Crit 25 April 2011 Annotated Bibliography Feminism in the Legally Blonde Movie Duo Hersey‚ Eleanor. "Love and Microphones: Romantic Comedy Heroines as Public Speakers." Journal of Popular Film & Television 34.4 (2007): 146-59. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 Apr. 2011. Hersey’s article focuses on the heroines’ public speaking in Bridget Jones’s Diary‚ Never Been Kissed‚ Miss Congeniality‚ The Princess Diaries‚ and Legally Blonde. Hersey addresses the feminist debate about whether or not romantic
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into a stereotype that has been developed of every race and how everyone within that race acts/or is. Stereotyping is an issue that affects all races and gender. If someone were to ask what is a women supposed to do when they grow up‚ is the typical response still to get married‚ be a stay at home wife and mother‚ while the father figure of the family goes to work to support the family? What about the women who don’t want to stay at home‚ the women who want to go and have a career? Stereotypes are present
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Blurring the ’Male Gaze’ "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is a 1953 Musical-Comedy released by 20th Century Fox‚ directed by Howard Hawks and starring Marilyn Munroe and Jane Russell; the two greatest sex symbols of the era. The camera’s point of view is that of the ’male gaze’‚ where women are regarded as objects of fascination and the men are assumed to have a position of power. Hawks shows how it can be easily hijacked by females smart enough to control‚ manipulate and ultimately blur the ’male gaze’
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Stereotypes and Prejudice Please complete the following exercises‚ remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased‚ considerate‚ and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability Category Stereotype 1 Stereotype 2 Stereotype 3 Race Uneducated Poor Lazy
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When it was written in 1925‚ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes‚ by Anita Loos was heralded as a tremendous novel. It was seen as cutting edge and insightful‚ yet somewhat risqué in its portrayal of Lorelei Lee and her escapades. I can see how this may have been thought at that time‚ seeing as how women were looked at in such a different way then they are currently. The fact that a women with as little know-how as Lorelei can manipulate men the way that she does‚ leaves no question as to who is the superior
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A stereotype often affects a way a group of people are seen as a whole. Misconceptions and stereotypes can sometimes be misunderstood or overused‚ and be used in an invalid manner. Many people are being stereotyped because of a small portion of the larger group of people. A misconception occurs when an untrue stereotype is brought upon them. From teachers to rappers‚ every group of people have their own stereotypes. Stereotypes do not necessarily portray a group of people negatively‚ such as all
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The Dumb Blonde Stereotype Being a blond girl all my life‚ I have always taken somewhat personal to the dumb blonde stereotype especially to these funny jokes. Although‚ yes‚ many times people find themselves cracking up at these ‘harmless’ jokes witch supposed to be inoffensive‚ they are unconsciously supporting the stereotype that blondes are stupid.. But have you ever wondered how fair haired woman became such a joke material? If youre not blond‚ I guess not‚ but I personally was very intrigued
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and stereotypes affect others’ understandings of ourself? Stereotypes and perspective can affect other’s understanding of ourselves. Whether positively or negatively‚ what group‚ religion‚ or culture we are in can define us. Whether the stereotypes about your group are true or false‚ they still are a part of who you are‚ even though it may be completely inaccurate. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two separate social groups‚ the socs’ and the greasers. The stereotypes and their
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Stereotypes Stereotypes are thoughts adopted about a person or a group of people that may or may not be true. In reality a stereotype does not really have a definition. Different people view stereotypes differently. Researchers and psychologists have different definitions what a stereotypes can actually be. Some people regard stereotypes as being a negative thing‚ might go as far as saying it is prejudice. This is because cultures label others differently. If a person does not understand
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whom others are‚ why some things are one way‚ or what some people do. Many of these statements can be considered stereotypes or misconceptions. The only reason people may believe such words can be because of the unreasonable number of times the statements have been repeated. While some of what is said is true‚ or stereotypes‚ others are actually misconceptions which are considered stereotypes‚ but they are in fact incorrect statements. For example‚ when an individual thinks about cancer‚ often times
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