Popular culture has had an influence on how I view the differences between men and women. It seems as if our society puts a bigger emphasis on the beauty of women. In movies; especially comedy, over weight men are more accepted. We also have a big emphasis on women always looking beautiful when they go out. When you see a female go out without make up or in comfy clothes they get hounded by the media; but if a man goes out looking the same it is more widely accepted. It also makes people accept the idea of promiscuity if it is seen in a male. We see it as OK if a male has a large number of sexual partners, but if it were a female then it would not be as accepted if it were even accepted. Popular culture really hasn't had an influence on my understanding of race and class. I have a very wide variety of friends and what you see in pop culture of different races and different classes is not true most of the time.
If I see something sexist in a TV show I actually don't point it out. I don't even think I really notice unless it is something that offends me. I think the reason I don't point it out is because it has become accepted in our society to be a bit sexist. It is something that we see so much that many people; including me, have become numb to it.
When I hear the word "feminist" the things that come to my mind are crazy women that are all about equal rights for women. I think I have gotten this from my family. I have always been a tom-boy and never really thought about myself as not being equal in every aspect of life to men. I have always fought for the men in my life to see me as equal as well but I never really had a hard fight on my hands. I have always proved that I am just as good as any guy in anything I do so to me the whole feminism movement seems extreme. I understand that every woman wants to feel equal and have equal rights and not fall victim to sexism; but I feel that if you want it bad enough you will prove that you are worthy and you will get the results you want.
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