The Cindy Crawford commercial that Kilbourne discusses in her essay really brings the issue of the century long double standards to light. If the tables were turned and the boys in the advertisement were young women whistling at an older man they would definitely be looked down upon for their sexual interest. Ads like this show, our young girls that it’s okay for boys and young men to treat women as sexual objects. The impression given is that women were placed on earth to give men satisfaction whether sexually or visually even at the cost of being dehumanized. The fact that Cindy gave this image of having sexual satisfaction by drinking the can of Pepsi almost tells young girls that if I drink Pepsi I’ll be just as sexy and attractive
One of the ways this is illustrated through is in the second stanza he describes her as being ‘slapped up’. The onomatopoeic phrase suggests men’s sarcastic prejudice view on women as sexual objects; it also emphasizes the challenges the girl is facing in men’s attitudes toward her. Larkin also humiliates the girl by describing the obscene disfigurement to the image of her ‘huge tits... A tuberous cock and balls’. The taboo language helps to demonstrate more than just adolescent immaturity but deliberate and repeated attempts to degrade her by a kind of visual rape. However one could also argue that Larkin seems to justify violence against women by suggesting that access to women is something men have been unfairly deprived of.
Thus, violence is not as “excessive” here, but plays as a stimulus to present Carter’s feminist view. However in contrast with this Carter presents us with a very uncanny male protagonist, and his compulsion to the “ruby choker.” During the honeymoon, he is shown to “kiss them before he kissed” her. Carter is said to have used his obsession to the jewels in order to foreshadow the plans of beheading the young girl. And therefore it could be said that the Marquis’ constant fixation with the choker represents his inherit violent nature, and so Carter abolishes the readers expectations of love and passion and links it with the Marquis’ thirst for the murder of young women. In addition
She seems to show her support by discussing the pleasure the female population have gotten from the ads. After so many years of females being objectified, the cultural change excites Bordo and results in her exaggeration of the pleasure she gets in the male model ads. For example, when describing the Gucci ad, she overemphasizes her description of the model by saying “his bottom, that is--gorgeously, completely naked” (137). However, she treats the description as a corny romantic visual. The very beginning of her essay seems to be geared toward a male
I believe this a great example and show power and control over women; this can be classified as sexist gender roles and of the reinforcement of male hegemony and female subservience. It also shows how sex sells, the commercial ends right as the women approaches him. This commercial is
Rhona is making a reference to how beauty effects the way a male boss looks at his female employees. The play is suggesting that attractive women are not smart. Here, Mim is being used by Jim as a window dressing to cover up Rhona’s assumed unattractiveness, while Mim outweighs the smart aspect of the duo. Although I don’t agree with this assumption,
Rihanna In analyzing a passage from the popular song “I Love the Way You Lie” using the feminist lens; the understanding of gender inequality becomes evident. The entire song is Eminem apologizing for being abusive while revealing to the audience that he was never sorry; he just doesn't want her to leave him. This shows the audience that men wouldn’t think twice in using women for their own good. Also, this shows evidence that woman are used as subjects for a man’s pleasure. The protagonist of the song is male, and the text is primarily addressed to men.
She explains that women are objectifying themselves and are equally to blame for the degrading image that men have of us. The article discusses how we do not have to put ourselves in this position and continue to objectify ourselves, however our culture teaches us that that is the acceptable way to live. Unless someone does something radical to change the norms of our society, men will continue to objectify women and the women will help them. This is the way of our culture. I enjoyed this reading because it really opened my eyes to how erotic our culture is, in fact.
I agree with Sheets-Johnstone’s claim that “women inspire male sexual desire simply by existing.” In the twenty first centuries, targeting western culture, women are constantly examined by men based alone on their outward appearance. A woman can be reduced to only to certain body parts such as the genitalia. This is because a woman’s appearance alone can cause a male to become aroused which naturally leads to this kind of degradation. The woman as a whole is basically forgotten. Because it is common for men to behave in this manner, it is almost routine for a woman to be appeasing to a man for approval.
He specifically noted that men tend to find greater enjoyment in sexually related humour, regardless of the gender of the person involved. However on the other hand, with hostile humourous scenarios, women find the situation increasingly funny if it is based on a man whereas men find the scenario more funny if it is about a woman. Mundorf (1988) found a complex interaction between gender, humour type and humour-victim gender. Interestingly, Herzog (2009) failed to replicate the findings of Mundorf (1988), therefore a level of controversy remains regarding gender differences in humour appreciation. Gender is often viewed as a system of meanings and influences, affecting access to power and influencing social status (Crawford, 2003).