Blog 4

How do the media images & stereotpyes of men & women impact how we view each other professionally (at school, at work, in politics, etc.)?

Media messages are a hugr contribution towards how men and women view eachother. The media displays men as tough strong guys. The media encourages men to put on a "tough guise." This is a front that makes men act like they feel that they should act. Because of this, women look at guys differently. They are shown that tough strong guys get girls, and are successful. The media shows them the kind of man that they should be looking for, and sometimes the guys that are actually being themselves are left out.
The same goes for media's stereotyping of women. The media shows women to be sex objects. The media favors skinnier, pretty girls. It doesn't care about personality. Looks sell products, and the media takes advantage of this. However, this stereotype of women can have a negative influence in life. Men may only think that these skinny pretty girls are the only ones worth any value. It also may provoke violence towards women. In many movies, it shows men abusing women. This may be carried over to the real world. Men may look at women as objects of beauty instead of real people. Only the girls that dress pretty will get the looks from guys because that is what the media encourages.
Overall, the media impacts many parts of our lives. This is just another example of media worping our lives.