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Society tends to stereotype women and men through multimedia. Usually the commercials advertised depict woman as the home maker and the man as the provider. Take beer commercials for example, they typically show a man watching sports or out at the bar having fun surrounded by, but then a Huggies’ commercial shows a mother with a baby lovingly swaddled in her arms. (Gender Stereotypes in Media, 2009) Just recently we have seen shows start to break away from the stereo-type, with Tide showing commercials about a stay-at-home dad fighting to get the stains out of his daughter’s princess dress.

Budlight Commercial - http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bud+light++commercial&&view=detail&mid=941285BC437468BACEF1941285BC437468BACEF1&FORM=VRDGAR

In many cases especially in foreign countries women are treated like objects or possessions. They have no say in the marring process and are often given to their husbands by force. Many of these women are forced into marriage before they reach the age of twenty-one. In their new households a lot of of these women are abused by their husbands and even his family members. In the video “Dark flowers: The story of self-immolation in Afghanistan”, many of the women felt like they have no choice and no solution to their situation. Since the life they live in these women’s homes is kept private there is no punishment for the man who abuses his wife. They often try to commit suicide by burning themselves. The men in these situations take on the role of the woman’s father. He is the ruler of the home and all orders are expected to be obeyed.

As stated in the text, “The split between reason and emotion is one of themost familiar of philosophical conceptions. And the advocacy of reason "controlling" unruly emotion, of rationality, guiding responsiblehuman action against the blindness of passion, has a long and highly influential, history, almost as familiar to non-philosophers as to philosophers. We should certainly now be alert to the ways in which reason has been associated with male endeavor, emotion withfemale weakness, and the ways in which this is of course not an accidental association” (Mosser, 2013). Throughout time women have been seen as the weaker gender to many because of their emotions. Men are seen as “the man of reason”, which has characterized them as being rational. This has also been translated in to men being able to control their emotions. Since women are seen as being emotional by nature it is natural for the man to believe they are supposed to control her unruly emotions.

Works Cited Dark flowers: The story of self-immolation in Afghanistan (2011). [Motion Picture]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x8_-GMvWwU ABC News. (2016 February,6th). Super Bowl Ad: Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen Take on Bud Light. Retrieved from http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bud+light++commercial&&view=detail&mid=941285BC437468BACEF1941285BC437468BACEF1&FORM=VRDGAR Friedman, M. (2003). Autonomy, gender, politics. Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/lib/ashford/reader.action?docID=10142469&ppg=94 Gender Stereotypes in Media (2009). [Motion Picture]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nIXUjzyMe0 Mosser, K. (2013). Understanding philosophy. San Diego, CA. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/ssologin?bookcode=AUPHI208.14.2&sessionKey=8CC891B7F7321347A35C32175B31C21E4D6D773789481096A54F8CE337767DC4