Feminism

The basic belief of what feminism means is the hatred of men or that woman have been 'second' class citizens when compared to a man. However some feminists disagree with this generalisation of this belief.


The history of feminism:

Feminism originally came from France in the !800's but the struggle for equality has been around since America in the 1900's but become best known during the 60's or 70's. Woman traditionally have been regarded as second class citizens when compared to males in society, they were deemed inferior to men on an intellectual scale and a physical one. In the past woman could not own property in their own names however over time woman have evolved to have more freedom and have equal rights as men do. 


Famous Feminists:

Some famous modern day feminists include Beyonce, Ellen Page,  Amy Poehler and Zooey Deschanel who have similar views on sexism and different ideas of what parts of sexism are still in modern times.



Laura Mulvey's Theory:
In 1975, Laura Mulvey wrote an essay called "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" she about her theory of the 'male gaze'. The theory is that the male gaze comes into play when the camera puts the audience in the perspective of a heterosexual male, so the camera may focus on a woman to show her best assets and it will show the woman more as an object rather than a person.


Representation of woman in a music magazine:

Megan Fox is presented on this magazine cover of the rolling stones and could be seen as being objectified as being attractive. She has been presented in this way to catch the 'male gaze' and encourage men to buy the magazine. This supports the Laura Mulvey theory. Megan Fox also has nothing to do with music showing Rolling Stones are trying to market to men more.