The Rise of Enlightened Sexism - 622 Words

The rise of enlightened sexism: How pop culture took us from girl power to girls gone wild Douglas’ humorous and well informed way of writing really inspired me. From examples of magazines, media, television shows, films, retail, and even in music she described and compared to us what is going on among these examples and how real women today are really living their lives. Douglas presents an analysis of how women are presented to the public and how we continue to be treated as inferior to men despite the strides of feminism. After reading this book, I even find myself reading or watching something and pretty much look to see if it is women friendly or not. This is something I really never done before until now. This book definitely got me to think about feminism and the role it plays in my life. This book’s major argument is how women are shown by contemporary media and popular culture in mixed messages. Douglas focuses on the ways women are portrayed in popular music, such as dancers wearing barely any clothes and doing inappropriate things in rap videos; to the empowered women warriors in television, such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Dark Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; to the female players, such as Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton. Her arguments and points are very valid, I personally think. â€Å"Since the 1990s the mass media has increasingly reported that women have â€Å"made it,† that they achieved gender equality. On television women occupy important jobs like doctors,Show MoreRelatedAnalysis Of Disney s And Fat Phobic Appearance Personality Correlation2223 Words   |  9 Pagesare merely scrawl, yet deemed as Arabic by the movie’s creators. Jasmine is far underdressed for her culture, and would have worn longer, looser clothing to show status as a monarch. 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