Television in the World of Work in the Nineties

In the article Television in the World of Work in the Nineties, there were some very interesting points that were made from collected data from television shows. One thing that especially caught my eye was about marriage (or any relationship) and how it affects the career. The study found that most women cannot both be married and have a career. I found this to be astonishing because I know so many women today do this. I think that it is the difference of time between now, and when these shows first premiered that has made this change in society. Overall, I found the article to be insightful and full of good information that I could use for my most recent essay on the hit television series Bones. I could apply this information to my dissection of the characters and I used some of the statistics about marriage in my paper. This article was helpful.

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3rd Wave Feminism

"Being empowered in the third-wave sense is about feeling good about oneself and having

the power to make choices, regardless of what those choices are." This statement found in the article on third wave feminism is one that I found striking. I agree that it is important for people to make choices that what they feel are right for them. I think that people should make decisions based on what they feel is best for them at the moment. I think it is important that people learn from their decisions, because mistakes are what help us to grow stronger, and we cannot learn from mistakes if we are not allowed to make them. I think that this idea of third wave feminism is quite interesting and that the article had some good points. 

Law and Order Article

In this article the quote "The series thus revives existing myths blaming motherhood for a range of personal and social problems at the same time that it legitimizes certain elements

of feminist analyses of rape" really stuck out to me. I thought it was interesting that they believe the show really focused on showing mothers in a different light. Usually, women are shown as passive and not as people who cause problems throughout society. I think that this show's focus on crimes against women really is a good thing because it puts a spotlight on a lot of the wrong doings in the world. One thing I did not agree with in this was that it said women are monstrous and are the cause of many social problems. I do not see why a show would show women as people who destroy their family's and commit crimes. Another part of the article, where they say that women cops is something against the norm is not something that I agree with. I see no reason why it is not acceptable for women to be in the police force. This article was very interesting in showing how feminism can be displayed in different ways through a television show. 

Mediating Hillary Rodham Clinton

In the article "Mediating Hillary Rodham Clinton," there were some interesting points about how the media portrays her, and how these portrayals have changed over the years. It begins by speaking about how she started out being a strong, independent feminist. The article proved this point by naming various things on television networks that showed this side of HRC. It focused on how she was a lawyer, and an honor student in college that gave the first student commencement address. I thought it was interesting how the article had quotes from her old school friends saying that she one day might become president, since she almost became the democratic nominee this year. The second side of HRC that the article showed was being a "good mother." Being the First Lady, she was there to take care of her children, and to help the children of America. She tried to impose a health plan that would work for us. The last side of her that they showed was a "stand by your man" woman. When her husband confessed to having an affair, HRC stood by her husband and did not turn away from him. I think it is interesting that this view of her made her political standpoint stronger and only made America think better of her. This stand that she took made her seem like a better woman for it.

Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt

The article "Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt" really brought out a lot of valid points that are predominate in the advertising world. I agree with most of what they say about the sexual objectifying of women. Most advertising today really focuses on the sexual aspects of human beings. This objectifying leads to violence in our world and really influences those who are responsible for creating that violence. I thought this article was very insightful and found a lot of different things that make me more informed about what occurs in the advertising world. 

One thing that I was really shocked about was the court case with the 3 year old child. I can't believe that that would even happen. A 3 year old can obviously not be a sexual abuser to someone who could just pick the child up. I doubt that that child would even know what it was doing. Honestly, who could even think that? It almost makes me sick.

This article relates to my paper in that it talked about ways that women (and men) can be objectified in advertisement. From looking at different body positions, you can tell a lot about what the advertiser is trying to convey. It is interesting how often advertisers sexualize what they are trying to sell. I also agree with what the article said how things can never fulfill your sexual desires and that things cannot provide emotional satisfaction. My paper does not relate to this article however, because there is not really any violence prevalent in my advertisement. There is not really any way that violence or sexual acts could be construed from the ad I picked.

I found this article to be extremely informative and I think it could really help me have more ideas to write about in this paper. 

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"After all, he has to come out and prove himself all over again tomorrow. You're only as good as your last game (or your last purchase). "

This quote really struck me as true. When it comes to men, they always seem to have to prove themselves each day. In everything that they do, they are always trying to one-up their "opponent" whether this is a friend, a coworker, a schoolmate, or someone they just randomly meet. It seems to me like everything with men is a competition and there is no settling. This quote from Center of Attention: The Gender of Sports Media  really seems to hit the nail on the head. In applying to advertising, men are always posed as the dominant figure and have to be the ones that are the focus of attention in most situations. Men are consistently trying to prove that they are the best in all that they do and I think that this statement really just sums up the majority of what I observe to be true with men. 

"Do you like what you see?...Men must never seem as if they are asking this question and may display their beauty only if it is an unavoidable side effect of other 'business'." 

This statement from the article Beauty (Re)Discovers The Male Body is one that I disagree with for several reasons. Most men that I know care a great deal about what they look like and how they are presented to the public. The people that I know think it is important to look presentable and to make sure that people notice them. Granted, most men do not really think about fashion or if things match, but this does not mean that it applies to all men. There are always going to be people, on both ends of the spectrum that do not care if people "like what they see." I think that this statement is only somewhat true. 

“Center of Attention: The Gender of Sorts Media.” Introduction. Rereading America. 6th edition. Eds. Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. 1-15.

Bordo, Susan. “Beauty (Re)discovers the Male Body.” Ways of Reading. 8th ed. Eds. David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky,Boston: Bedford/St. 168-Martin’s, 2008. 188-205.