1. Barely Behind the Line
I now feel anger with mostly myself, but also with men in general and with the media. ... For example, in High School I was a part of many of the sports teams and I never really paid much attention to the fact that the boys teams always had more attention, acclaim and more funding. ... So many of my friends have the same thinking, I realize now that this may be due to women being exposed excessively to the perfect body in the media (TV, magazines, movies ). ...
When a lady by the name of Annika Sorenstam mad the announcement that she was going to compete in a PGA Tour event the headlines went ballistic and so did the media went frantic over this lady trying to compete with the men. ... From everything that happened with this I think Annika did turn things around for women's sports. ... People may say that women should be allowed to play in any male driven sport or that they should just stick to there own sports. ...
Just as the media played a huge role in convicting Clinton before he had a chance, the media is also pushi! ... With the second season of the WNBA, girls who play basketball finally have sports heroes. ... If a girl is athletic and on sports teams, she is also that much less likely to diet. ...
Today, and more prevalently in the past, gender stereotyping takes place in many aspects of everyday life, such as the media and normal social interactions. ... Also, mainly in movies and television shows, women are stereotyped as being fragile and delicate, making them terrible at sports and other strenuous activities. ... Doubting that the media will ever stop giving the people what they desire, gender roles first need to be eliminated within the minds and hearts of the people striving to live a life of prosperity all around the world....
For example, a car commercial aimed at a man usually advertise a sports car or a truck, while a car commercial aimed at woman usually advertise a minivan, and the female would be portrayed as a soccer mom. ... Later in the day, and on weekends the commercials are aimed at men while they are watching sports. ... This implies that gender codes in our overall couture aren't going anywhere and will exist as long as they keep continuously being displayed in the media....
They are often involved in recreations that exemplify the ideal woman, like cheerleading, dancing, modeling, theater, and certain sports [CITATION NHS14 l 1033]. ... This perfect woman stereotype is also present in media, as in movies, TV, and video games the heroine is always a super model. ...