The Way Women Today are treated.

Same goes for me. My managers (most are women) expect me to dress a certain way (to make the store look trendy, heck, I'm some sort of accessory). It's not really me but it helps me get the rent paid. But I'm not the extreme here, I only work at some trendy retail store. So like the Porn Stars, it happens to Men as well. What women have fought for in the past were equal rights. It seems to be happening in my opinion.

 

The way women are treated today is a huge problem, and it is the fault of many factors. There are people (im not saying just men there are women too) who believe that women should be treated as the lesser sex in our population (though i do not understand this viewpoint) its true. Another major problem is the way women are shown in media, in ads women are shown as objects, and when an ad shows someone that it is okay to treat women as an object, people believe it (even if they do not think it) they believe it on a subconsious level. In Jean Kilbourne's "Killing Us Softly 3" she points out that inequality is shown throughout all types of media. In most pictures and messages women are shown as the submissive person and men are shown as dominant. Even in children's magazines, girls are often shown as submissive and boys are shown as strong. In many cases the girl is sitting or leaning or on her knees, and the boy is standing, or looking down on the girl. Women on TV are potrayed as hoes and bitches and it is bad for women's image. The fact is that a lot of those women who lower themselves to that level, just dont care, and they are paid a lot. So really for society to change the way we think, the messages that we see every day need to change first.

 

If women are weak, then how come I see buffed up women on work-out commercials & the likes? I don't think that women are a weak gender.

 

Ya i discussed it in my sociology and mass communications classes, and the things that were shown were very eye opening. Another thing that was pointed out, which I forgot earlier, was that the only time women are usually shown as dominant is when race enters the picture, it it is a white woman and a black man, then the woman usually has the dominant stance over the man. So not only are women treated unfairly, people of color and different races are mistreated just because of the color of their skin.

 

hey, people visit only........,.. after seeing a few of these comments... there all true... but in another view it is true( relating to what people think of others) but one question for you guys to answer. why do women act like as they were sexy and do things for there own pleasure????

 

*facepalm*
who made this?
that guy must be sexist
time is change
soon, we will all be equals
i dont mind women at all, unless they are ...ahem... bitchy

 

Amen Xaldin to that Xaldin.

Anyways, i myself do my best not to treat women as "Objects." Not just because i view it as rude, but also because my friend Crystal would kill me stone dead.

I obey the laws of Chivalry when it comes to women. Women shalt not dirty themselves if a guys is present sort of thing. I hold open doors, carry stuff for them, and basically behave like a charming servant when i am around them. If a women is bitchy to me, then i feel no obligation to be of any help and do my best to stay away.

In any case, while it might look like i'm showing women as the "Weaker sex," really i'm just really polite. So far as i have seen not one woman who i had just met told me to clear out. In fact, i once had a old lady tell me i was, "Raised well."

The only reason men feel compelled to treat women as weak/objects is because women let them. I know a few girls who could kick any guys butt across the floor and not worry about breaking a nail. If women start acting more like people and less like toys, then you can bet that society will see a change in how they are viewed.

 

I'm not saying it is just there fault. I'm saying that it is partially their fault. Men back in the day viewed women as weaker physically, which in a sense is true. Men develop more body muscle normally than do women. That is a fact.

How ever, like it or not, statistically women are smarter than men. They have to be to get around without as much muscle. A guy might just lift an object. A woman might think about an easier way to move said object.

These days women want to be viewed as equal. I applaud that. But some still don't mind the object thing, because they can play off it. Magazine stars, Commercials, Porn stars, Strippers, and a whole host of other things. Unless these are addressed, men will continue to view the majority of women as objects. Guys also need to figure out that the above categories by no means encompasses the majority of women. Most are more like the average citizen, wanting a family, job, car, house, and other stuff.

 

I know its been a week since anyone said anything here, but I will.

You know, its not just women that get mistreated by men, its vice versa as well.
If you honestly think that women are the only victims here, you're dead wrong. Over time, there have been endless music videos, movies, games, and an endless array of degradment of both sexes.

So to say simply that women either get themselves in these situation or fall into them or forced into them should be disregarded. The fact still remains that ONE thing is all it takes for someone to recognize an abusive relationship. And that is to have been in one that is not abusive.

EDIT; Good parenting helps too.

 

I do not mean to Discriminate anyone here, but do you think religion can influence sexism?
I'm happily browsing Youtube and then find this video, reminding me of this thread.
YouTube - Tools For The Married Woman
What he says, I do use as jokes from time to time, but this man is serious. Taking quotes from a script and then putting it to the extreme.