Gender Bias In The Song 'Dope And Face'

New Study Sheds Light On Motivations”  NPR.org) Other men say that it is just for fun and entertainment and that nothing serious was intended, and therefore can be considered a game.     In addition to this, several are angry at the fact that there is no way that they can achieve their goals. “These young men "have high aspirations for themselves and aren't able to meet them," ” (“Why Do Men Harass Women? New Study Sheds Light On Motivations”  NPR.org)

These young men came off as reckless, exasperating, and ferocious. I felt disgusted by the ways that these couples interacted with each other and the fact that they allowed themselves to be used by such monstrous men. More so that they could smile and laugh at such insults, then proceed to either ignore it or fall into self-harm through following their advice of staying thin in various ways. Benevolent sexism is not the same in my opinion as hostile sexism, but it is just as bad for social change and equality among the sexes. Some women may like that their man treats them like a princess, but others, like myself, easily see between the lines.

The function of Homophobia in masculinity and sexism Growing up, men are faced with the continual threat of being seen as gay and the continuous challenge of proving that they are not gay. In short, boys and men are kept in line by homophobia. Step outside the boundaries of masculine behavior and you’re immediately faced with verbal and physical attack. According to the Anti – Defamation League, Homophobia is the hatred or fear of homosexuals- that is, lesbians and gay men- sometimes leading to acts of violence and expressions of hostility (2001). Homophobia locks all people into rigid and gendered ways of being that inhibit creativity and self-expression.

In general, which respects to sex differences, Margaret Mead says that although many societies are different in the way that they treat men and women, every culture has some “societal” standards for each sex which distance from the biological differences (Henley and Thorne 43). It exists a global stereotype about women which is the low power they have in comparison to men in society since males tend to be more dominant and they try to have a figure of a ruler. “Women are often more supportive, polite, and expressive, talk more about home and family, and use more words implying feeling, evaluation, interpretation, and psychological state” (Adelaide Haas 616). Haas suggested four different aspects, such as, form, topic, content and use of the

With these reasons, people may have an argument against the topic of this essay, but it can be attacked by opposing arguments. One of the reasons that sexism still exist is through sexist advertisements being shown that is overlooked by people. To begin with, many ads include the

On the contrary, the traditional viewpoints of romantic love cause males to be to some extent misogynistic or mistreat women. Most of the main male characters tend to see them as a prize to “win” through romantic gestures, rather than genuinely having an emotional connection and a love that is more kin deep. In Shakespeare’s King Lear there are very few main female characters, only one is presented in a positive way. Despite this, all three female characters are “handled” in the same way. As McAlindon (1991) states, “King Lear “indicates that main source all injustice in society is the loss of human kindness and imaginative sympathy.”

It is like our manhood is consumed by these ranks and by people who still remind us that we are not fit for society and that we do not deserve to be men just because we do things that are not considered to be manly enough. The brilliant minds of other men will change slowly, people will start to do things or start acting in a different way than men want others too. The problem is that men are afraid of other men because they think that they will reflect their image of manhood and how a man should act. They are afraid that these people who are homosexual or those who look and act like a women will ruin the image of manhood.

Male rappers will attempt to justify their violent or blasphemous behavior towards women by stating that it heightens their manliness. By putting women down, it feeds the male ego and proves to others their legitimacy as an alpha male. The censorship of certain language within rap music does not alter nor improve the ultimate meaning behind many songs

People are being so quick to jump to harsh opinions and are not even attempting to understand the ways of rap. They only listen to one song and assume that this is how all rappers are. This quick assumption is unfair to the rap genre as a whole, because rap does not deserve

(Wulff & Steitz, 1997). However, neither hypothesis was supported and in fact the cosmetology group was significantly more androgynous. Thus, this demonstrates how a stereotypical view on sex-roles is perhaps incorrect, since there is the possibility that many deviate from either a male or female

Because it is so difficult for the most part to obtain these popular goals, their self-perceptions and attitudes often become negatively induced. Also, according to sociocultural theory, the more an individual is exposed to media embracing the perfectionistic depiction of the human body, the less favorable and insecure an individual will feel about their body image and evaluations of their quality of life (Brennan, Lalonde and Bain, 130). Although both genders receive heat for nothing being up to the bodily standards of faultlessness, females are more heavily impacted than are males. In Jamie Santa Cruz’s editorial “Body-Image Pressure Increasingly Affects Boys” found on theatlantic.com published last March 10, 2014, an associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Alison Field, and lead author of the study of body-image’s increasing effect on boys speaks about her very own opinions on this matter. Dr. Field makes valid points on the differences between the expectations of a female and male idealistic figure; females predictably want to be slimmer, and males are worried over gaining more weight to become muscular instead of losing it.

Everyone loves music, don’t they? Or at least grow up listening to it? I Sold My Soul to Rock and Roll by Kristina Gray, the text I read, made Rock and Roll seem controversial to the common comprehension I already had on this "loud" and "raucous" genre of music. In my mind, rock stars have crazy fun nights and they partied on every tour they adjourned. Gray conveyed how the lives of men in the rock and roll industry really are, because of this I agree that women are not portrayed accurately in this category of “white music," and I say this because I am studying women's feminism.

The Harlem Renaissance took place during the 1920s through the 1930s, and is noted as the first point in American history when African-American achievements in art, music, and literature flourished and were widely accepted. In the early part of the 1900s, the American public was shifting its interests from the “minstrel show” format to that of vaudeville. This created a wave of changes in theater in egeneral, and one of the most interesting was the appearance of African American actors and purely African American “themes”. For example, the 1917 play “Three Plays for a Negro Theater” was a first of its kind and eliminated the stereotypical portrayal of “blackface” in favor of African American actors insteadMany view this as the birth of the

Barbie: The Plastic Insecurity In Marge Piercy’s Barbie Doll, the author tries to bring awareness to an issue because of the overwhelming social pressures and insecurities, one girl has that causes her to commit suicide. The classic Barbie doll came out in 1959 and this poem was published in 1971 giving only 12 years for the Barbie doll to be out on the market and have an impact on little girls. In Piercy’s poem, as the girlchild is growing up, she is given all the toys girls today get, toy dolls, GE stoves, irons, and lipsticks (Piercy). All the things she will need to be “successful” as a woman.

What does it mean to be a woman or man? The answer is much more complicated. Gender is not determined by sex organs but includes complex beliefs, behaviors, and characteristics. However, gender roles are solely shaped by society and are expectations for men and women. Such include how a man or woman should dress, behave, and even the jobs they can perform.