H/W Task 5 (Task 4 is a hard copy)
When
was the first womens’ magazine formed and what was it called?
The first British women’s magazine founded
in 1693 was called The Ladies’ Mercury.
2. Does
the author enjoy the photographs in Vogue or not? Find a quote to support your
position.
No the author is not entirely keen on
the fact that certain magazines can have effects on woman, as they are
portraying woman to be a certain body type and have a flawless appearance. This
may have negative affects on woman as they try aspire to be like photo shopped
models which is not reality.
"The
downright worship of materialism in certain magazines is soul-crushing. They
pitch the intangible: the promise of happiness. This incessant focus on
materialism is often funneled toward female clientele."
3. Would
you describe the tone of this article to be for or against women's’ magazines?
Explain your answer.
It Is for women as the article is made
to be one of many and is trying to advertise women, she stated the industry is missing this and should escalate to
a large audience as are lacking self confidence and self
esteem. Women are objectified and taught
to self-objectify. A perfect women is potryaed by there looks on the magazine
rather than there personality, giving a misleading conception to the younger generation
4. What
are the main issues the Author has with womens’ magazines?
The womens main issue is that a perfect
women is represented as a thin waist women and in some cases can be unhealthy habits.
It may lead too eating disorders or rushed cosmetic surgery that can have
complication in the long run.
5. What
do you think the author means by the following quotes?
· This
incessant focus on materialism is often funnelled toward female clientele.
There is a unpleasant
interpretation that magazines focus on material possessions and physical
comfort as more important than spiritual values and this directed at woman
customers.
It means that perfection is seen to be
from looks rather than the person themselves and that the spiritual possessions
are more important than the materialistic possesions, and connotes the wrong
image and misguides women.
Q2 - I disagree, I think she enjoys looking at the photographs. She looks at the photograph "like a 5 year old with colouring book".
ReplyDeleteQ3 - Doesn't answer the question directly.
Q5 - Talk about materialism being attracted more to woman.
- Talk about materialism being a main focus for most females magazines.
- There's undetected consumption/explosive to advertising.
- Self-objectifying - woman see themselves as objects - meaning they might feel the need to look and act a certain way.
- 'Woman being objectified' - being presented as objects.
WWW: Good use of evidence from the article.
EBI: Answer the questions more directly.