Identities and the Media: Feminism
Media Magazine reading
1.) ...
2.) The two texts the article focuses on are:
Pan Am - an American drama series that comes in the style of the 1960's, and features pilots and stewardesses.
Beyonce's "Why Don't You Love Me" music video that is presented in the style of a much later 1950's.
3.) Mulvey introduces us with the term 'male gaze'. The demonstration of this is in Beyonce's Why Don't You Love Me music video for example, where Beyonce is presented in an outfit that is large in sexual appeal in almost throughout the entire video.
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5.) Feminism - Women that demand equality for their own agenda, as to be on par with males on a social, economical, and political level.
Patriarchy - a discriminating and prejudice reason that puts men over women
Nostalgia - reminiscent of a time when the world ceased to move around you because you had it all
No More Page 3
1.) 'No More Page 3' was a campaign was started by Lucy-Anne Holmes in August 2012, and is a campaign that aims to encourage combat against women being viewed simply as objects of sex and pleasure for men.
2.) The reasons for why NMP3 had to go was because of the topless pictures of women presented, therefore exploiting their sexuality as a woman. They were identified as offensive as a result.
3.) As the article states, Barbara Ellen thinks that the campaign shouldn't be dropped, whereas Susan Boniface says otherwise. Boniface from the opposition, claims that
4.) One of the stories, "LITTLE MIXED UP ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR?" discusses the band 'Little Mix' to be wearing very revealing attires for their performance on ITV LIVE. Obviously, the article stated that this was an inappropriate choice as a result, to which I think is not surprising as females' exploitation is being used by Simon Cowell and ITV to purposely gain attraction and generate views.
5.) NMP3 could be linked to post-feminism as NMP3 argues that there is no post-feminist state, therefore continuing the debate of feminism. The campaign as a result brings light to the issues and that it shouldn't be left forgotten.
6.) I respect the awareness a campaign like No More Page 3 has intended to raise, therefore I would support and agree with the views that they're presenting on their website and social medias, however in my subjective opinion I don't think it will have as much as an influence as it ought to.
7.) I believe that we're not living in a post-feminist state, given that there are still academically praised lecturers such as Milo Yiannopoulos that have to wipe the floor against radical feminists, not feminists who have plausible arguments which have to be made a distinction against between the two. Judging by statistics and from an objective point of view, there is still inequality too in for example, the pay a woman and a man gets.
3.) As the article states, Barbara Ellen thinks that the campaign shouldn't be dropped, whereas Susan Boniface says otherwise. Boniface from the opposition, claims that
4.) One of the stories, "LITTLE MIXED UP ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR?" discusses the band 'Little Mix' to be wearing very revealing attires for their performance on ITV LIVE. Obviously, the article stated that this was an inappropriate choice as a result, to which I think is not surprising as females' exploitation is being used by Simon Cowell and ITV to purposely gain attraction and generate views.
5.) NMP3 could be linked to post-feminism as NMP3 argues that there is no post-feminist state, therefore continuing the debate of feminism. The campaign as a result brings light to the issues and that it shouldn't be left forgotten.
6.) I respect the awareness a campaign like No More Page 3 has intended to raise, therefore I would support and agree with the views that they're presenting on their website and social medias, however in my subjective opinion I don't think it will have as much as an influence as it ought to.
7.) I believe that we're not living in a post-feminist state, given that there are still academically praised lecturers such as Milo Yiannopoulos that have to wipe the floor against radical feminists, not feminists who have plausible arguments which have to be made a distinction against between the two. Judging by statistics and from an objective point of view, there is still inequality too in for example, the pay a woman and a man gets.
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