Kim Kardashian Sociology

In Miss Representation, many female actresses, news anchors, politicians, directors and producers talk about how females suffer a lot of social, political and economic inequalities in today’s society. There are double standards against women in magazines, on TV, in movies, the news, politics, and the workplace. The media is an influential part of modern culture. When women are portrayed as objects for men to use -- never as the protagonist or president -- and when female news anchors are objectified, this will cause girls of all ages to begin viewing themselves as objects. Girls grow up in a world where their voice does not count; where our culture does not embrace them in all of their diversities, where

Oh my god, please tell me you watched last nights episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians, I actually died, it was so funny. I’m in love with Kendall, oh my god, she is so pretty. Their getaway to Palm Springs looked so much fun!! I wish I could be just like them. Being able to travel the world to places like France, Italy, Greece, Costa Rica and much more, working with famous brands, living in million dollar mansions in Beverly Hills and having everything you could ever want, sounds perfect. But if you take a deeper look at it, the Kardashians have a pretty hard life. Like, I can’t even imagine how difficult it must be to plan all your photoshoots, vacations, keep up with your millions of followers on Instagram, all while trying to avoid paparazzi. (Verbal irony/sarcasm)

Thus, women have always felt the need to follow the steps of an ideally beautiful woman, which means to take care of herself, be skinny, were expensive clothes and accessories an wear tons of make-up in order to be attractive. These “haves” are not at all democratic, because by portraying a model of an ideal woman of a society, women will do anything to reach the “perfect” woman. When a woman is influenced by the fashion and beauty industry she feels the need to supply herself with products that are not a basic need for her, but they will make her the “perfect” woman she wants to be. But does she really want to be that woman? It is only a matter of being acceptable by the society ideals of a perfect woman and not what is right or wrong. Zoe Sugg is one of these “perfect” women out there, because she is successful, beautiful and smart. Since her female audience supports her and adores her so much because of all the great things they think she is companies’ use this in a way to promote their products threw her. Zoe Sugg is also a YouTuber who is viewed as an “average” woman, because it seems that she is not living a big life and she still supports companies whose products can be found in drugstores and not only in expensive retail

This creates a time where women are constantly reminded of the "importance" of focusing on their looks rather than their abilities. Women are almost always trying to live up to this beauty standard set by men and it becomes exhausting. The media negatively impacts women's self-confidence, along with creating a harmful environment for these women. These quotes from Miss Representation represent the trend of the media putting women's appearance before the real purpose of their

Can you imagine what females could accomplish if they spent as much time volunteering to local charities as they did worrying about their physical appearance? So many dreams, goals, and aspirations are thrown away because of something as simple as low self-esteem. The film Miss Representation focuses on that exact social issue. Various people come together in this documentary to tackle the matter of gender stereotyping through the media. We will cover gender stereotypes, the role media plays in shaping them, and what can be done.

It is no secret that today’s society defines beauty as thin, long-legged women with statuesque bodies. Examples are found everywhere just by glancing at the closest magazine ads or by scrolling down the latest fashion article online. Normal, everyday women are being forgotten and tossed aside to make room for the “Top-Model”-like women currently crowding up Hollywood. Media depicts women as an unattainable image. They pressure ladies to buy the products they’re advertising; luring them with false advertisements promising that with it, they too could be perfect. While the media portrays women in a certain way for advertising and marketing benefits, it has caused numerous negatives effects to women’s self-esteems nationwide, it contradicts

Miss Representation: Essay A stereotypical representation of how women are over sexualised in the American media is presented in the documentary of Miss Representation. We see stereotypes of women being viewed as bitchy, catty and only useful in media texts as sexualised objects. The American mass media bombard the market with sexual imagery of women by cramming the media with unrealistic manipulated images of women whom sadly appeal to the youth of not only the American population, but also all other countries that consume that media. This affects most of the American population, especially girls, by subconsciously pressuring them into thinking that these manipulated images are ideal and if you don’t look like how society wants you to look,

The documentary “Miss Representation” delves into how the media and society. The viewer is exposed to how the media builds an expectation of how women should look and act. When the media portrays women as the perfect weight, height, and behavior for the target audience, it lowers the self-esteem of the females watching that cannot hope to compare to a fictional character. Men exposed to these types of advertisement and entertainment are taught to objectify women. It distorts societies and male expectations of how real women should look and behave. The documentary also discusses the lack of female protagonists in television and movies. There is a distinct lack of female heroines in our world today. This shortage further diminishes the hopes

They catapulted into the spotlight because of a sex tape (McClain 10)—then went on to star in their own reality show that chronicled their transgressions, conflicts, extravagant vacations, and short-lived marriages (McClain 5) which allowed them to cement their position in television, media, and American culture itself. In her book analyzing the Kardashian empire, Amanda Scheiner McClain describes their ubiquity and what they represent: “The Kardashians are more than just a reality TV show: they are a contemporary cultural touchstone, recognizable throughout the world; connoting warrantless celebrity, voluptuous beauty, and flash-in-the-pan marriage” (McClain 1). In fact, the popularity of their show says more about society than the Kardashian themselves. There is a sense of fascination and perhaps envy prevalent in the Kardashian’s popularity. People watch because in a way they are vicariously living and experiencing a life of luxury through the Kardashians. The Kardashians represent an aspect of American culture that is materialistic, excessive, and superficial. While the show itself warrants discussion on its own, it is family member’s activity on social media that will be discussed throughout this essay. While they are most active on major social media platforms like Twitter, their activity on the photo application Instagram will be the prime example since Kim ranks as its most popular user with over 27 million followers, and other family members like Kendall, Kyle, Khloe, and Rob claiming third, fifth, seventh, and tenth place respectively (McCalin

The trailer of the documentary film “Miss Representation” produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom covers the topic of how media contributes to the undermining of women to hold influential positions and creating sexism. The trailer starts off with statistic facts about the time the average person spends on different types of media a day such as watching television, reading magazines, browsing the internet, etc. It follows with a claim that every type of media always sexualizes women, resulting in people to think that the only thing that matters about women is their looks. This is then backed by a couple of examples where media bashed on some of the famous women that achieved high political or social status. One of the extreme examples was how a Fox News’

In the documentary miss reputation it states that mainstream media makes all women feel like what truly matters is their looks and body type also making a statement that women are not held up to their true potential in today society.

The documentary “Miss Representation” deals with and discusses the sexualization of women within the media. It showcases everyone from movie stars to political leaders, and broadcasters to fifth graders. With such a wide range of women being showcased in the documentary, it goes on to prove that all women (and men), are affected in some way by this major problem within our media. The documentary showcases the sexualization of women in the media, the lack of powerful and independent women role models in the media, and the constant advertisements of sexual women throughout the world.

In 2013, President Obama interviewed with Amazon about the bad habits, we as Americans face today. Referring mostly to the Kardashians, Americans face a big problem with our personal image. The Kardashians bring negativity to this situation because they show off their plastic bodies. Not only do they make women feel jealous or non-worthy of themselves, they spend millions of dollars just to reconstruct their bodies. This is negatively affecting the world, because we constantly look at images of them wanting to look the way that they do, and for a mental standpoint, this is not

At the beginning of the semester when I was asked if I was a feminist, I thought the answer was pretty obvious. I didn’t consider myself a feminist, nor did I ever think I would ever become a feminist, but what I didn’t understand about feminism, was that I didn’t truly understand what it meant to be a feminist. After months of studying gender, I now have a better understanding of what it exactly means to be a feminist. In my opinion, a feminist is someone who wants equal rights for women and men, and what I mean by equal rights, is equality across the board, which includes the political landscape, religious landscape, the free market, the jobs market, ETC. Although that definition is not one that is widely accepted in the academic environment,

The media, which seems to endlessly show women as sexual objects, has the capability of limiting a woman’s potential and damaging their self worth. More often than not the media depicts the way people go about their daily life. People look at the media to determine how they should dress, act and in some cases even how they should perform sexually. There are the fashion magazines that focus on beauty, attracting and satisfying men, self-improvement, and (occasionally) work and politics. Examples are Vogue (emphasizing fashion and makeup), Cosmopolitan (emphasizing sexuality and relationships with men), and Self (emphasizing self-improvement and employment). Not only are most magazines directed at women, but the ones that are directed towards men are about work and politics, not about how to improve your looks or please your woman. The media along with other social institutions plays a large role in how women are viewed. A horrible example is being set for today’s youth, and men are taking the loss of self respect of women in the media to the extremes, thinking that they can degrade women in everyday life as well. With the constant representation of women being viewed as nothing more than sexual objects, women themselves are beginning to feel as though they have little or no potential, as well as no self