Sex, Gender, Racial Identity, And Stereotyping And...

Art has an interesting way of reinforcing itself through popular culture in western society. A culture that has a population mixed with many different racial identities, yet cultivates its pop culture through a ‘black and ‘white’ preface. The U.S is known to categorize diverse races into one; highlighting the inferiority other races face while living within our culture. Women have been idealized and compounded into western society as sex symbols and housewives. Women from other races non-white or Black are not only seen the same way, but are also included in the melting pot of diluted racial identities formatted from â€Å"whitening† groups. Racial identity hardly sways the expectations in Women that society sees as normal; rather it highlights the racial discrimination we reinforce in western culture that derives from improper stereotyping and labeling. Historically, women are subject to unbound methods of reinforcing gender roles. Today, their sexualit y is exploited so frequently in popular culture, that they have become a sex object, rather than a housewife. Tom Fords image of a naked female ironing men’s pants grasps the concept of both stereotypes, appealing to the young adults in the United States. Initially, this ad promotes the ideology of mans superiority over women. Understanding how ‘gender’ is really portrayed in western popular culture allows individuals to conceptualize the inferior attitude many ads display towards women. Through methods of observation,Show MoreRelatedEffects Of Stereotyping In Schools1122 Words   |  5 Pages Stereotyping in High Schools Stereotyping is alive and well in today’s society. â€Å"Stereotyping is a form of prejudice that forms damaging images of an individual, by classifying him or her according to a particular characteristic that is found among the group of people that the individual is associated with†(Malika). 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