How the Media Portrays Women

I have chosen an ad from a cover of Vogue magazine.  I am not personally a reader of this magazine but I know a lot of people that are.  I came across it when I was searching on Google images for how the media portrays women. I found some pretty interesting ads. I have chosen this ad because Vogue is a very common magazine that a lot of people read and it involved the media.

On the cover of the ad is a young woman with curly blonde hair. She is sitting in a chair leaning forward slightly like she is eager. The black eye mask she is wearing takes up half of her face and is pointed on both sides. She is wearing underwear with fishnet hose and her breasts are being covered with her hands. On the bottom of the magazine reads “SEX”.

This ad objectifies women by making them out to look like sex toys. A half naked woman on the front of a magazine holding her breasts is degrading to women like me.  People wonder why this society is so messed up, when we let media portray women like that of course it would add to the cause.  When young girls see this they will think “I want to be pretty just like her when I grow up”. Making them think it is okay to show off their bodies like some sort of toy. There is no way to avoid it, because the media is everywhere.  Women should not be portrayed like that. We have more to offer than just sex.

The intended audience would probably eighteen to forty year old white women. Since this is a magazine intended for women. But I could see men read it just because of the cover. This ad supports this audience because women between the ages of eighteen and forty are sexually active in most cases and want to read it to somehow spice up their love life.  Get tips on how to make you better in bed.

I find this article very sad to know that this is how women are being portrayed. As a young woman I find that I have more to offer than sex. It disgusts me that men only want one thing and that is sex. Young girls are giving in a lot sooner to having sex because they think they will keep their boyfriend forever. But once they get what they want they are done and want nothing to do with them anymore. I don’t want to be portrayed as a sex object. I am a smart intelligent young woman and I do have goals, but they are not to pose half naked on the cover of a magazine.

Reading

Writing Assignment: Construct a writerly biography. Who are you? Where do you come from? What have been your experiences with reading and writing? What do your classmates and I need to know about you as a reader and writer? What are your strengths and weaknesses as a reader and writer? How do these practices intimidate or excite you? (This assignment should be posted to your blog.)

Hello, my name is Ashton Knorr. I am 19 years old and I live on a farm.  My dad, Richard, is a farmer. My mother, Kellie, works at a vet clinic as a secritarty. And a little sister named Morgan who is very good at basketball. I have a dog named Grace and she is soo cute and I love her very much. I am currently employed at LaVerna Village Nursing home in Savannah Missouri. I hope to become a nurse someday so I can use critical thinking to help my patients. I currently attend Missouri Western State University (the best college ever!).

As a child I had better things to do than read.  I was outside a lot and reading was the last thing on my mind.  But as I entered the fourth grade my teacher Mrs. Talmadge assigned us to read in our free time. So I went to the library to find something that looked simple I could read to pass the time. I picked up a Laura Ingles Wilder book. After reading the first few chapters I was addicted. Every chance I got I was reading those books. Since that year I have enjoyed reading books that interest me.  Reading is my chance to let my imagination soar and take flight. I created pictures in my head and I didn't need television anymore as long as I had my books.
As I got into highschool I was forced to read book's that did not interest me as much such as the Scarlet Letter. That has to be my least favorite book to this day. But I was asked to read How to Kill a Mocking Bird for another english class I had. It kept my attention until the very end. So in some ways teachers trying to broaden my reading was a good thing. To this day I still love to read if I get a chance. The latest book I have read was the Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. This book was also assigned, turns out it has to be one of my favorite books I have ever read.
Reading is easy to me but writing scares me. It is easy to me to write down my thoughts and opinions but I am not good at struture, grammer, or really anything that has to do with writing.  But I do enjoy it even though im not good at it. Last semester I wrote a paper about my Grandma and I think it really helped me to let go of some grief I was holding inside. I believe writing can be very theraputic and it helps the mind to relax. Even if I do try to escape reading and writing as much as possible I find myself doing it everyday. When I am working by charting on my patients. When I am texting my family and friends or even when I have to read simple everyday assignments for work or school. No matter how hard I try reading and writing are all around me, and the better I get at it the more prepared for the future I will be!