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Germaine Greer The Stereotypes Analysis

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The paragraph that stood out to me the most in Germaine Greer’s “The Stereotype” was the one that spoke to societies expectations of women, as it is still very prevalent today. Today women on every form of social media or commercials advertisements are expected to look a certain way. Even in the real world, women are to be seen impeccable and are often perceived differently based on their features, style, and overall appearance. Often times people on social media gain following based on their aesthetics rather than their personality or creativity which seems to be very similar to older times. Today there are people who are seen as “role models” or social media icons solely because they meet society's expectations of what “beautiful” is and

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