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How Media Defines Femininity

How Media portrays Femininity

Whenever we watch Television or consume any other media we get confronted with female stereotypes. Thus the media influences our view of the world and often even determine our view of the world. One particular example is the definition of femininity and portrayal of women in the media. So Whatever the role, televisions, films and popular magazines are full of images of women and girls who are typically white and desperately thin.

The media portrays a very stereotypical view of women and femininity. Additionally the media dictates standards of beauty and fashion and therefore supports the large beauty- and fashion industry. However the stereotypes portrayed in the media are mainly the same.

There are mainly four stereotypes of women portrayed in the media.

The femme fatale is a women who usually uses all of her cunning and sexual attractiveness to gain her independence by flirting and charming other men. The femme fatale occurs in nearly......


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