Representation in the fictional world signifies social existence; absence means symbolic annihilation.” In other words this definition states the product of stereotyping women. Women in society have always been stereotyped as a weaker and insecure gender of the two. Females are represented far less than males on TV. Gaye Tuchman (1978, a feminist) states females have roles; they are mostly shown as being negative roles. Tuchman divides the product of symbolic annihilation into three parts. Omission, the nonexistent women, that of the women that is never represented.Trivialisation, the unimportant gender and Condemnation the immoral face.

I disagree and so do many women? We in the media’s eye are seen as many different things.3^rd wave feminists state there is no one women, there are many. Women have the ability and freedom to be who they wish; opportunities for women have increased immensely. However most don’t fully reject the stereotypes, the stereotype of being body conscious especially. We all like the idea of being more independent, having freedom and doing what we wish. However both men and women are still under the beauty ideology, body image is everything. It expresses who we are and it allows others to judge. Feminists state this is a product of the patriarchy in the home. We are given a role in society and in the home and we live life practicing that role. Judith butler also a feminist, however notes that feminists rejected the idea that biology is destiny, but then developed an account of patriarchal culture which assumed that masculine and feminine genders would inevitably be built, by culture, upon ‘male and ‘female’ bodies, making the same destiny just as inescapable.

What does everyone think?