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Gender: Traditional Codes Of Women In The Media

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Codes Of Gender
The first picture confirms the traditional code because of the way the woman is posing and the way she’s dressed. She’s sitting down, with one knee bent, and her head leaned back this makes her look submissive. She’s sexualized because her of the way her attire is being worn. The robe is falling off her shoulder, revealing what little clothes she has on under it, and the laces of her shoes are undone. Although the woman’s gaze is direct, her facial expression is soft like she’s daydreaming or thinking. This picture is conveying the message to me that the woman is weak, dependent, and has little respect for herself and her body.
The second picture is breaking the traditional code because of the woman’s attire, pose, and her gaze. …show more content…

There are certain jobs that are not ‘acceptable’ for a woman, because she is a female. A woman should not dress and act a certain way because she is a female. These traditional codes of gender are complications for women because they are being defined as powerless, submissive, and delicate beings by the media. Although these definitions are not true, it still makes people treat women as if they were babies or flowers. This traditional code is more damaging for young women and little girls because they are seeing in the media how a woman ‘should’ act. They grow up and restrict themselves from certain lifestyles, sports, and other diverse activities because the media says they aren’t feminine enough and woman should not participate in them. It’s important for woman to break this traditional code so they can live freely without being judged and criticized. All women who break the traditional codes by participating in sports, dressing in ways that are not feminine, and other various actions are often criticized by friends, family members, peers, and strangers. These criticisms and judgments are one of the ways that cause women to limit or force themselves to make a balance between their masculinity and

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