Theorists
Van Zoonen
Discourse = communication from the media
-written or watched
-magazines/newspapers/films/games
Believes we get our ideas about gender from the media
Damsel in distress - weaker or more vulnerable
Masculine - brave or strong
Women's realm magazine - what feminine should be
Believes women are objectified in the media - bought/sold
Perfume adverts = legs and no face - decoration
Music videos = make money
Believes that it illustrates we live in a patriarchal culture - dominated by men, why women are objectified
Women = domestic, home makers, mothers, wives, cleaners
Men = individuals, suited to work place/politics
Men and women bodies in different ways
Men = spectacle, amazing, strong, brave, abs
Women = lust over, no credit to them
bell hooks
Don't use capital letters for her name as she doesn't want to be found by her name
Centred around women/feminism
Struggle to end patriarchy
Believes feminism isn't just a lifestyle = political commitment
Women are not all discriminated against in the same way or the same extent
Levels of discrimination
Discrimination and oppression against women vary depending on ethnicity and class
-some more than others
-money
-ethnicity
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