This week in class we have been talking about how the media has created this image of how men and women should look and act. The acticle "Men Just Want Mommy" by Maureen Dowd talked about how men would rather marry a women who isn't as sucessful and smart as they are so they can feel dominate in the relationship. In my opinion i think that is obscene and it shouldn't matter how sucessful a women is. Men should support women and be proud that we have been able to come this far. When my Step-Dad was bringing in less money than my Mom he became very jelous of her and told her to take time off. My mom was insulted and couldn't believe that he was telling her to take time off so he could bring in more money. Now my Step-Dad is currently umemployed, and my Mom is bringing in more money than she ever has before and is the head Financial Director at her work.
Image is the first thing someone notices when meeting a person and i can see how people care about what they look like. The media has simply taken it too far becasue they emphasize eveything and talk about how we all need to look like action figures and movie stars. Men have begun taking steroids and women have stopped eating. I wish that the media would step back and just let people be and look and act the way that they want to.
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When i used to watch movies, i would think nothing of the "hott" stars in the movies. After having classes where we talked about it, especially this class. When a watch movies now, i see them completely differently. I love the movies, that have the normal looking actors/actresses that live seeminly normal lives - at least as normal as you can in a movie - i do think that when the women bring in more money, that people watch it thinking about it as "unusual", and this i do not agree with. i think it is empowering for women to be the "primary breadwinner" in the family. About 2 years ago, my dad was in between jobs, and my mom was bringing home more money. I saw nothing weird/different about this what-so-ever. Literally the only thing i noticed was that my dad was home all the time. i think that the world is skewed in its thinking about this subject, and it needs to be turned around.
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