Media factsheet: Applying Feminism
#86 Applying Feminism:
1) What are the five types of feminism outlined on the first page of the Factsheet?
- Marxist feminism
- Black feminism
- Postmodern feminism
- Radical feminism
- Liberal feminism
2) Which category would Judith Butler fit into? What about Angela McRobbie? Laura Bates and Everyday Sexism? Explain your answers.
- Laura Bates: Radical feminism
- Judith Butler: Liberal feminism
- Angela McRobbie: Postmodern feminism
3) What was the difference between suffragists and suffragettes? Which approach do you agree with?
- Suffragettes- A more violent approach to protesting such as arson
- Suffragists- Peaceful way of protesting, such as hunger strikes and votes etc
I agree with the suffragette movement, as women were challenging the tradition views of women in the perception of men. To men (at the time), they saw the women as traditional and peaceful, therefore can continue to exploit them because their methods were not having any physical effect on them. It was because of the violent protests that it gained attention to both men and the politicians. Women were challenging the tradition representation of a woman, by doing male acts (being violent), which in turn would create fear and a moral panic towards the future roles of women.
4) What was Laura Mulvey's argument regarding Hollywood film? Do you agree with it? Why?
Mulvey's argument regarding the representation of women in Hollywood is true to an extent. Now days, women aren't always being used as sexual gimmicks to hook males into watching a film. However that was the case. Films such as Fast and Furious was famous for its representation of sex and women in their movies. Every movie would have a beautiful actress appear as one of the leads, and would be the sexual attention throughout the film. Transformers even did this with Nicola Pelts (Transformers 4) and Meagan Fox and there would be a lot of emphasis (in terms of camera shots) on their body.
5) Watch this YouTube video extract on Jean Kilbourne's Killing Us Softly series and list five examples she gives of the media objectifying women:
6) What is Killbourne's argument regarding the representation of women in advertising?
Women are essentially idealised to look like the 'perfect' woman. With perfect cheek bones, and breaths etc. However, this documentary shows that there is more than meets the eye. Women who see these adds with beautiful women posing in them, is essentially giving off the message on how women should look (to look like the woman in the ad). However, the problem is, is that the advert isn't a woman. It is a virtual compilation of many women's face combined to make one. Giving off the false impression of the nature of the models beauty, when it clearly is a false image.
7) Why is the representation of women in music videos a controversial topic for feminists?
Women such as Nikki Minage and Rhianna are criticised heavily for reinforcing women as sexual objects for men. This is evident through Rhianna twerking on Drake, giving Drake the dominance over Rhinana, which essentially goes against Feminists views. Feminists are essentially trying to combat such views and for a woman to reinforce them, put their efforts in vein.
8) What is your view of female artists such as Nicki Minaj or Beyonce - do they empower women or reinforce sexist, patriarchal views?
Although the singers themselves state that they are trying to challenge the stereotype and are in fact reinforcing female empowerment, that isn't the case always. Their videos are very sexual which they are the object for male pleasure. The quote from Minaje's anaconda music video 'My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hun' further intensifies the fact that women have to try their best to fix their body in order to have intercourse with a man.
9) Has new and digital media given women an opportunity to challenge sexist views or is it simply another media platform for women to be oppressed? Explain your view.
I do believe to some extent, the aid of the internet has allowed women to become more powerful and heard. The internet has opened doors for communication to come across strong and loud as well as gain a lot of attention through 'likes', or of being viral. These are facts that prior to the internet, women wouldn't of had. McRobbie used the internet for its main purpose; to share information regarding the subject of her choice. She received of 50,000 comments from people (mainly women), and this was all due to the internet having the ability to access the right people.
#86 Applying Feminism:
1) What are the five types of feminism outlined on the first page of the Factsheet?
- Marxist feminism
- Black feminism
- Postmodern feminism
- Radical feminism
- Liberal feminism
2) Which category would Judith Butler fit into? What about Angela McRobbie? Laura Bates and Everyday Sexism? Explain your answers.
- Laura Bates: Radical feminism
- Judith Butler: Liberal feminism
- Angela McRobbie: Postmodern feminism
3) What was the difference between suffragists and suffragettes? Which approach do you agree with?
- Suffragettes- A more violent approach to protesting such as arson
- Suffragists- Peaceful way of protesting, such as hunger strikes and votes etc
I agree with the suffragette movement, as women were challenging the tradition views of women in the perception of men. To men (at the time), they saw the women as traditional and peaceful, therefore can continue to exploit them because their methods were not having any physical effect on them. It was because of the violent protests that it gained attention to both men and the politicians. Women were challenging the tradition representation of a woman, by doing male acts (being violent), which in turn would create fear and a moral panic towards the future roles of women.
4) What was Laura Mulvey's argument regarding Hollywood film? Do you agree with it? Why?
Mulvey's argument regarding the representation of women in Hollywood is true to an extent. Now days, women aren't always being used as sexual gimmicks to hook males into watching a film. However that was the case. Films such as Fast and Furious was famous for its representation of sex and women in their movies. Every movie would have a beautiful actress appear as one of the leads, and would be the sexual attention throughout the film. Transformers even did this with Nicola Pelts (Transformers 4) and Meagan Fox and there would be a lot of emphasis (in terms of camera shots) on their body.
5) Watch this YouTube video extract on Jean Kilbourne's Killing Us Softly series and list five examples she gives of the media objectifying women:
6) What is Killbourne's argument regarding the representation of women in advertising?
Women are essentially idealised to look like the 'perfect' woman. With perfect cheek bones, and breaths etc. However, this documentary shows that there is more than meets the eye. Women who see these adds with beautiful women posing in them, is essentially giving off the message on how women should look (to look like the woman in the ad). However, the problem is, is that the advert isn't a woman. It is a virtual compilation of many women's face combined to make one. Giving off the false impression of the nature of the models beauty, when it clearly is a false image.
7) Why is the representation of women in music videos a controversial topic for feminists?
Women such as Nikki Minage and Rhianna are criticised heavily for reinforcing women as sexual objects for men. This is evident through Rhianna twerking on Drake, giving Drake the dominance over Rhinana, which essentially goes against Feminists views. Feminists are essentially trying to combat such views and for a woman to reinforce them, put their efforts in vein.
8) What is your view of female artists such as Nicki Minaj or Beyonce - do they empower women or reinforce sexist, patriarchal views?
Although the singers themselves state that they are trying to challenge the stereotype and are in fact reinforcing female empowerment, that isn't the case always. Their videos are very sexual which they are the object for male pleasure. The quote from Minaje's anaconda music video 'My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hun' further intensifies the fact that women have to try their best to fix their body in order to have intercourse with a man.
9) Has new and digital media given women an opportunity to challenge sexist views or is it simply another media platform for women to be oppressed? Explain your view.
I do believe to some extent, the aid of the internet has allowed women to become more powerful and heard. The internet has opened doors for communication to come across strong and loud as well as gain a lot of attention through 'likes', or of being viral. These are facts that prior to the internet, women wouldn't of had. McRobbie used the internet for its main purpose; to share information regarding the subject of her choice. She received of 50,000 comments from people (mainly women), and this was all due to the internet having the ability to access the right people.
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