Bryce Lenhart Blog #3

After watching the video I definitely agree with the message that it hopes to deliver to it's audience. Still in today's society, women are treated like objects instead of intelligent, ambitious human beings. I was completely shocked with the statistics that the United States trails behind much of the world, ranking 90th in the number of women in our national legislature. It is amazing that even after all the strides women's rights  has made, there are still 50% less women than men who consider running for office. It is morally wrong that when the women who do look to have more powerful roles in society, they are immediately judged on their looks. In the movie it made the comparison between Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton. Sarah Palin was compared to as a "sex object" while Hilary Clinton was called an "ugly" bitch. Right away we physically judge women and note if they are "good looking" enough to be in the running for office. Men on the other hand are not judged at all for their looks , but by there intelligence. It is a huge double standard that our society has which is pathetic. We should be more concerned with women's morals, values, and intelligence than their physical attributes. This is a terrible message that we are sending to not only our young girls who learn that the only way to power is sex appeal, but to our young boys who are taught to treat women this way.

The show Family guy is widely popular throughout the country for its crude humor and confrontational remarks. There are many times in the show where women are not created equal to men when it comes to them socially, politically, or academically. It is very common to hear degrading remarks intended towards women during the show. A large population of the people who watch this show are teenage boys and as they hear and watch what women are compared to can be quite dangerous. The show Family Guy might not be meant to be taken literally, but even though it is expressed through a joke, it can be have a huge reflection on the problem we have in society when it comes the equality for women. No matter what episode you watch of Family Guy there are going to be sexist remarks intended to women and it shows the complete disrespect the male gender can have on women. Women are merely compared to as objects on this show and not people with "voice" which makes us question how low our moral and ethical standards have dropped.