Monday, March 3, 2014
Oscars
I was watching the oscars and thinking about how we were talking about how actresses get paid much less than actors. And then I realized that there are different categories for actresses and actors. I feel like this is part of the problem. We can't expect there to be a change in gender discrimination if we don't compare male and females in the public eye. The oscars are watched by millions of people, and I think this would be a good venue to show that males and females don't need to be separated for awards. They can compete against each other and have it still be fair and work.
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I think that this is an interesting point that you make. I never thought about about how the categories of the Oscars could be further separating genders.
ReplyDeleteI also think it is really interesting how the "best actor" award is presented after the "best actress" award, almost like it is part of the big grand finale that the audience is really looking forward to. The Kids Choice Awards does that too...
ReplyDeleteSegregation clearly furthers the gap and makes sexism more prominent. The sad truth however is that with the way that women are almost always supporting a male character, due to writing, women would be at a severe disadvantage to men at the Oscars. This has nothing to do with the person's talent, but further systematic oppression that would make it very difficult to win an award. Obviously this isn't excusable, I just think that's something that would need to be resolved before actors and actresses could fairly compete.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting observation! I can't believe I never noticed this before.
ReplyDeleteYeah this is a great post, and I definitely agree with Matthew's comment. Its easy to see the problem through the media's actors, but it doesn't seem like fixing the problem will come through fixing the actors. If we fix the inter-workings (the writing) of movies we will then see the result through change in the way actors and actresses are treated.
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