Gender Stereotypes In The Flash Reborn

Superman does not have to prove to anyone he is ready to be a superhero whereas Wonder Woman has to prove herself first before being allowed to be a superhero. In addition, O’Reilly’s article talks about how Wonder Woman gets punished for rebelling against an authority figure while a male computer genius is praised by his superiors for showing strength and resolve against their wishes. Popular children’s entertainment also demonstrates how females are treated as found in the article The Smurfette Principle. The basic premise behind this article is that fact that in children’s movies and television shows, boys take a more central role while girls are stuck at the periphery.

For thousands of years, established gender roles have been a part of our society. Women are commonly known as sensitive, emotional, or passive. On the contrary, men are described as rational, competitive, independent, or aggressive. Believing women are more emotional than men is stereotyping. However, the stereotype is not entirely untrue. Development of gender roles is often conditioned more by environmental or cultural factors than by hereditary or biological factors. The development of gender roles between men and women involves the inference of peer community of each gender, the communication style of male and female and the intimacy or connection level of men and women.

As Miller analyzes the Twilight saga, she states that it encourages negative female stereotypes. For example, Bella Swan always thinks Edward Cullen is good at everything he does. After many people have watched or read the series, most have viewed Edward to be perfect. Others would say that Bella is portrayed as very timid. Comparing the Twilight series to Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a great comparison to learn different views of the way love is portrayed.

Women are continually demeaned on television and are shown as the inferior gender. Hypermasculinity causes problems like gender inequality in our society, leading to the mistreatment of non-masculine characteristics in our culture. By presenting hypermasculine traits on television, this stigma is spread throughout society for everyone to indulge, creating mass conflict. More often than not, female characters are the victims or damsels in distress and the men are heroes that come to their rescue, usually expecting sexual favors as an award for their “manly” acts. This is the case for a multitude of superhero dramas that have surfaced recently over the years.

The presence of media is prevalent in our technology savvy lives. Yet with inequality shown in media, we are constantly bombarded with sexist concepts. This issue was specifically exemplified in the movie “The Avengers” where a bunch of superheroes get together to collectively defeat an enemy.

Contemporary popular culture influences the general publics perception of gender and family in modern society, this gives the filmmakers and show runners and incredibly powerful and socially responsible position. Not only is there a pressure to produce good content, but in these changing times it is unequivocal that representation is on the forefront of their minds. Unfortunately to many people of color, women, and those who identify as non-binary, this responsibility is not met.

Take a moment to think of a superhero. What comes to mind? Superman, with his iconic pairing of a red cape and a blue suit, or perhaps Batman’s dark and mysterious bat costume? Now choose a female superhero, such as Wonder Woman. Revealing “armor” that barely protects anything besides her torso and wrists, and a focus on beauty and stereotypical femininity instead of functionality and her primary role as a strong, respected heroine. This same trend of sexualizing and looking down upon women is as rampant in current media as it is throughout Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s appraised graphic novel Watchman through the story’s negative and humiliating depictions of female superhero characters and their relationships. Watchmen reinforces these

In today's age, gender norms have become a topic of conversation. It is clear that society has made some progress throughout the years when it comes to the irregularity of them and thankfully it is starting to show in mainstream media. It's no secret that the most successful of movies that involve superheroes revolve around a male protagonist. It is because of this, that most assume only men are capable of such roles and therefore gain the title of being labeled as stronger and superior. However that is not always the case.

Men generally have the gender role to be the care takers, the fighters, and ultimately the manliest man possible, while women have been thought to be weak and helpless at the sight of danger. In the 2006 episode “Hundred Dollar Baby” of the TV show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the male stereotype promotes males as fighters, but also disproves the general stereotype when some men run away from a fight. Also, the female stereotype is challenged when a woman wants to fight her own battles instead of a man doing it for her.

During school years, I wasn't like "other girls". No I'm not going to tell you about how I was different or I fell in love with the popular kid and he didn't even know I existed. I was just the girl who never got into the phase of make up. I was never dressed up in cute dresses, or was remotely interested in "girly toys" (other than Polly Pockets, I mean who didn't love those adorable mini rubber barbies?!). I woke up five minutes before the bus would come to my stop, throw on my sweatshirt and take my hair out of my braid and run. I never worried about getting up an hour early to make sure I had my make up on point (not that there is anything wrong with that at all, it's just not what I did). I was always told by the girls I went to school with about how lucky I was to not have to wake up early to get ready for school. I always thought that was kind of weird though since they were all cute enough to do the same thing I did. I didn't think they needed to go through the trouble.

In today’s film culture, superhero films are very popular genre. Yet, woman are still objectified, over-sexualized, and given roles with little or no real merit within this genre. This has been shown since the beginning of the Wonder Woman comics and has progressed to the films we have today. Films like Supergirl, Catwoman, the Fantastic Four series, the X-Men series, and Avengers: Age of Ultron show these issues within our film culture. Their physical appearance, clothing, and sex appeal have more importance than the actual characters themselves.

When the subject of eating disorders comes up it is mostly teenage girls or women that are put in the spotlight. People focus on the modeling and advertising industries by calling them out for the unhealthy image they create for young women, even though it is well known that most if not all their images are photoshopped. The implied message of most advertisements raising awareness for eating disorders is that women are the only one that suffer from them. Based on the visualization of two ads- one from dove encouraging women to love their bodies and the other from NEDA (National eating disorder association) for a helpline both the of ads help to reinforce the false belief, that women are the only ones that suffer from eating disorders. But one aspect that people tend to overlook and that has not come to public attention until just recently is the rising number of cases in men and adolescent boys

Frequently, most superheroes in cinema are portrayed by male characters rather than women, creating a distinction between gender roles. Indeed, through the passage, “These results may suggest to viewers that women are less important, knowledgeable, and capable than men – and less likely to be a hero” (Miller et. al) women are much less likely to be featured as the hero within the film, and more likely to be featured as the “damsel in distress” of the story. Furthermore, women are much more likely to be depicted in a sexualized fashion, even when displayed in the role of hero. This feature of women with a lack of dominance defies feminism, as they lack roles in superhero films and they are portrayed with the sole purpose of boasting

Stereotypes have become a prevalent issue in our media. They, without our knowledge, prevent us from moving forward as human. In this essay, I will discuss the effects of stereotypes in media on gender roles, religion, and race.

How women are perceived by others, and how women perceive themselves, impacts their leadership roles in the work place. Stereotypes and gender biases are themes women have been dealing with for centuries. How women are perceived by social medial and television have been influencing how they are treated by men, and how they view themselves when it comes to taking a leadership role in their organization. According to Omega Institute (2012), “The rapidly shifting landscape of new media and technology, including reality television and celebrity culture, continue to reinforce gender stereotypes” (p. 1). This leads to men still growing up viewing women as home makers versus bread winner. With more women entering leadership roles in the work place they lack the respect from men due to how these men have grown up to know the typical role of a man and woman. Men tend to feel belittled due to the gender stereotypes seen on television, and this leads to women struggling to succeed as a leader with the lack of support from their male counterparts. Lack of confidence with women in the workplace is also influenced and effected by how women are perceived in social media and television. According to Steele (2005), “Exposure to stereotypic commercials persuade women to avoid leadership roles” (p. 276). As young women grow up seeing the typical gender stereotypes they lack ambitions to break the mold and