Daria's Influence On Women

(Merriam-Webster). Daria represents narrowcasting because its target audience is female adolescents, especially those who have purchased cable television. According to Ivins-Hully, if Daria was shown on a broadcast network, the should would have completely flopped. However, since it was narrowcasted on a cable network, its turnout was high due to its selective target audience (Ivins-Hully). To examine additionally, cable television is a rather expensive luxury and in an intersectional perspective, those of a lower socioeconomic class cannot afford cable television.
Enduring onto the succeeding subpoint, four characters in Daria represent the system of institutionalized body standards. These ladies are Quinn Morgendorffer, Daria’s younger sister, and her friends who are known as the “The Fashion Club”. The Fashion Club is comprised of Quinn and three other girls by the names of Tiffany, Staci, and Sandi. At Lawndale High, these four women are considered the utmost beautiful and prevalent clique in the school. Quinn, Tiffany, Staci, and Sandi have
However, we can argue that the show was aired during, and may have subtly contributed to this consumeristic period. Women’s empowerment is referred to as the aptitude for women to decisively strengthen themselves through several interests and actions. With that, some female characters like Daria, Jane, Mrs. Morgendorffer, and Jodie are wonderful representations of women’s empowerment due to their empowering characteristics and personality. Secondly, we explored the Riot Grrrl and Power feminism movements within the Third Wave and gave examples to how Daria ties into each of these notable facets of the Third Wave. Finally, Daria represented the consumeristic era through narrowcasting, the problematic effects of institutionalized body standards on women, and the selling of commodity feminism to young