Question

Watch the videos on gender and children's programming. Discuss how a television show, movie, video game, or advertising portrays the sexes in a stereotypical way. Be sure to use specific examples to illustrate your position.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oyGGwjPbLw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWMCt35oFY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx8RRIiP53Q

Answer 1

I totally agree to this video. I used to wTch lot of disney movies and cartoons in childhood. I was totally amazed by the way those disney princesses are and used to dream about such disney prince in my life. Whatever we see or watch in childhood makes large impact on our mind. Even though those princess were slender and polite and nice, they were not shown the realistic way about what tension, or things she faces. She also at times feel like running, screaming, For eg, what Cindrella had to undergo through it is worst if one faces such situation. Many a times girls like cindrella tend to marry poor man. This is what relaity is, which was not shown in movies and feel good factor was focused upon.

Even for men, who are in search of beautiful girl, that girl can be strong by nature and is capable of making her own decisions, istead of prince becoming everything of hers. And as shown love was always potrayed between girl and boy, what about same sex couples? So what about those kids who wateched and later discovered their sexual orientation? Hence I prefer watching today's cartoons which showcase some reality atleast Indian television cartoons.