Comments on: milk makes you strong http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143 Fri, 11 May 2007 16:37:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: agreencaliforniahill http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143&cpage=1#comment-228 agreencaliforniahill Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:17:31 +0000 http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143#comment-228 I dont think these Japanese commercials are really very stereotypical. The Japanese culture is really historically based upon male-superiority. It is just a fact that women are "oppressed" from an American perspective. I dont think these Japanese commercials are really very stereotypical. The Japanese culture is really historically based upon male-superiority. It is just a fact that women are “oppressed” from an American perspective.

]]> By: wildcherry15 http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143&cpage=1#comment-216 wildcherry15 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:36:10 +0000 http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143#comment-216 This question of who can use stereotypes is a very difficult one and has been asked in many situations. Is it okay for black people to use the n-word or for girls to say b*tch? The argument, I think, is that people who use self-stereotypes obviously know that they are more than the stereotypes, so the stereotype is not hurtful. The problem is when the audience will not necessarily know that the individuals portrayed are more than the stereotype. More than any outright rule, I think we need to assess each situation and decide if stereotypes can be used based on the likelihood of who would be hurt, erring on the side of caution. This question of who can use stereotypes is a very difficult one and has been asked in many situations. Is it okay for black people to use the n-word or for girls to say b*tch? The argument, I think, is that people who use self-stereotypes obviously know that they are more than the stereotypes, so the stereotype is not hurtful. The problem is when the audience will not necessarily know that the individuals portrayed are more than the stereotype. More than any outright rule, I think we need to assess each situation and decide if stereotypes can be used based on the likelihood of who would be hurt, erring on the side of caution.

]]> By: focus http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143&cpage=1#comment-211 focus Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:14:35 +0000 http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143#comment-211 Sorry, I meant to write at the end of the first paragraph, "Maybe there is a stronger gender stereotype at play here where the female has to be rescued by the male." Sorry, I meant to write at the end of the first paragraph, “Maybe there is a stronger gender stereotype at play here where the female has to be rescued by the male.”

]]> By: focus http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143&cpage=1#comment-210 focus Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:10:45 +0000 http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=143#comment-210 I didn't think the first one necessarily tried to portray the Asian male as to be only dominant to the Asian female. The hero defeats a lion to save the female which I think is a storyline that occurs in all different types of cultures. I recently saw a deodorant ad where a white American male hero takes on a deer and had a similar feel to that first ad. Maybe there is a stronger gender stereotype at play here where the female. Also, I agree that the third commercial definitely takes advantage of the kung-fu stereotype. I think it's ok for Asian countries to use these stereotypes as well as any other country as long as they use the kung-fu stereotype in a positive light. I didn’t think the first one necessarily tried to portray the Asian male as to be only dominant to the Asian female. The hero defeats a lion to save the female which I think is a storyline that occurs in all different types of cultures. I recently saw a deodorant ad where a white American male hero takes on a deer and had a similar feel to that first ad. Maybe there is a stronger gender stereotype at play here where the female.

Also, I agree that the third commercial definitely takes advantage of the kung-fu stereotype. I think it’s ok for Asian countries to use these stereotypes as well as any other country as long as they use the kung-fu stereotype in a positive light.

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