Stereotypes in New Media

James McGuire
English 322, Section#567
May 9, 2003



Stereotypes in New Media



The points Parker is making about the stereotypes
that are presented in the news media I agree because,
she discussed how the media are biased against men and
women. Parker observes, “Men get short shrift in
matters that traditionally were the domain of women:
family, children, and health. Second, women get short
shrift in matters traditionally associated with men:
government, politics, and business.” “We ignore men’s
hearts and women’s brains.” I think males are
portrayed in increasing negative terms about to let go
of our old stereotypes: Men must be tough (protect
women, hide their pain, be strong ‘n silent); women
must be attractive and nurturing (be devoted to
spouse, be fertile, have consistently good-hair days).
Male stereotypes: stupid, philanderers, deadbeats,
disposable, pedophiles, batters, Sodomites, and losers
etc. This effect I think this has about judging
people’s personalities what other people think how
they want them to be. But, it isn’t right judging
people. People are human beings like everybody else
although, they have a different sex appeal. The way
females are portrayed isn’t fair because, there are
abuses from wrong men and women could be murdered like
that one case about a man having an affair with a
women. Only, he drowned his pregnant wife off his boat
in the San Pablo Bay near Vallejo. But, I knew it was
Peterson who killed his wife and he felt really guilty
about it. Even though he was going to run away down to
Mexico from San Diego with a whole lot of cash and he
was disguised. Though the police got the Peterson
criminal. I think he should get the death penalty for
what he done was wrong.
One of Farrell’s theory about male and female
behavior, “A women has anger toward men comes from
their feeling of rejection as they age and becomes
less attractive.”