{"id":17829,"date":"2020-10-26T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intombi.de\/blog\/sexism-in-films-and-series-about-false-role-models-and-for-more-heroines-on-screen\/"},"modified":"2021-06-25T10:54:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T08:54:28","slug":"sexism-in-films-and-series-about-false-role-models-and-for-more-heroines-on-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intombi.de\/en\/blog\/sexism-in-films-and-series-about-false-role-models-and-for-more-heroines-on-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexism in Films and Series -About False Role Models and for More Heroines on Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Did you know that men are twice as often as women in films and series? Have you ever wondered how women and men are portrayed on TV and in the cinema? What about female role models on screen? Sophie and the MaLisa Foundation are looking into these numbers and questions. Find out in this article what a critical look at old TV heroines can look like and what we can do for more diversity and equal opportunities.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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For more superheroines on TV – Sophie’s Passion Against Sexism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“When I ask myself when I have experienced sexism in my own life, I have to think frighteningly briefly<\/strong> before I can think of a whole series of situations,” Sophie (21, from Mannheim)<\/strong> tells us. “Why don’t you laugh, then you’ll look prettier”<\/strong> or “Does your boyfriend know you’re wearing such a short dress?”<\/strong> are just two examples I’ve heard from complete strangers. But also in my own circles I have to realise that sexism is anchored in the minds of many men, but also many women.<\/strong> I have often had to swallow comments and “jokes” from acquaintances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Girls must be sweet and men do not cry<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Why is a dominant man “courageous and decisive” but a dominant woman “selfish and aggressive”?<\/strong> Why are emotional men “sensitive and loving” but emotional women “whiny and submissive”? The different perception of the same characteristics based on gender alone shows the structural sexism that still prevails in our society. It is already these small differences and formulations that prevent women from being equal to men,” Sophie explains.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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How does the role of women actually look in Germany today? Did you know that…?<\/strong><\/strong><\/a>Weiterlesen<\/a><\/div><\/div>

… the role of women in Germany is better off than in other, especially less developed countries? Nevertheless, women still have to struggle with structural discrimination and devaluation on the basis of their gender.<\/strong>… women have only had the right to manage their own finances since 1958?<\/strong>… women have only been free to decide whether they want to work or not since 1977?<\/strong>… women have only had the same salary as men before the law since 1980? But even that, as you can see from the gender pay gap, is still not fully implemented today.<\/strong><\/strong>(Compiled by Sophie)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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How I Met Your Mother – When the favourite show turned out to be a sexist transmission of false role models<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“An eye-opening moment for me was when I re-watched my childhood favourite sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”.<\/strong> What I used to find funny and relaxing just shocked me. The ending of the show has always been controversial, I just never used to understand why.<\/strong> (Warning: there is a spoiler in the following paragraph).<\/p>\n\n\n\n