Yesterday I read an article about women role in media and how the media present women. The author also proved herself with statistics and in this article it can be easily realized that women issue is not only our cultural problem. Apart from other cultures, usually female invisibility comes from male dominance and the will of mens macho behaviour style. In addition, some part of the country religion also has the control by limiting the shows or with censorship. When I read this article I realized an interesting point, that author gives statistic about. According to this statistic, american culture has 51% women of U.S. population, however media represent only 35% women characters. Isn't it strange that women mostly find place with their outlooking in media. Unfortunately media represent women figure in a stereotyped way for years maybe just with including little changes, such as more thinner bodies, more sexy clothes. It is also interesting that although sexism is not a new notion, media is the only one who represent this concept in every turn.If you want to read the whole article:
http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article130.html
I found it really interesting that you refer to "our culture", although the article was about the American media...was that intentional? Can you make any comparisons with Turkish culture?
ReplyDeleteIt's great you've included the link to your article, but now try to turn it into a hyperlink: Click on the pencil icon to edit your post, highlight the link, then click on the link icon. Copy the URL into the box and save it, then save your post. Then your readers can click on the link and be taken directly to the article.