Today in pop culture, it’s a shame to say that we still see women unequally treated. They are always primped up to look their best, and that usually means they lost some of their clothes. With all of the feminist and equality movements out there, this shouldn’t be a requirement for a celebrity to get exposure. Women still succeed in businesses, education, and athletics world-wide; they should not have to sport any less amount of clothing than men to be seen as attractive in today’s modern world.
As an example, I found this photo of one of my favorite female celebrities, Katy Perry. Just because she chose to show herself in a public scenario, she chose a very revealing dress that exposes more than anybody really ought to see, all in order to make sure she gets some of the spot light and attention. This really isn’t fair, because male celebrities are still stalked by paparazzi even if they step out of their homes in sweats and a long-sleeve tee.
Men are allowed to wear suits or tuxes, whereas women only get their time in the limelight if they are wearing some sort of revealing dress (unless you're Lady Gaga, and you have see-through skin suits). Here are some examples from the 2011 Grammy Awards:
Here, Selena Gomez is shown exhibiting her body in a skin-tight dress with a deep-V.
Drake showed up for the Grammy Awards in a full business suit. The men are expected to make their appearances revealing nothing but their faces, but in our culture, women are expected to reveal their bodies.
Good start at a blog topic. You could think of making it more focused by looking at how men/women are represented at one particular red carpet event, which would let you have a broader set of examples to draw from. Make sure that you answer "how is this fair?" rather than leaving it hanging for readers.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that female celebrities are more or equally likely to show up to Award Ceremonies and premieres in revealing apparel as they are in other public appearances(such as concerts, interviews, and in town)? Why?
ReplyDeleteThe popular culture item being analyzed is celebrity appearance in places like award ceremonies and other public settings.
ReplyDeleteI think the blog does have an interesting main idea, because it looks at the fashions women in the world of entertainment have to wear in a more critical light, as opposed to getting caught up in the glamour of pretty clothing. It makes the reader really start to question why otherwise successful females feel the need to look as sexy as possible whenever the public eye is turned towards them. I think the blog would does a decent job attracting attention, but because the pictures are so large they kind of draw the reader's attention away from each supporting paragraph. They offer good support, but they distract.
The main idea of the blog is that in order to attract the attention of the media, female celebrities feel the need to dress in a much more revealing manner than males. The claim is well supported...
And I will come back and finish this.