Articles like this give the wrong ideas to both sexes. It makes women feel like they have to look a certain way to please a man. It also gives men certain expectations of women. Like the Fiji study points out, the way women are presented in the media actually make girls change their habits. The NY Times article pointed out, "Just a few years after the introduction of television to a province of Fiji's main island, Viti Levu, eating disorders -- once virtually unheard of there -- are on the rise among girls, according to a study presented yesterday at the American Psychiatric Association meetings in Washington." If these types of articles and portrayals continue to exist, eating disorders and other issues that affect (mostly) women will continue to be on the rise.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Representation of Kate Middleton
While I was on Facebook, an article was recommended for me to read. It was titled, "Kate Middleton Drops Jaws, Proving Prince William Is A Lucky Man". My jaw dropped, and not because of the way she looked. I was like, "Are you serious!?". It was clear to me this article, by Livingly, was placing a woman's value on her appearance and the way that a man is "lucky" if their partner is hot (not smart, interesting, fun, etc?).
Articles like this give the wrong ideas to both sexes. It makes women feel like they have to look a certain way to please a man. It also gives men certain expectations of women. Like the Fiji study points out, the way women are presented in the media actually make girls change their habits. The NY Times article pointed out, "Just a few years after the introduction of television to a province of Fiji's main island, Viti Levu, eating disorders -- once virtually unheard of there -- are on the rise among girls, according to a study presented yesterday at the American Psychiatric Association meetings in Washington." If these types of articles and portrayals continue to exist, eating disorders and other issues that affect (mostly) women will continue to be on the rise.
Articles like this give the wrong ideas to both sexes. It makes women feel like they have to look a certain way to please a man. It also gives men certain expectations of women. Like the Fiji study points out, the way women are presented in the media actually make girls change their habits. The NY Times article pointed out, "Just a few years after the introduction of television to a province of Fiji's main island, Viti Levu, eating disorders -- once virtually unheard of there -- are on the rise among girls, according to a study presented yesterday at the American Psychiatric Association meetings in Washington." If these types of articles and portrayals continue to exist, eating disorders and other issues that affect (mostly) women will continue to be on the rise.
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