Post 4- Alternative Media

           The representation of women in media is tainted.  Mainstream media has impacted the way women are being portrayed.  Women are mainly seen to gain sales and to look good for a man. Women make up 51 percent of the population. Yet women are greatly disregarded and treated as second class citizens in mainstream media. Media portrays women as inadequate, they create these unrealistic levels of unattainable perfection, that can never be attained. Instead of showing women as equal to a man, women are seen as a brainless and weak creatures who need men in order to make it.
           Mainstream media today displays a rolls which women take on to make themselves relevant. They feel a sense of reliance on what media tells them, what they should see themselves as being. This is especially true for today demographic of young women in society. According to an essay titled Crooked Room in Melissa Harris Perry book Sister Citizen,"To be deemed fair, a system must offer its citizens equal opportunities for public recognition, and the groups cannot systematically suffer from miss recognition in the form of stereotype and stigma." (37) this quote clearly points to the knowledge which we all know, that women are not treated as equals in mainstream media. Women characters in movies, and various forms of media sources are displayed and stigmatized as a weak, less than smart, and hard to deal with. Generally who questioned why women would play such characters in media roles who basically substantiate the negative myths that women are not of the same making of or on equal level that a man is on. But from what I have learned and understand, these actresses take on the role because it's mainly what the writers see women as being. It's either they (the actresses) sacrifice their career by not taking on these roles which will lead them to not working entirely or passing it up where another actress will most likely not to do the same and take it up themselves. In order to solve this problem, we as women have to take a stand and stand together and "change how we see images." (6, Hooks)
          One of the problems with mainstream media among many is that it is earned and controlled primarily by white men. With that said men are the ones who decide what is put out into the world, and control how women are portrayed. Media is in control of public views of minority communities as well as views on the carpet and scope of social problems. Access to the media by the broadcast sector of society is critical in making sure diversity is presented to the general public, and that all sectors of society are accurately represented. The fact that the American media lacks diversity in ownership and has been owned and controlled by white male since the beginning of time explains why women and minorities are depicted in such a less complimentary light. mine are a tease and when I get sprayed it strictly by the way they are viewed and arm presented in and accurate, and biased way. based on these individuals points of view on how we are seen by them.

          An individual who has seen primarily as a part of a despised group loses the opportunity to experience the public recognition for which the human self strive. Further if the group itself is misunderstood then to the extent that one is seen as a part of this group, that seeing is inaccurate. Inaccurate recognition is painful not only to the psyche but also to the political self, the citizens of self. (Harris- Perry,3). This is true especially pertaining to the lack of black females in film, and various media outlets. The very little representation is stereotypical in show black females in a less than flattering light. Although in recent times women have been trying to take a stronger stand and records in patients for females and black females in particular women like Shonda Rhymes there's a creative creator and director to some of the most successful shows on television today. She wants a bowl for two successful shows which depict to black female characters in a positive and successful life. & I truly believe that this is just the start.
       I believe that an alternative media outlet wasn't help encourage younger black woman and women in general to be empowered. the media outlets that I chose is a website called girls globe .org. Girls globe is a website that touches base with global issues regarding the rights, health and empowerment of girls and women. I chose this website because it's also a people friendly website was a good message to inspire women and girls. There are many topics covered here that can be helpful to women and maturing girls. In fact some of the topics we have discussed in class in class and on the blog showed up on this website. It is simple and easy to understand and doesn't focus on one group of women they focus on women in general.finding website and alternative media outlets that focus on becoming a better you will always be better than whatever overexposed and ruining our cultures.