In episode 6 of Dollhouse, the anti-feminist character of the episode is highly observable, which can be linked to modern day abuse and scorn of women. Many people argue that anti-feminism is not present in society anymore because of the rise of equality, but while it is true that the level of equality has definitely increased and improved the situation of women in current times, there are still many countries and parts of society that suffer from this. Domestic violence, discrimination and abuse in the workplace, prostitution, and many other things, prove that women today still suffer from all sorts of prejudice and ill-treatment. Dollhouse reflects all this, which makes the series very relatable to women and people in general. Even if the things that go on may be sort of futuristic and show some things that people can only imagine, the presence of real-world problems gives the series an aspect to which people can connect with and possibly identify with at a certain level. The research questions that my paper will hopefully be able to answer are, “How is this kind of depiction of the female characters a reflection of society’s view of women? Is the plot of the show somehow legitimizing the exchange of sex and pleasure for money? What are the implications of the derogatory statements that the male characters make about women in the series/episode?” The paper aims to raise awareness to the stereotypes and issues of women in modern times that are brought about in the episode.
I have to agree that there still some places out there where have strong anti-feminist characters. There are still some jobs which only offer to male or male first.
ReplyDeleteYou seem to be saying that through episode 6 of the Dollhouse, you are arguing that the anti-feminist character could be linked to the real world. The main evidences in this argument seem to be how people comment on Echo and what they said are considered to be anti-feminism. What’s more, the dollhouse is a high-class prostitution company and the dolls in the company like Sierra as raped by Joe and November got dumped by Paul.
ReplyDeleteThe argument is quite timely and it can match to the real world perfectly. Just as what you said in the blog, there are some places in the world still hold different attitude toward female. You connect the domestic abuse, discrimination and other things happened in the workplace to the anti-feminism in the Dollhouse.
I think analyzing this episode and the real world could be fruitful because you draw the reader’s attention on how there are still lots of anti-feminism going on all over the world. Many people probably would say that people started to get equal rights and anti-feminism doesn’t exist anymore; however, there are still some jobs open only to men or men first. This would be a great topic to focus on!
your question about how the show might be legitamizing the exchagne of sex and pleasure for money is really good ! i didnt even think about that before but i can see how you would make that claim. i think this would make for a very interesting paper !
ReplyDeleteMentian: Yeah I think gender discrimination is still present in the workplace, but definitely not as much as before. Women are getting the highest positions nowadays, but sexual harassment and prejudice still occurs.
ReplyDeleteBrittany: Thank you! :-) I was going to go with that topic, but since my conference with Miss Chambers I decided to veer from that and look at it from another perspective. But thanks for the comment!
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