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PORN - GIRLS MASTURBATE TOO

I think it’s very important to acknowledge the fact that masturbating is something that is not limited to males - girls can do it too. Males on social media are known for masturbating, because every girl knows that guys do it. However, my one friend Olivia, who is open about watching porn and masturbating, is ridiculed for it. She is looked at differently because on her twitter she will retweet porn. Social media makes it seem like guys are the only ones watching porn, and most porn accounts on twitter and tumblr appeal to men. Social media needs to normalize the human body and masturbation because it’s something that anybody from any gender can do.

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This video shows how marketing and advertising portrays gender roles. It is a great example that shows many different ways gender stereotypes are played out through marketing. Anything from women being domestic and passive to men being in control and powerful. It backs up all the stereotypes that gender is affiliated with - male dominance and control, lust for women, and that women are just figures who need to look nice and do as men please. Marketing does a great job at really dividing gender up and making sure that men know they’re manly and in control and that women are passive.

#gendercolor

This is an example of how social media is doing a good justice for a woman. It is showing us how women are being respected and represented in the community by a male. It is sad that this isn’t a normal occurence, but it is nice to see them being represented and acknowledged for doing something educational and professional... not just for their body or looks.

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GIVING IT TO HIM WHENEVER IS CONVENIENT FOR HIM

I was talking to my friend, Devyn, explaining how at her sorority party, her date disappeared the whole night. She has been talking to him for a few weeks now, but nothing serious. At the end of the night, he re-appeared and then ended up spending the night together and had sex. This just reinforces his control in the “relationship” and that females let the males make the decision. Women sometimes need to establish dominance and control, and that should be normal. Women should not feel the need to cater to all of men’s needs and be at their disposal. Humans should just be genuine with each other and straight up about what they want. Males need to stop being so controlling and feeling that they have any girl they want at any time.

#malecontrol

HONDA FIT

I was reading an article (http://www.businessinsider.com/honda-fits-pink-car-made-just-for-ladies-2012-11) and while reading it my mouth was hanging wide open. HONDA CREATED A CAR FOR WOMEN... A CAR... FOR A WOMAN... That is really the dumbest invention ever. This car has windshield wipers that will prevent wrinkles and an air conditioning system that will improve skin quality. It is pink, of course, but also comes in white and brown to match women’s eyeshadow. Marketing has taking gender to a whole new level. This is just ridiculous. A car should not be tailored towards a certain gender, through color, or anything. Wouldn’t anybody want better skin quality, not just women? Marketing really feeds into stereotypes about gender and I really hope that nobody bought this car.

#gendercolor

HE SHOULD PAY

I was having a conversation with my friend Molly, who just recently starting dating this man. She was saying how kind he was, and that he always pays for the date and that she wouldn’t go out with a guy who didn’t ALWAYS pay. I found this quite ridiculous. This feeds into the stereotype that males need to have control and make all the money and take care of everything money related while the girl sits back. I don’t mind paying for a bill. It is nice to be treated to dinner, but I don’t mind if I have to pay, especially at this age when we are all so young and broke. Females should not feed into the stereotype and should start paying for their significant other sometimes too, because from what I know, men are not cash machines, especially early adult men. Women need to assert some control into relationships.

#malecontrol

“I CAN DO IT, I’M A MAN”

So the other day at Thanksgiving dinner, my Aunt Jen was handling the dessert - cutting the pie and serving ice cream. She was going around and asking everybody what they wanted and everybody was answering and she had a whole system. Until it got to her husband, Uncle Jeff. He stood up from the dining table and came over to the kitchen and said “I can do it myself, I’m a man.” She was like just relax, sit down, I’m handling this. They fought for another minute about it, until she finally gave in when she realized he wasn’t gonna sit down and let it go unless she let him do it his way. She was perfectly capable of giving him what he wanted and asked for, but he needed to have total control over the situation. This example shows how he is furthering the stereotype that males need control in a relationship and in situations. Women are not “supposed” to have control and be asking questions, they are supposed to be answering the questions and taking care of the kids or chores.

#malecontrol

I CAN’T TEXT HIM FIRST

I was talking to my roommate, Jordan, and she was explaining about how she never texts guys first because it’s the guys job. I found this interesting because instead of just texting or talking to someone when you want to, you have to let the guy approach you first or text you first because that’s their “job.” It’s like a lot of girls are letting the guys have all the power and control in the relationship, and girls just respond when necessary. Men are seen as the superior and dominant figure in a relationship, and women really just respond and follow along with what they say. Males are typically known to have total control in relationships, and the women reinforce that behavior and believe that it is normal. In reality, people have different personalities and behaviors - males shouldn’t be stereotyped as being controlling and women shouldn’t be stereotyped as being passive.

#malecontrol

TRUMP AND HILLARY

As we all know, our Presidents have all been male. The vast majority of our country (mostly men) believe that a male needs to be running our country, because a woman simply isn’t fit for the job. Hillary Clinton, singlehandedly the most qualified person possible to run for Presidency, lost to Donald Trump, an entertainer and businessman - who is the least qualified person who has ever run for office. I believe that this is because males feel the need to have total control over anything and everything possible, including the USA. They do not even let women have the opportunity or give them a chance to rise up, because they will rally their troops together and vote for the male figure, even if he is less qualified. It is quite sad how much control most males seek and want. I am not saying that ALL men need control, but from what I have seen on social media and through my experiences, a lot of them like control.

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This tweet portrays that men are seen as horny human beings and that they wake up and creep and stare at women/men all day, then go to sleep. On the flip side, women are seen as having a million emotions, ranging from crazy to happy to sad. This portrays women as being over-emotional, which is something that a lot of men believe. The fact that this tweet had 200+ retweets in a matter of 10 minutes and 380+ favorites is scary. Social media should not be portraying women and men like this. Men need to be seen as humans who have emotions who aren’t just horny all the time. Women need to be seen as humans who have normal emotional patterns. Social media is a huge platform and they are expressing gender stereotypes and making people believe them.

#socialmedia

This is an amazing example of how social media is knocking down gender roles. These two amazing human beings are being exactly how they want to be and expressing themselves exactly how they feel, and aren’t afraid of how people are going to react. People are so scared of what they don’t know and are very ignorant to people who aren’t exactly like them. Social media gives people a platform to show those people that hey, it’s okay to be different. It’s okay if I want to dress how girls normally dress even though I’m a man. Social media can be dangerous sometimes because people are extremely judgmental and put their beliefs onto everyone else, but in this case social media is setting a good example of breaking down gender roles.

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FIRST COVERBOY

James Charles, a self taught makeup artist, just became the first coverboy for Covergirl! Such an amazing achievement, and he is being praised by so many people. However, I saw a lot of guys calling him a “faggot” and many other mean names, tearing him down for wearing makeup. Social media plays a huge role in gender stereotypes because on social media, you see all these girl makeup accounts and youtube channels, but very rarely see men doing the same thing. And, when men do create makeup youtube channels or become big in the makeup industry, they are teared down and told that they shouldn’t be wearing makeup and that they are a faggot. It is very discouraging to them, and social media mostly portrays that women wear makeup. I hope that social media becomes more accepting and the people on social media can be more open minded to the fact that men can wear makeup and not be a faggot.

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WOLF OF WALL STREET

Although I absolutely love this movie due to it’s hilarious scenes and my love for Leonardo DiCaprio, his wife, Naomi Lapaglia (Margot Robbie) is constantly being sexually objectified and her only role is really just being sexually there for his pleasure. It’s a shame, because she is an amazing actress. She uses her body against him when he cheats on her, but she is still being objectified because that is the only things he really ever wanted from her. He buys her a nice house and a yacht, but she is being objectified because he thinks that all these material things are going to make her satisfied and that she will stick around and look pretty for him and give him sex. This example shows how film objectifies women so much, and just because a woman is beautiful and sexy that doesn’t mean they need to be sex objects. Women need to be looked at for who they truly are as a person on the inside, not the outside. This movie is extremely well-known, which is scary because this makes it seem like it’s okay to treat your wife that way and she will still be there to look pretty for you. Not a good example they are showing society.

#femaleobject

SOMBODIES DAUGHTER

When Brock Turner raped the unconscious woman, tweets were going crazy. There were some people defending Brock Turner, claiming he never did it, and other people defending the woman. I saw one man tweet, “just imagine… she’s somebodies daughter.” Although this may seem like a nice tweet, because he isn’t saying Brock Turner didn’t do it, it isn’t. He is simply objectifying women even more. Instead of saying she is somebody’s daughter, just say she is somebody. SHE IS HUMAN. Why does she have to be somebody’s daughter for them to understand that this is not okay? Why can’t she just be a woman? This example shows how even though you may not be conscious of how you’re objectifying women, you still are. Men objectify women without even realizing it. Men need to realize that women are humans and have feelings and should be treated with respect.

#femaleobject

PJ WHELIHAN WAITRESSES

My friends, Kate and Jackie, just applied to the new PJ Whelihan’s opening up near our houses. Kate started explaining to me how they are only hiring women that are beautiful/sexy. She went on to explain how her, Jackie, and 5 other of our friends all got the job. All of them are very beautiful and have sex appeal, but I thought it was their prior work experience that would’ve gotten them the job. WRONG! One of Kate’s coworkers has been waitressing for 3 years, and she didn’t get the job. Needless to say, she isn’t ugly by any means but she lacks the sex appeal. This example shows how women are so extremely objectified, especially at a bar that has wing night and where lots of drunk men are just looking around and wanting to see beautiful women. The fact that a restaurant is only hiring women who look nice, which is fine if that’s at Hooters because they are open about that, but being so discreet about it is messed up. They are further objectifying women and making gender inequality even worse because you see the women serving the men looking nice and the men looking at them like pieces of meat who will go do whatever they ask.

#femaleobject

“LOCKER ROOM TALK”

-With this whole Trump thing that has been going on and his words about “Oh, it’s just locker room talk,” he really portrayed women as being sexual objects for whenever he pleases. He explains how she is married, but that he didn’t care. “When you’re famous, you can do anything.” WOW! I can’t even explain how I feel right now towards this. Donald Trump really believes that because he is famous, he has the right to sexualize and objectify women, and that they are there for his disposal. WOMEN ARE NOT OBJECTS! Women are human, with feelings and emotions and just because the girl had “fake tits” doesn’t mean she was asking for it or sexualizing herself. This example shows how women are objectified and seen as objects there for a man’s use whenever he pleases.

#femaleobject

FRIDAY NIGHT FRAT PARTY

Whenever I go out to a party on Friday or Saturday night, the people letting all the guests in are always saying “Girls are free, girls are free.” And then if any guys want to get in, they have to pay $5. Sometimes even $10. This makes girls, including me, feel like a piece of meat… or just an attraction. It’s like oh, you can get in for free because you’re nice to look at but guys have to pay.

This example shows that women are not let in because they have friends in the frat or because they are a nice person, but because they are sexual objects who are nice to look at. They are let in so they can be objects for the males in there to look at, and possibly get taken advantage of. Women are not respected when it comes to frat parties, and although it is nice getting in for free, I would rather pay my dues then feel like I have to look a certain way just to get into a frat party. It shows how gender inequality is deep into college culture and how disrespected and sexualized women are.

#femaleobject

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