Get the Girls

Ilenny Nunez

ENG 199-003

Professor Santos

February 27,2015

Blog Entry #5

 

                                                            Get the Girls

 

In this chapter which is in the book The Rise of Enlightened Sexism by Susan J. Douglas. It’s explained how more women started to have more power; but of course the media it’s never forgotten because it also talks about how the rankings of TV shows were increasing and in this case was because of programs that were targeted to young teenage girls.

In this chapter its mentioned how more women were getting jobs that usually before the whole feminist movement would not be available to women, this jobs were only for men and maybe one of the reason to explain it was because of sexism were men were meant to work outside and women need to stay in the house. Susan mentioned how 1192 was “The Year of the Women… because it was the time when 4 women won the election against men for the U.S Senate in the history and also when more women started to work in the congress, because Bill Clinton elections as president gave the opportunity to work in the congress since he supports the idea of equal rights for men and women. (Douglas 26)”. I honestly think that this was at least one of the good events that happened that year and that Douglas did well on pointing it out because that gave the opportunity to women to maybe start being seen as equal as men. Also another thing is that I think that this facilitated the decision that president Obama made when we got to congress and nominated Sonia Soto Mayor for the Supreme Court of Justice in 2009 which made her the first Latina in the congress, the reason why I say it made it easier it’s because maybe if there was no women at all in the congress I think it wouldn’t be harder for him to nominate Sonia Soto Mayor.   

In a different concept another point that was brought in this chapter in a way was similar to chapter one when its mentioned that now that women have it all they should focused on being sexy and embracing men and competing against each other for men. In this chapter when they start talking about the media in the 90’s and how the rankings increased because of shows that mostly were watched by young teenage girls; they mentioned a show called 90210 and in this show “Their main task- in other words, the status quo for girls- was to construct and matain a great appearance. They also competed with one another over men…. (Douglas 31)” This show basically was telling women that it was ok for them to focus more on their appearances and that they always needed to be in a competition with one another were the prize was a man and this was around the 90’s and what its even more surprising to me is that until this day that’s the same message that this show gives to his audience especially young teenage girls. Because I remember watching this show but a new version which was produced in 2010 I believe and still even the best friends sleep with each other’s boyfriend and the Gay people are not as accepted as they should be and all they portrait is that image is “everything” when it’s not; and honestly this makes me to question if the media is ever going to change the way they get the message across the audience?.