
-discussed the issue of the double-standard
February 27th, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
Various phone calls to different apartment complexes
-Every receptionist was a woman
February 27th, 2009 - 9:00 a.m.
My apartment complex
-I have observed no one besides my own race living in
my apartment building.
February 26th, 2009 - 10:30 a.m.
My apartment
-I realized that half of my pantry is full of asian food that I cannot read
-My roommate is from Hong Kong
February 25, 2009 - 8:45 p.m.
Excercise facility at my apartment complex
-two girls that were manifesting a weak female
stereotype.
February 25, 2009 - 10:30 p.m.
My apartment
-My roommate leaves her shoes at the front door
every night, I've realized that's how I can tell
she's home or not.
February 24, 2009 - 11:20 a.m.
Goddard Women's Health Center
-Woman doctor
February 24, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
Huston Huffman (work)
-I am surrounded by co-workers of the same race
February 23, 2009 - 10:30 p.m.
My apartment
-filling out scholarship information
-I checked the "caucasian/white" box
*I was not surprised by the amount of racial and gender stereotypes within the media but only because I started this assignment after our initial classroom lesson over gender stereotypes and racial stereotypes. Although I wasn't surprised, I am still disturbed by the overall messages sent out to the public about how women should be viewed and expected to act. The media sends out contradicting messages that women should be comfortable with how they look by buying a product that will correct some sort of imperfection (ex. the Dove commmercials).
http://www.dove.us/#/cfrb/
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I haven't really noticed much of a gender stereotype at the Huffman here, but maybe that's because I never really looked. But I do wonder, going back to one of your points, if women go to work out at the gym to intentionally show off their weaker body strength to all the muscle-heads who are benching over two hundred.
ReplyDeleteIs that to attract them? I'm not sure, or I could just be over-analyzing things. But perhaps some women do that in some involuntary adherence to the stereotype that women are physically weaker than men? Have they been psychologically groomed that way through the images presented on a daily basis by our media? It's a thought.
I watch Rock of Love Bus. The last episode one of the girls broke down and wanted to go home. The security guard was trying to talk her into staying. He told her that he had seen the progress she was making.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought at this was "Progress towards what???" The show completely objectifies women. In the end, the only thing she could have progressed towards was sexual behavior and complete drunkenness.
Interesting trail of comments. Great responses
ReplyDelete03-27-09 midnight
ReplyDelete