Essays on Misogyny

Misogyny has always been an issue in the media. The over-sexualization of women is appalling and extremely degrading. This problem often slips unnoticed because we have become desensitized to it. It's never viewed as a problem, instead, it's become normal to overly sexualize females in misogynistic ways. If you listen to rap or hip-hop music, you know that women are nonchalantly objectified, demeaned, and exploited in a large percentage of songs. Scholars have researched and concluded many ...

George Orwell's 1984 (1949) is a novel set in a theoretical future in which London is currently arranged in 'Oceania', a state led by a totalitarian regime which seems to be led by the elusive figure of Big Brother. The general public is variously leveled (much like the Indian caste system), with the 'proles' at the bottom, above them the Party individuals, and then the members of the Inner Party. The proles are considered useless to the point where they're allowed to experience their lives as ...

Living an honorable life in the twentieth century has resulted in a perception that one has to live life in accordance with family traditions. It is arguably easier to obey family responsibilities. However, the women who endure sacrifice and family shaming are the ones who lead an independent life. Various texts like Difficult Daughters, Stages: The Art and Adventures of Zohra Segal, “Sultana’s Dream”, and the poems of Meena Kandasamy explore this concept in many different ways. All four texts ...

When MTV started airing in the early 1980s, music videos became the center of pop culture in a manner that they had not done before the inception of the channel. From this time onward, music videos have become an integral part of the music industry, and they have been providing record companies with opportunities to unveil new artists and projects. Be that as it may, rap music, as an integral faction of pop culture, has been subject to persistent criticism because of its negative portrayal and ...

In response to allegations that Gone Girl is misogynistic, Gillian Flynn defended her status as a feminist by questioning what feminism is, and whether it is only about “girl power”. Discussing this, Flynn stated that there is a “very small window on what feminism is” and to her, it’s the “ability to have women who are bad characters” (Saner) which is what she explores in the characterization of Amy Dunne. Amy is an extremely well-developed character who doesn’t fall into the category of a ...

In response to allegations that Gone Girl is misogynistic, Gillian Flynn defended her status as a feminist by questioning what feminism is, and whether it is only about “girl power”. Discussing this, Flynn stated that there is a “very small window on what feminism is” and to her, it’s the “ability to have women who are bad characters” (Saner) which is what she explores in the characterization of Amy Dunne. Amy is an extremely well-developed character who doesn’t fall into the category of a ...

Sexism was widespread in 1960s America, and the structure of society itself kept most by far of ladies from having the capacity to achieve their potential. It was a period when a lady could go to college however was then anticipated that would forego a vocation with a specific end goal to wed, tolerate youngsters and focus on an existence of homemaking – which arrived at the midpoint of 55 hours every seven day stretch of childcare and housework. Old publicizing bulletins that put down and ...

A very common criticism among feminist literary critics is that Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus, is an anti feminist text, in how all female characters in the novel exist solely to further the plot for the make characters. However, this reading ignores the underlying message of the novel, that the “naturalized” behaviours men and women learn under the patriarchy ultimately lead to a life of misery and destruction. It is through this reading of Frankenstein that we ...

What is Levy’s definition of a “female chauvinist pig?” Levi defines female chauvinist pigs as women who make sex objects of other women and of themselves. Critical Reading: Levy uses anecdotal evidence and personal observation in the essay including some “odd things” that were happening in her social life. What odd things did she notice? How are these instances related to her thesis? Levy started noticing some odd things such as seeing female people she knew going to strip clubs with female ...