“Difference of opinion and interests appear to exist among women also, and are not a male preserve,” Zoonen explains in “Feminist Perspectives on the Media.” There are three different divisions of feminism, and their ideas often conflict. Feminists agree that women are not treated or portrayed equally, but liberal feminists believe women and men could be equal, while radical feminists believe women are different and should be set apart from men. Socialist feminism encourages women to be employed and also encourages both men and women to have household responsibilities. They all seem to agree that the portrayal of women in media should be improved, but also that separate feminist media texts should be produced. Zoonen makes the critique that the empowerment-of-women ideal that feminists encourage actually suggests that women need to strive to reach the level of men. Zoonen also criticizes radical feminists for creating a separate society of women that thinks it is elite, while they disapprove of the patriarchal society which does the same thing with men. Feminists often blame media for stereotypes, but there are disparities between reality and what is seen in the media.
Is Sex and the City socialist feminism media? Although each of the four women has her downfall, they are overall represented as intelligent, beautiful, and reasonably successful. They have the freedom to enjoy the nightlife of the city, to hang out with their girl friends, and to date whoever they would like. Despite the fact that their relationships with men are often the center of discussion when they are together, they are not tied down to a husband or a household of children. Radical feminists might object that the characters do not “cut off all ties with men and male society.” Over the course of the series, a radical feminist critique of the show might be disappointed that marriage becomes the goal of the ladies’. In the case of this series, I would say that the women are not striving to “live up to the standard of men,” but that they are proud of their femininity. I think the show represents these women without comparison to men. Then, this brings up the argument of why the roles of men in these shows aren’t studied or critiqued, or why no one objects if a man is portrayed in a particular way.
Is Sex and the City socialist feminism media? Although each of the four women has her downfall, they are overall represented as intelligent, beautiful, and reasonably successful. They have the freedom to enjoy the nightlife of the city, to hang out with their girl friends, and to date whoever they would like. Despite the fact that their relationships with men are often the center of discussion when they are together, they are not tied down to a husband or a household of children. Radical feminists might object that the characters do not “cut off all ties with men and male society.” Over the course of the series, a radical feminist critique of the show might be disappointed that marriage becomes the goal of the ladies’. In the case of this series, I would say that the women are not striving to “live up to the standard of men,” but that they are proud of their femininity. I think the show represents these women without comparison to men. Then, this brings up the argument of why the roles of men in these shows aren’t studied or critiqued, or why no one objects if a man is portrayed in a particular way.
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