We’ve all heard about how important it is to “think outside the box” right?  The phrase is so overused it’s annoying.  Unfortunately, when I watch television lately  can’t help feeling that not only are the showrunners thinking very inside the box they have taken the sterotypical female image thrown it  back in the box, covered it with styrofoam peanuts so it doesn’t get nicked and somehow call it feminism.  Seriously, do we really need to do Charlie’s Angels again?

For the next few weeks or more I am going to explore the world of how the media portrays women and girls.  With the onslought of reality shows like Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant,  Jersey Shore and The Real Housewives of (insert place here)  TV viewers  have been inundated with images of women that are reckless, coniving, manipulative, and materialistic, among other things.  I often wonder what effect these images have on women in our society and more so what effect does it have on girls who are watching and looking for clues on what it means to be a women.

I will also comment on music, award shows and celebrity gossip magazines ( one of my favorite sources of ridiculous female imagery.   So hang on there’s more to come!

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