Essays on toxic feminity in mean girls and clueless

This paper is reviewing Feminist Theory in music, taking at least two artists (one male and one female) as detailed examples, an author explores how these artists uphold or challenge the gender inequality.... .... ... ... Adherents of feminism seek to discover ways that women or the feminine are undermined in various cultures and to identify ways to raise the status of women....

The Women's Liberation Movement To begin with, our topic speaks about “The Women's Liberation Movement”.... The very concept of women being treated as glam dolls or just serving the purpose of being a mother to children or a responsible house wife leaves behind women in the darkness of “untold slavery”....

Young girls who want to look like girls from fashion magazine covers (as well as celebrated and novice models) have to remain in certain shape.... However, democracy does not mean that people's identities are not shaped.... The paper "A Profound Impact on Development of Gender Identities" examines the repetitiveness of social norms and a specific effect....

Films like clueless depict the nature of girls as shallow.... Examples of films that portray women as sexual objects include 100 girls, National Lampoon's Dorm Daze and I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.... In 100 girls, there are women who are in the film to fulfill the actor's sexual desires....

The modern haute couture, which we come across in, the fashion shows have actually drifted a lot from what it used to mean before the 60's.... The paper 'Androgynous Fashion Trend: Women Liberation for Power Dressing' shows the changing times in the arena of fashion and its inclination towards androgyny including designers and icons modeling the trend....

Female genital mutilation is a detrimental practice to the health of women and girls and should be condemned strongly.... Culture should not be valued than the precious health of women and girls and a lot of vehement steps should be taken to ensure that the practice stopped.... This causes severe harm to the young girls and the practice should not be condoned.... These practices are derogatory, demeaning dehumanizing to girls and women, and should be discouraged....

This essay "Australian Film Industry" discusses gender and badland themes in the Australian films that are clearly set out from the two movies in that they both show gender disparity and also portray Australia as a badland in terms of crime and lack of proper law and order.... ... ... ... The lack of uncovering of the killer of the little aboriginal girl and Katrina persuading a person to go and kill her own father is just a show of how a badland it is....

The aim of the paper Gendered Identity: A Creation of Consumption"" was to determine how today's modern atmosphere has worked to shape and define the female gender, to understand how these identities shift and change over time and with age and finally to discover the positive or negative effects of changes on a woman's perception....

Boys become more attached and attracted to their mothers; girls, to their fathers – and in both cases, the child ends up unconsciously wishing for the other parent to disappear.... Thus, while parents mean well, they must take care not to smother or coddle their child too much....

This essay discusses the story The First Thanksgiving by Sarah Vowell.... This story is a detailed narrative of a young woman's ambivalent feelings about her family's visit for Thanksgiving.... She perceives them as intimidating to be with, due to the fact that they find it difficult to communicate with each other....

The paper "Femininity and Masculinity in clueless Film" underlines that one can analyze that the positive female gender qualities are obscured in the movie's portrayal of negative teenage and female typecasts.... Any woman could feel one of two possible feelings who had watched the movie 'clueless.... Changing representation of gender (femininity and masculinity in clueless Film Gender representation has been a major theme in many Hollywood films and many films tend to depict man-woman relations in accordance with the socially acceptable principles of masculinity and femininity of the time....

The paper "The Complex Nature of Intersectional Identities" states that society's treatment of intersectional identities is important because it, in part at least, influences how individuals interact with others and how they individual form their own identities.... ... ... ... When the statement 'you throw like a girl' is made with respect to a male athlete, it infers that the male athlete lacks the masculine traits of athletes and is 'therefore inferior to more masculine-appearing throwers'....

A process of learning for the girls and women is that many male drag artists, transvestites and transsexuals learn explicitly to render femininity.... This psychological phenomenon with the parallel reaction in the boys that the girls do not have a penis is the castration anxiety.... These events are known by the name of Oedipus complex for boys and Electra complex for girls.... Karen Horney took the case of penis envy and stated that it adversely affects the girls' development....

he characters depicted in these television shows seem to be crushed under the burden of expectations laid on them by feminist activists, that girls need to have a lifeplan, that they need to control every aspect of their life, be it taking responsibility for their careers, making the right choice regarding marriage, etc.... ith growing focus on body and sexuality, there is also an increasing normalization of pornography, where some women endorse or refuse to condemn it, and show the desire to be “pin up girls for the centrefolds of the soft porn “lad mags,”, and it is not unusual to see young women on the streets wearing T-shirts that say “Porn Queen” or “Pay To Touch” (McRobbie 2004)....

Additionally, “clueless” was the movie adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma; Cruel Intentions brought the characters created by Choderlos De Laclos in ‘Dangerous Liaisons' to present-day Manhattan.... "What Is Popular Culture" paper focuses on pop culture that acts as a barometer in determining how much society has evolved in the last few decades....

Feminists have always worked to promote bodily autonomy and integrity as well as protecting women and girls from rape and sexual harassment and other forms of domestic violence.... This paper analyzes the theories that have been proposed with regard to gender and representations will assist in the presentation of how femininity is dependent on fashion....

This thesis explores the development of feminism in American cinema as a way to encourage greater equality between the sexes by focusing on the evolving representation of femininity and why such is a significant achievement against the opposing efforts of a predominantly masculine establishment.... ...

An author of the literature review seeks to critically address the representation of postfeminist women in mass media and popular culture, specifically television and music.... Moreover, the writer seeks to address existing misconceptions concerning the issue.... ... ... ... In recent years the idea that feminism is over and that the goals of feminism have all been achieved has become increasingly popular in mainstream culture....

This research paper "Child Abuse Linked to Accusation of Dissertation" investigates various incidences of child abuse in the name of 'possession' and 'witchcraft' in the UK that have lately come into view with increasing frequencies.... ... ... ... In recent years, some of the most worrying incidents that have come into the limelight in the UK are related to cases that involve ill-treatment of children accused of witchcraft or being 'possessed' by evil powers....

This paper "How Has Feminism Used Foucault to Explore Notions of Femininity?... focuses on the fact that feminism, as a major branch of the modern philosophy and newborn social paradigm, has become a subject of great attention for the modern socialists and postmodern philosophers across the world....

It would be radical to state that elderly women, and little girls who cannot be impregnated are not women.... Lisa Soccio in her essay titled, "From Girl to Woman to Grrrl:(Sub) Cultural Intervention and Political Activism in the Time of Post-Feminism" says that Rock journalist Ann Powers has even defined Girl Culture as post-post feminist, and considers the Spice girls as exemplary of this phenomenon.... In several parts of the world, infant girls are killed because their families do not want them....

Education for boys and girls should therefore be equal contrary to what Rousseau thought.... For Rousseau, the educational goal for boys was rationality while that of girls was emotional.... To some radical feminists, feminity was the source of women oppression but since it was a socially constructed phenomenon by men for patriarchal purposes women could be liberated by rejecting it (Tong 2008:10).... Other radical culturalists attributed women oppression to low value attached by patriarchy to feminine traits rather than feminity itself (Bryson 2003)....

o, in contemporary society how many girls and women really care about, understand or even acknowledge feminism?... "Relevance of Feminism to Contemporary Young Women" paper argues that the obsessive commercial role of girl power weakens genuine effort to equality, satisfying corporate goals at the detriment of the personal goals of girls.... Freedman (2002:36) argues that where strong son preferences persist, parents may selectively abort female foetuses and neglect girls, leading to higher mortality rates for female infants in parts of the world, such as India and China. ...

This essay "Femininity and Adolescence in the Context of Relationships" examines the representations of female adolescence in the film mean girls and the question: does the cinematic representation of adolescent females respond or contribute to either the girls in crisis or the girl power.... Within this broad inquiry, this particular study will focus specifically at discourses around the female beauty, body, dressing, fame, sexuality, perception of intelligence, and those of female peer relationships, fame among girls and, the relations of socio-economic status and sexuality....

The paper "Feminism in American Cinema" determines, through a combination of written analysis and analytical viewing, where, why, and how feminism has been portrayed through American cinema, how it has changed over the years, and how it continues to push for change and equality.... .... ... ... The current paper discovers the progression of feminism through cinema by first examining how it was thwarted in its early years through an examination of the available literature as well as by looking at some of the films that have been produced in Hollywood for past decades, from a feminist perspective....

After the First International Women's Conference in Paris in 1892, the term “feminism” came to mean “the belief in and advocacy of equal rights for women based on the idea of the equality of the sexes.... The essay "What Feminism Is" discovers feminism as a phenomenon that cannot be stopped or put on hold – women have recognized their rights and are well on the way to asserting them....

Of domestic violence it has been stated, “It is one of the most pervasive of human rights violations, denying women and girls equality, security, dignity, self-worth, and their right to enjoy fundamental freedom.... han, M 2000, ‘Domestic Violence Against Women and girls', Innocenti Digest, No....

in Gillis & Hollows 1), “many early second wave feminists focused on how ‘false' images of women were created within popular culture, socializing girls into restricted definitions of femininity that were based around ‘hearth and home'”.... This does not mean that women are being considered inferior....

I remember about a post that says it is improper for girls to say “fuck” and only men are supposed to say it.... As Anastasia Higginbotham said, “I was born a girl in a society that devalues women and girls,” but I would not let that intimidate me, as other feminists do not, and I proclaimed myself feminist....

They have led advocacy in protecting girls and women from rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence.... Young girls desire for dolls with long hair makes them reproduce those desires, thus when desires attached to gender are produced, it perpetuates circle of consumption as Mattel responds.... She disregards feminist movements in new York city despite her attending an all-girls high school....

However, the majority of the narratives in the fairy tales emphasize how women's desires must be controlled, and teach the little girls how to behave themselves in conformity with prevailing representations of an “ideal” femininity.... Good, poor, and attractive girls always become rich by getting married with some “Prince Charming”, but not simply handsome, good and poor men.... According to her, attractive women get rewarded just for being attractive: “good, poor, and pretty girls always win rich and handsome princes” (Lieberman 325)....

?? Where the girls Are.... For this analytical essay the writer has analyzed at least one media text of his choice - ncluding: films; television programmes; music; advertisements; magazines or newspapers.... The writer has chosen the movie - Bridget Jones' Diary.... ... ... ... ...

As such, Freud claims that the Oedipal Complex is never demolished or concluded, and this accounts for the weak super-egos in girls and their lesser capacity for sublimation.... His arguments that the behavior of young girls and boys can be regarded as the same also tend to be somehow true.... He postulates that girls face immense difficulties in their move towards attaining femininity.... Freud argues that the edifice complex for girls implies the outcome of a difficult as well as long development....

The way only Baby Doll, who is a blonde, has the power to influence men, and all the other girls from diverse ethnic origins die is in itself a depiction that discrimination against color and caste prevail.... Blue is shown as the leading controller of the girls in asylum, and often refers to them as his possession or toys, which naturally refer to the objectification of women.... On the other hand, girls are dressed as warriors in Baby Doll's fantasy sequences, and this depicts the element of female masculinity that signifies the post-feminist theory....

In a stylistic comparison between Emma and clueless, it is unlikely that either aesthetic or moral issues are going to receive careful consideration” (Stewart, 1993).... Is "clueless" the movie just a reinterpretation of "Emma?... clueless is the latest cinematic adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma.... This essay will analyze how faithful a reproduction of Emma is the movie clueless.... he female protagonist of clueless, Cher (played by Alicia Silverstone), is defined by her role as a pretentious matchmaker....

This paper ''Feminist Theory in Psychoanalysis'' tells us that earlier, psychology was believed to be the study of the mind; however, it is difficult to measure the activities of the mind either quantitatively or qualitatively.... Science will never accept any principle if it cannot be proved experimentally....

Cooking and sewing classes are integral parts of the academic evaluation of young girls.... My life is not so dissimilar from that of many other girls, successful with pursuing their goals or suppressed by the expectations of their communities.... Coming from a background which there is very few educated women, I could not get the same chance girls are given in more developed democracies.... Do the other feminists know that a girl in Haiti cannot pursue her education because her community thinks it's not a girls place to follow her dreams?...

The paper "mean girls: Movie Analysis" uses "mean girls" as a good example showing how communication within the dominant groups' draws fellow age mates to it.... mean girls: Movie Analysis mean girls is a good example showing how communication within the dominant groups'draws fellow age mates to it.... Norbury) is involved in public humiliation making police to search her house after she started rumors that she was involved in drug trafficking (mean girls movie)....

Certainly, it is a problem, but is it right to only point out the faults of the women or girls and segregates them within the society?... Although a preliminary understanding of the quote would reveal only the stress provided by the author to highlight the physical differences between the two sexes, a critical perspective will be required to identify the depth carried in the narration to echo social differences yet persisting amid boys and girls – amid men and women....

The movement has concurrently censured sexist language, appropriated belittling terms for girls and women, and created new self-celebrating words and styles of communication.... Were not doing feminism the same way that the seventies feminists did it; being liberated doesnt mean copying what came before but finding ones own way-- a way that is genuine to ones own generation”....

The differences in what appeals to boys and girls then challenges the developers to create games that would appeal to the girls more (See appendices II and III for contrast between video games targeting girls and boys respectively).... Secondly, one could also argue that above the need to bridge the equality in the use of computer technology between girls and boys, there the activists seek are advocating for more girls-friendly features in the video games in the hope that such games would appeal to more girls....

This would mean that women are not always required to put on makeup or participate in beauty rituals, however they are may also use something because of its appealing quality (Baker, 2010).... This assignment "Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body" discusses the post-feminist argument that in Western societies, women are empowered to choose whether or not to engage in beauty practices....

Furthermore, clothes for young girls are advertised based on adult fashion and are representations and expressions that exposes youngsters to mature practices of femininity at a premature age, and open discussions about whether a specific style is appropriate for children demonstrate that there is a prevalent idea that untimely exposures to the suggestions and expressions of mature femininity are unsuitable for children.... Nevertheless, fashion forms a particular gendered figure in that clothes for young girls are usually confining and repressive, like tights and skirts, whilst clothes for young boys are more appropriate for physical activity and active lifestyle, like pants, t-shirts, etc (Kuhn 2005)....

Instead of being women in the Woman Movement, the feminists encouraged everyone to call them "girls," because they thought of themselves as eternally young.... This paper explores the feminism's traditions are and how they relate to one another or to other traditions.... The feminist movement in Britain involves social, political, and intellectual factors which had a great impact on its development and growth....

Name Instructor Course Date Feminism is not Dead Feminism can be generally defined as believing in equality for both sexes; politically, socially and economically.... People who believe in feminism are of the notion that, women are treated unfairly simply because of their sex.... ... ... ... Boundaries are created for females that make it almost impossible for them to be in positions of authority....

he narrative structure in mean girls is based on a subjective structure that involves a single point of view narration from Cady's perspective.... ne of the most dominant discourses that is presented in mean girls is feminism and the issues surrounding it.... The main focus of the paper "Visual Culture Theories and Concepts on the Movie mean girls" is on the idea that women have to remain united in order to overcome the odds that society has put against them, on dominant discourses, examining the structure of mean girls, the narrative structure....

n the text, the author argues that there has been a misconception about feminity.... This essay discusses Feminism, that is a concept which relates to the female gender.... It was a theory fronted by socialists who vouched for a more predominant female participation in social circles....

Being a movement, feminism implies groups that work towards accomplishing specific objectives; the objectives, by virtue of their political and social nature, mean that the groups must engage laws, governments, and social beliefs and practices; and, the achievement of the objectives must be facilitated by sufficient access to information that will enable feminists to arrive at responsible choices.... Being a movement, it implies groups that work towards accomplishing specific objectives; the objectives, by virtue of their political and social nature, mean that the groups must engage laws, governments and social beliefs and practices; and, the achievement of the objectives must be facilitated by sufficient access to information that will enable feminists arrive at responsible choices....

Institution: Instructor: Feminist Theory: 9 to 5 and Working Girl Since time immemorial, women have always been treated with a lot of subjectivity, in most societies; they are expected to be subordinate to men who are considered to be the most deserving.... ... ... ... This treatment extends to other functions of the society such as places of work and in leadership positions....

At a period when women tend to be objectified and sexualized in multiple cultures, feminism is as well concerned with empowering young girls and women.... Besides, the feminist, have worked hard to ensure that women bodily integrity and autonomy is maintained by protecting women and girls from domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape.... Significant changes have been witnessed however, these does not mean there exists no limitation....