Rape and Abuse

Why is it that we hear more about women abuse and rape?

Is it because people automatically think that women are vulnerable? 

It probably is, the stereotype that women seem to be weaker than men makes

women look so fragile and powerless. This image and thought is wrong, this is the

kind of stereotype that makes this world even worse than it already is. If it were not

for this stereotype of women, MAYBE just maybe there would be less

of these terrible crimes of rape and abuse. Just because of the saying, "man of the house" 

and how the male gender tends to be powerful. Our society really should think before we decide to

come up with these stupid "rules" of how things should ALWAYS be. 

Degrading Women

Believe it or not most women are always being degraded by others most of the time. Especially in politics and what not. You barely see any women in the office besides the first lady and some of the other female political figures. Why can't people take women seriously? Some women are actually strong as men mentally and physically also emotionally. This is also a type of discrimination towards women. Why is it that people always say men can do this or that better while women are only good at housework and such. It makes no sense. People are all different whether they are female or male it doesn't matter. We are all individuals and all have different types of skills some better than others. We should not just degrade ONLY women or anyone at all. It's just ridiculous that we say that we are all made equal and treated equally when clearly we are not.

Needy Women

Why are most women thought of as being "needy"? Do people not understand

that maybe women just want to be loved and cared for sometimes? Women need 

the attention that they want. I also hear boyfriends saying, "I broke up with my

girlfriend because she was so needy all the time." That seems to be the case for many couples.

How come the female always gets the blame in these kinds of relationships? 

Just because the girlfriend wants to spend time with her significant other more than usual

does not mean she's needy. There could be other reasons behind that. We as women are

generalized as "needy" and not independent. We can be independent if we wanted to. 

Most women are indeed independent in different categories, what's the point of being in a

relationship if the significant other doesn't want to spend time together? So before someone

goes on about how their partner is being "needy", they should just think about why they are

in a relationship in the first place. They should not even be in one if they don't want to 

dedicate their time with them. It's totally stupid. 

Appearance

People usually say, "looks don't matter, personality does". Let me just say that that statement is totally false. Honestly the first things someone sees in a person is their appearance. For example, when going to a job interview they would most likely turn down someone who is unclean and messy looking. Our society tends to judge people more on their looks. I'm sure that one time in history no one cares about how one looked and focused on personality. Due to media, we automatically have instant judgement on how someone is supposed to look depending on gender and race and many other factors. This is where stereotypes come into place. This is why women have the need to be pretty and what not so that they can fit the expectations and standards of many men. Self esteem becomes an issue as well.

Expectations

In my opinion women feel the need to fit men's expectations. 

We tend to not think for ourselves anymore. What happened to 

that "independent woman" alter ego that we all used to think we had? 

Just because a man says something negative to a woman or because

a man likes certain types of ladies, we try to fit our character into this

made-up factory built barbie image. Some men want perfect girls and they

have impossible standards that most woman can only achieve by plastic surgery 

or something. Honestly, if men want a "perfect" girl, they might as well just go 

to a toy store and buy a Barbie instead. This photo shows how much plastic 

surgery a woman would have to undergo if she were to fit the "Barbie perfect" expectation. 

It really does seem ridiculous when you look at it in this way. 

Models/Celebrities and Photoshop

We always see these beautiful celebrities and models on the cover of our favorite magazines. 

Girls and women of all ages tend to feel insecure about themselves because they wish that they

could look at least half as great as these celebrities. But the truth is, all of these people are not as perfect 

as they really look in these magazine covers. Believe it or not, these celebrities and models have flaws 

and imperfections as well, the photographers and editors just edit the photos with massive amounts of

photo shop. I just feel that the media should stop photo shopping these 50 year old women to look

10 years younger. It gives a false look at all of these celebrities and gives normal women like us low

self esteem and does not give us the confidence that we really would like to have. 

Media Affecting Female Body Image?

Is the media affecting the body image and self esteem of females? I would have to say, of course it is affecting women of this century. Long time ago people used to see the more over-weight people as wealthy, high class, and beautiful. For example, Marilyn Monroe was not stick skinny but she was seen as a beauty icon! Nowadays it is all about being skinny to the point where you can see a woman's rib cage and spine! On television and magazines we always see the "popular" girls having a small figure where as the "losers" are just average sized or over-weight. We rarely see plus-sized models anymore. Super models these days have to be stick skinny and under 100 pounds most of the time. What the media shows, women will believe and think that is the only way one should look; that being thin is the only definition of beauty. I really do believe that the media is sending out incorrect messages to women these days, and young girls especially will be more vulnerable to these messages. Beauty should be defined in all shapes and sizes.