Dane Clark: Journal 6 - Roles of Men vs. Women

According to “Selling Out” and from looking in today’s media, men and women are portrayed completely different. Back in the roaring 1920s, when the media began to take a role in society, the men were considered the dominant, hardworking figure as women were seen as the subservient, household-family figure. In today’s society, the media portrays the stature of men lower than they did. Men are beginning to take on the role of the house provider as not all males getting the income for the household. Women are being presented as more the independent, powerful figures as they are taking roles of the business women. Examples of this are the movies “Big Daddy” and “Daddy Day Care,” as both the male spouses roles are the household provider and nurturer, as the woman is involved in the business world and work outside the home. Another difference on how men and women are objectified is that women have always been seen as iconic sex symbols (Marilyn Monroe, Playboy…etc). Many men have viewed woman with blonde hair and big boobs as a sex icon over the last couple of decades, and this superficial, annoying portrayal has still yet to change.