Learning+Journal+15


 * **Scoones,Michael**
 * 13/11/2011**
 * I have also read through the links on the representation of women page, and in many ways I agree with Rebecca - women are portrayed in an unfair fashion. However, this is a stereotype that has stayed with us, in much the same way that (no offence intended, I disagree with this stereotype) people with glasses are thought of as nerds/Geeks. It is just a stereotype that has stayed with us.**
 * From looking at the stereotypes, I found that not all adverts necessarily fit into just one of the categories. Also, some appear not to fit very well, or do not show many signs of fitting into a particular category.** ||
 * **Seymour, Kate**
 * having read the links on the representation of women page I have found that again I agree with surrounding entries, women are shown to be "weak" and fragile. However this is a stereotype and like teenagers and said to be what sometimes they are not. I found the links interesting and informative especially the first one as it was interactive. I have learnt that in different adverts women are represented differently but always people will somehow take offence.** ||
 * **Sheridan, Emily**
 * I have read the links about representation of Women in the media and I have found them a little sexist as they portray them as the weaker sex in need of a man to come and make their lives worth living. This is of course not true in the real world. The media do portray women very stereotypical and nothing out of the ordinary. Overall I thought that the websites were quite useful.** ||
 * **Smith, Laura**
 * I have read the websites and found them useful and interesting, although the last two were set out in a slightly confusing way. However, I thougoht that some of the information was very stereotypical, and although it is sometimes necessary to use these stereotypes in the media, they are certainly not true in real life - for example, women are shown as being weak and fragile and often not having a mind of their own, which isn't the case.** ||
 * **Stewart, Catrin** ||
 * **Webster, Rebecca**
 * 13/11/2011**
 * From reading some of the information from some links on the representation of women page, I have found that some adverts represent women unfairly and biasedly. For example women are normally portrayed as weaker and more needy than men. But for most this is not the case. They can be independent, intelligent and pretty and do not neccessarily need someone who is going to control whatever they do. They are also often portrayed as stay at home housewives, often featured in cleaning product adverts like Ariel and Flash. But in modern society, women are able to own their own businesses and work outside of the home. Therefore I do not think all adverts are fair towards women, and portray them in a slightly medieval way!** ||
 * **Worth, Molly**
 * I found these websites quite useful but slightly confusing at some points. I found several good facts to include in my essay, such as 94% of voice overs are male. I thought the 'duck' toilet advert was quite sexist and offensive, and portrayed women as being needy and reliant on men. The sterotypical attitude towards women as housewifes can be seen throughout adverts, and is often not the case in real life.** ||
 * **Wright, Kirsten** ||