Masculinity Under threat?

20Jan07

In modern day, masculinity in the media can be seen to be under threat. I believe that there are many examples of media texts that show this.

The traditional convetion of having a males playing the hero in films and television programmes had completely gone out the window. There are more and more examples of women dominating and overpowering men in the media. Well known examlpes of this are Lara Croft in Tomb Raider, in which Angelina Jolie is the main heroine of the movie and throughout she is seen overpowering, dominating and talking down to the male characters of the movie.

Films in which women are the main dominate characters of the film arent the only example in the media in which masculinity is seen to be under threat. Up to very recently males only males have been directors of films and movies, and it has only been males that have been recognised by audiences and there peers as being directors. But recently females directors such as Sophia Coppola have made a mark for women on the industry.

The whole theory of masculity and the idea of ‘the males dominant grip’ on the media industry is fast becoming history.

Although the idea of a male dominace is diminishing, mens strong foothold in the industry is still very much alive. Men and women in society have almost reached an equality, however the idea of ‘masculinity being under threat’ is unprofound.

There is however a growing amount of medias in both the movie and television industries in which women have the dominant role and reverse the conventions of previous years. Sex and the City is a good example of this is which the main characters of the TV show are women, and the conventions of the show see the women exploiting and using men as sex objects.  This is a good example of how the media industry has change and that there is a greater equality between males and females in media.

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