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Why is Olivia Benson such a masculine character? Tuning into the television show I would determine her character as masculine because of all the hard work she endures on a daily bases. Olivia has to be brave for her victim’s sake because she is fighting crime and saving lives. A women of different traits that modifies her feminism role as a female detective. Olivia Benson has been rated law and order best television show. Dis spit her being a product of rape, she still remains humble because she knows what it feels like to be unwanted.
As feminism as she may be why does she go unnoticed as a fashionable female character television show? Olivia’s attire requires little to know effort, as she styles in dress pants and turtle necks. I would say this gives her a more approachable approach while on duty. She is very into her community and cares about her victims and their safety. Allot of women inspired television shows portray women seeking revenge on some of the hurtful things done to them. Olivia Benson doesn't follow the stereotype even though she was a product of rape, yet she remains humble and
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Not knowing her past one would think she seemed rebellious to certain victims after being a product of rape. Benson appears on set every day with an open mind and clear head of dead weight and focuses on fighting crime and keeping bad people off the streets. Her victims believe in her more as a person. Benson is not honored just because she a detective. Having life experiences can mean a lot to a rape victim who is afraid of her attacker. Or an alcoholic father that never really cared about nothing but drinking. All of these victims are supportive of detective Olivia because she understands and provides them with a security blanket of trust and satisfaction that Benson will always try her best to keep criminals off the
Her constant fight for women equality has not gone unnoticed, it has made such a big impact that she was nominated for a Shorty Award in Activism. According to shortyawards.com, this award is presented to people who they believe have lived up to Gandhi's words “be the change you want to see in the world”. People who have had the impact to begin a revolution. Tarana Burke has done and is still doing so many things in order to support young girls. She is also a Senior Director for an organization called Girls for Gender Equity. According to Girls for Gender Equity Mission Statement, they “commit to physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women”. Their main goal is to encourage communities to break down the sexist barriers and give women the same opportunities and freedom men are given. This influences the mindset girls will grow up with and ultimately change the way young girls will view a patriarchal society and culture. Her work with these girls who see her as a role model, will cause for a new generation of role models
The media is a powerful tool and has the ability to influence and change one’s overall perspective of the world and the position they play in it. Although Television shows such as Friday Night Lights are seen as entertainment by consumers, its storyline contributes to the social construction of reality about class in the United States.
After some research, I found out that women have a large part in writing and producing the show. I believe this is why the show does such a good job of addressing gender roles and sexism.
Mariska Hargitay, the actress behind Benson, says that Olivia is “an empathetic woman who can respond emotionally to the victims….” As a character, Olivia Benson has spent more than fifteen years in the Special Victims Unit solving sex crimes and crimes pertaining to children and elderly people. Most detectives in a typical Special Victims Unit spend an average of no more than four to five years at SVU because of the “heinous” nature of the crimes they are faced with every day. She, however, has dedicated triple the average time someone spends in the unit that has become the “1-6” to the characters of the show. Each victim she takes on becomes somebody that she is willing to do anything for. No matter what, her goal is to help the person who needs it, whether it is answering their phone calls and text messages at all hours, dropping everything to be at their side, or directing them to a medical professional to assist them in coping and continuing on with their lives. It is obvious with every person she helps that she truly wants to be there and she cares abo...
In this case women are stuck where in no matter how they act or how they dress, they end up put into a label they do not necessarily belong in. The main goal of feminism is to create equality for women and fight against the labels put on them. Though throughout time feminism itself has been given a negative label. In today 's society women do not want to be referred to as feminists from fear of being labeled as a bitter man hating woman. This is definitely amplified in media today. Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist, brings up the idea of the essential feminist and where it suggests,” anger, humorlessness, militancy, unwavering principles, and a prescribed set of rules for how to be a proper feminist woman” (169). This fear of being labeled a feminist not only comes from fear of being thought of as angry or humorless, but from being attacked for not being the “proper feminist woman”.
The key task of this stage is to answer “who am I?” Olivia’s father was a very powerful man and sent her to the best boarding schools and law schools of his choice to mold her into the woman that he wanted her to be. Self-discovery has to occur without pressure, and Eli Pope lay’s the pressure on Olivia quite thick. Olivia is who she is, because that is whom her father created. Identity confusion can lead to an inability to settle on a work identity, and all throughout the seasons on Scandal, we observe Olivia bouncing back and forth between positions. Although she owns her own firm, she often leaves her team and works for the White House, until she decides it’s unsuitable there and returns ‘home’. Erikson would refer to Olivia’s situation as identity foreclosure because she has made a commitment without exploring other
Men have testosterone that helps them to build more muscle and to grow bigger, where women are more petite in their body mass index. With this being said women struggle with the biased entry tests that departments have. Although over the years there have been laws and regulations set to outlaw some of the discrimination. They often put a big emphasis on upper body, and strength, sometimes even changing the scores that women get to make them look worse than they really are. Before the 1970’s they would use discriminatory height requirements to keep women out (Harrington). Strength is used a measurement of a women’s ability but women have been able to use their feminine side to actually change law enforcement models of
Allyson Jule’s article on feminism in conjunction with Mary Tyler Moore establishes that the show can be used to teach the American movement of second wave feminism (123). She looks at the show as more of a historical teaching tool rather than just a comedy. On the other hand, Willa Paskin explores another view of the show, the comedy.
The look on her face is fierce, and bold, which was the, the opposite of what a woman has been depicted as and expected to be by society’s standards; in this way, she was defying the concept of a stereotype of women, meaning that women were supposed to be soft housewives. Despite the hard look on her face, her strong arms, and her blue labor outfit, she is still feminine; she is wearing mascara, possibly a touch of eyeliner, and hints of blush and lipstick. Equally important, “The main colors of the poster are red, white, and blue, the background is a bright yellow, which was meant for highlighting Rosie and attracting viewers’ eyes…” All this was done specifically and intentionally to promote America in general, the war effort, and women in the workforce. This poster raised eyebrows for many audiences.
Women were first let into the law enforcement work force because there seemed to be a need for women, due to the rise in young girls and female offenders in the system. Whether it was for domestic violence issues, sexual assault or what have you.
While some fans maintain that ‘Game of Thrones’ is feminist, I doth protest; there is not a single female character who possesses or demonstrates a power that is not mitigated by their gender as females. “Gender may be “chosen” only from within the parameters of culturally available terms which always pre-exist the subject” (Smith 2004).
In the beginning of the film, the majority of the women seen representing NAWSA are upper class white women, but as the film goes on the fight becomes more socially and ethnically diverse. At one of Paul’s demonstrations in DC, they are speaking to women factory workers who are not aware that they should be able to vote for something like having a fire exit in the factory. Gaining the support from working class women was very important to the movement because these women are at the brunt of society’s negative views and are most affected by the societal hardships. Paul’s feminist movement received additional support from Ida B. Wells, an African American women rights activist, as long as they were allowed to march with the white women, not behind them. Although this minute aspect of the movie did not thoroughly discuss the racist issues also present at the time, it made me think about Sojourner Truth’s speech ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ Representation from all races and social classes is imperative in the fight for women’s equality because African American women are women too, color does not matter. When Emily Leighton is shown gaining interest for the movement, she is very timid at first because she would be going against her husband, a high profile politician, to fight for something that he doesn’t support. When Emily becomes more interested and goes to the NWP office to get
Carl Franklin’s “House of cards” Writers really try, they do, they include many female lead roles with ambitions and depths to their character that on the surface would make even the most extreme tumblr feminist jump for joy. But when you look a little closer you realise that they are merely tools for men to wield the achieve there goals or need to be saved by a Deus Ex Dong to achieve anything. The definition of feminism is idea that both men and women should have equal rights, but in the House of Cards women often are never equal to men and are never as smart or and cunning; which in the world of politics seems to be one of the most important things, along with being an old white man. Carl Franklin’s “House of cards” is a great example
On macro sociological level, we must first acknowledge the existence of patriarchy. Patriarchy is, according to Dictionary.com, a social system in which power is held by men, through cultural norms and customs that favor men and withhold opportunity from women. This the type of society we have lived in for thousands of years and this is the society that Aileen Wuornos grew up in. Kate Millett states in her book Sexual Politics, “patriarchy’s chief institution is the family.” The family’s role in a patriarchal society is to “encourage its members to adjust and conform” (33) Aileen Wuornos’s family life was not typical however. Wuornos was frequently sexually abused as a child by male figures in her life. Her grandfather Lauri and her brother
Another masculine characteristic is to be athletic, have economic success power and possession. Women are seen as objects and not humans. How women are human too and they should be treated the same way as men do. Just because women have different features than they do doesn 't mean they aren 't capable of the same things. You can also see this in the media they go along with the generalization that Society has placed rolls upon women and men. Media has a major effect on how we portray men and women. Our generation is persuaded by media. If a boy or girl acting a certain they want to copy their action. Whatever they see their gender the most common to enforce that it what they can see to the norms for their