WOMN 1600 - media representations and purity

common female tropes

not like other girls, manic pixie dream girl, spicy latina, dirty old woman

bechdel test

basic measure of representation for women in fiction

two women who talk to each other about something other than a man

used to test gender equality at the min.

women in horror films

using male gaze to sexualize women and fetishize violence

women are victims of grotesque sexual and physical violence

juxtaposition of male pleasure and female pain

tokenism

the symbolic minimal representation of minority group in a nondiverse group to present as progressive or inclusivesm

smurfette principle

inclusion of a female in an otherwise all male cast. usually stereotypically portrayed

celluloid ceiling

metaphor for under representation of women behind the scenes in hollywood

extension of glass ceiling, specifically to film

term has been applied to studies since the 1990s to measure progress of women in BTS rokes

purity myth

lie that virginity or sexual abstinence has some bearing on who we are as people

women sexualized and bodily autonomy has a long history of being labelled restricted, scrutinize

marker of a womans worth and value

chastity

refraining from sexual intercourse, only accepted within a marriage

tends to regard sex in a sinful way and masturbation

religiously tied

purtiy balls

father daughter dances to enforce abstinence until marraige. fathers bowing to protext daughters and daughters vowing to be pure

abstinence rings

meant to pledge abstinence from sex until marriage

resulted in increase of STIS due to refraining from just vaginal sex

comprehensive education

includes info about stis, importance of contraception

studies show that those who receive comprehensive education are at lower risk of pregnancy

abstinence only education

prevents information about contraceptives, prioritizing avoidance until marriage