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Girls Of The Ages Between Sixteen And Twenty Two

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In majority of horror films, there always seems to be at least one reoccurring theme. The theme that seems to be a big one is females being seen as the target or victim. When it comes to the genre of horror, young girls, specifically high school or college girls, are used as the main character. Whether it’s a group of teenage girls or one singled out, they always tend to be the center of attention. Why is this specific gender and age chosen to take the main role in slasher films? Girls of the ages between sixteen and twenty-two featured in these types of films usually occur to fall under some of the same categories. They are all characterized as stereotypical teenage/young adult girls being viewed as clueless and weak. A major reason that tends to be argued for young girls being targeted in this genre is due to their sexual interaction or problems and issues they may have caused in the past. Whether the person attacking the female in the film is coming back for revenge or just out of personal hate, the attacker uses these reasons to “curse” the victim as a reason for the attack. The females are seen as symbolic in modern day slasher films; they are seen as the main trouble in this specific genre. In horror films, women being seen as problematic to society, sexually cursed, weak, and symbolic are all factors in the creation of making them the main target or victim in this specific genre. There is a stereotype for just about every section you can use to categorize a person.

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