MDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Misogyny, Marge Simpson, De Facto
Document Summary
Feminism political project that explores diverse ways man and women are socially empowered or disempowered: not anti-male. Sexism discrimination based on person"s sex: sex refers to innate/biological differentiation between man & women (anatomy, reproduction, hormone production, gender refers to culturally constructed differences between men & woman (tastes, roles, activities) Essentialism belief that gender distinctions are innate and natural (belief that men are naturally aggressive, woman aren"t) Many gendered stereotypes function as complementary opposites in media (masculinity, power, and femininity, powerless) Men represented as by strength and activity (sports, working with tools, driving, perfect body condition) females often sit passively, pose while underweight, represents passiveness and weakness. Being a man tied to power/physical skill, being a woman tied to passive acceptance and helplessness (jackie chan & kate moss) Men represented in roles of public, working sphere (family provider - homer simpson) Women represented in roles of private, domestic sphere (family nurturer marge.
