tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471228231552641495.post4889178272736058672..comments2011-04-07T10:20:23.628-05:00Comments on Four Eyed Mouths: We Know That You've Watched Them...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471228231552641495.post-41420604243879262342011-03-29T21:20:38.937-05:002011-03-29T21:20:38.937-05:00Teires,
Feminists all over the globe subtly, but ...Teires, <br />Feminists all over the globe subtly, but consciously, transform the images of women that they perceive to be limiting or oppressive. Popular culture is a primary tool both in distributing negative messages and disseminating liberated or liberating images of women. For instance, activists in Brazil created a soap opera featuring sexually empowered women that has attracted a booming national audience. The soap garnered the attention of sociologists who noticed a decrease in the number of births women had and a change in the divorce rates that these sociologists connect to the portrayal of progressive images of women on the soap opera. Can Middle Eastern soap operas do the same?<br />By using popular culture rather than or addition to more overt forms of feminist argument, activists are often able to transform negative images of women and unhealthy messages about personal relationships or political roles into more open, diverse, and accepting portrayals of women and the many ways women act in society.Ashley DeGrandishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383950358236243840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471228231552641495.post-41777217333557279392011-03-29T18:41:08.939-05:002011-03-29T18:41:08.939-05:00Teires,
Reading this blog got me thinking about ...Teires, <br /><br />Reading this blog got me thinking about how much I hate those Arabic shows and the different stereotypes they portray.Sandra Battohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716459017248214056noreply@blogger.com