Реферат: SexismPatriarchy Essay Research Paper SexismPatriarchyBrian S Slevin

would find the idea of having a successful and aggressive wife to be a threat to

their pride. These sexist tendencies in men lead to allot of disappointment

from women.

Advertising is also a reinforcing characteristic for sexism. Women see a

man sitting behind a big desk giving orders and see women receiving the orders.

Almost all forms of advertising done in the past was sexist. It is still a

sexist industry, but now women can dispute how they are represented in an

advertisement. I interviewed Miss Edie Lanzano of Jackson Hgts. (age 23). When

asked,”How do you feel about the way women are portrayed in advertising?” She

replied,”I think it is very degrading to see a woman always on the bottom of

everything. Also it makes women look like mindless idiots and makes men look

very smart.” To get a better feel of how women felt about women’s portrayal in

advertising I interviewed two other females. The first was Mrs. Emilia LoSciuto

of Woodside (age 45). When asked the same question she replied,”I feel that

they are being exploited, especially in the way they dress. They seem to be so

ignorant that it makes men look like the greater sex.” In my final interview

with Mrs. Mary Fabio of Woodside (age 70) I asked the same question but also

added,”How do you feel about advertising’s past portrayal of women?” She

replied,”Some are very bad and most have hardly any clothe on, they are

literally disgusting to see. In the past they were much better then what you

see now. They were much more dignified and respectable looking.” Speaking as

a man who has discussed this issue with other men, I can honestly say that most

men sexist or not do not care how women are portrayed either way. I have

discussed women’s portrayal in advertising because, next to your parents, many

images of how you should act come about from what you see advertised. These

impressions can cause men and women to become what they are as members in our

society.

In the Christian bible (the old testament) women have traditionally been

thought of as lower or powerless unless they were “specially” selected by God.