Stereotypes By Naomi Wolf

Watson’s speech depicts feminism as a notion that advocates for equality

When I look at Misty Copeland I see an athletic, inspirational African American woman. She has broken major barriers in the dance world by being the first African American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Her determination inspires me in many ways. Being a dancer, there are multiple times where you did not receive the opportunity you was hoping for; however, Misty Copeland did not give up. She kept working to become the best she could possibly be. Misty Copeland inspires me because she showed me that young African American females can make it far in the dance world if they put their minds to it. Despite many dancers feeling the will not go far because of numerous racial stereotypes in the ballet world, Misty Copeland shows many

Many gender stereotypes have been broken over the years, such as, in world war 1 just by performing factory labour women were showing that they weren’t fragile creatures and didn’t need to be protected. To say gender stereotypes will cease to exist is false, gender clichés will always exist in some capacity, yet many women over the years have proved that we can break them. In the last decades, we have broken the gender stereotypes, for example, Hillary Clinton ran to become President, we have women’s sports teams, fortune 500 companies are being run by women and women can do anything. It all began though because of women trying to help their country. Now, women are helping their countries by breaking clichés and by doing that they are modernizing and helping our world be a better place for future

The lack of diversity in the ballet world was greatly affected at the discovery of Misty Copeland. Being an African American dancer, she knew that she would face struggles greater than those that are already set in the dance world. Although Misty struggled in being accepted, with the love she had for the art, she desired to be great. Copeland knew that her efforts, passion, and admiration would distinguish her from other dancers. She did not hesitate in the idea that a she was going to grow into a successful ballerina. Despite the criticism made upon her at first glance her heart remained strong and humble, aching to dance through every negative comment possible. Misty Copeland, the face of change to the stereotypical dance world.

We like to believe that we live in a world of equality, but how equal is a world where a woman gets paid 80 cents for every dollar made by a man? This twenty percent gender wage gap in current society refutes the idea of an equality. Women have significantly progressed since the 1960’s and 70’s feminist movement, yet there is still that twenty percent left to go. Even in today’s society, women feel compelled to “act like a man” to take on this male dominated society. Women have to sacrifice their womanhood in order to be offered equal opportunities. This means that they have to be an exception to the stereotypes applied to women. The stereotype of a women being dainty,fragile and in need of a man’s protection. They have to let go of these “womanly” characteristics that support the stereotype and instead, to be more “like a man”. Ariel Levy’s article “Female Chauvinist Pigs” and Amanda Filipacchi’s article “How to Pose like a Man”, discuss why women want to be seen as a man and their motivations to act like a man. Levy and Filipacchi admit that we live in a male dominated society. Both Filipacchi and women mentioned in Levy’s article want to break out of the stereotypes applied to women. Filipacchi wants to break out of this stereotype by using her author photo to make a statement about women empowerment, While Levy talks about women in her article who believe that associating with masculine qualities will help them break out these stereotypes.

Over time we have overcome slavery, segregation, unfair rights for women, hate for same sex and much more. Something that has all ways and still is around is stereotypes. It may not be extreme as it used to be but it is still there. Today we live in such a diverse community you would think that we wouldn't even have a problem. If you go on social media you see people only highlight the fake and not the good. Women today have an expectation of how they should look. A girl with makeup and a photoshopped picture can get 20+ likes while a girl without gets below 10. True identity online doesn't appeal as much what the trend is. The book importance in this situation would be to stay true and be you declining to be what other want you to

“Don’t try to squeeze into a glass slipper. Instead shatter the glass ceiling.” This quote, by Priyanka Chopra, a successful Indian actress, is significant in expressing how one might feel when pressured to become the stereotypes that society has placed on them. Many people often try so hard to be what others assume them to be like, even though that is not who they truly are. However, Priyanka wants people to do the opposite by breaking the mold, and be someone who might stand out of the crowd.

Today, there are many women out there working to disprove common stereotypes already. A great example of this are women who enlist in the military. Women in the military are often put through a hard process that men undergo as well. This type of testing wouldn’t normally occur in the blue-collar workforce. Although their training is not as hard as men’s, they still expect a lot from them. Since many believe that women are not as capable to do a lot of stuff that men are, it would only be fair if women are given the opportunity to try and prove the naysayers wrong. A way to give women that opportunity in the army would be to "start little by little. For example, they should start off with what they believe women are capable of doing, and move up until they get to do what men are

Despite her age and gender Emma Watson shows great courage and self assurance in her dedication to, and communication of, her convictions. Although Emma Watson’s opinions on gender equality and female rights are controversial, she never falters in her morals and bravely faces her critiques. Watson strongly believes that in order to instigate change

Feminine ideals have been constantly changing, and they still are since female empowerment and gender equality issues have transpired. Back in the 1950’s when women were expected to be good housewives and raise the kids. In this day and age women are pushed to go into fields of study that used to be men only. Media and how they portray women have influenced this evolution in American society.

This changes everything is a powerful yet unsettling novel about the fact that our war on carbon emissions is nowhere near as destructive or as threating as our world-wide war against capitalism and globalization. Naomi Klein, the author of this intriguing novel discusses how the economic systems are in fact waging us against our own lives on earth. Not only does Klein discuss the science behind what is occurring in our world, but she comments on past decisions that humans have made thought-out history that have led us to where we are now, living in our unsustainable ways. This Changes everything, covers more than just the problems we as North Americans see. The novel brings insight on how the rest of the world survives during our environmental

Women have individual desires, thoughts and feelings and they are not all inclusive, but still assumptions are made and often fueled by television, magazine and other media outlets. Furthermore, some of the stereotypes faced by women is the assumption that women want to marry and have children, a woman would not make a good president, because she is too emotional or indecisive, women would not be good in combat, women should be submissive and women want or should be taken care of. Bottom-line prejudices stems from the idea that certain people are worth less and less capable, which leads to discriminatory behavior, whether indirect, direct or

To touch the audience’s emotions and create a connection between them, Emma Watson tells them about her life, especially what she has gone through as a child. After speaking about her family life, she continues on to the description of her social life by saying that her “school did not limit [her] because [she] was a girl” (Watson). In this synecdoche, the people that made up her school – her teachers, friends, and principle – became the unintentional feminist in her life and influenced her opinions. By sharing her personal experiences, she shows that they shaped her into the person she is today – a feminist. Just like the people in her life inspired her, Watson wants to inspire and educate the ones around her. Furthermore, Watson speaks about how feminism was thought to be the idea of women who have anti-men feelings. She disproves this idea by providing the correct definition of feminism and by stating this: “I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decision-making of my country. I think it is right that socially I am afforded the same respect as men” (Watson). Using anaphora allows her words to linger in people’s minds. She uses her personal life and opinions to create a connection between her and the audience, causing partiality towards gender equality. However, Emma Watson does not only try to connect with fellow feminists; she also tries to connect with the male

Emma said I decided “I was a feminist--and this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word.” With this statement Emma shows her listeners that she is aware of the negativity that is now associated with being a feminist but that she will still let it be known to the world that she is one. Emma Watson then declared “for the record, feminism by definition is "the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” she was explaining the true definition of feminism to those of the listeners that believe that feminism is associated with man hating like when Emma said “and the more I have spoken about feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating.” Emma Watson described her personal experience of a common stereotypical incident when she discloses that “I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago, when I was eight, I was confused at being called "bossy," because I wanted to direct the plays that we would put on for our parents -- but the boys were not.”

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” (Luke 4:18-19)