Sexism in animated films/TV?
Image of
Highschool of the dead*39
Publishers:
Madhouse, AT-X, Geneon Universal Entertainment, H.O.T.D Production Committee, Mad House, Seraphim
Digital and Showgate *40 Release
date: 5th July 2010 *40
Animation
Producer: Kentaro Hashimoto *40
English dub Writer:
Steven Frost *40,41,42
High-school of the dead is basically an anime
about a zombie outbreak that’s starts off at a Japanese High-school. The story
is about a group of student that are trying to find a place to hide from the
zombie apocalypse and also find their parents along the way.*36,40
High-school of the
Dead is basically fan service towards a male audience. This is shown through
the body proportion of the females for example they make their “mammary glands”
in this anime the size of footballs and most the camera shots are of their
behinds or close up of the chest area. Another sexist aspect the main male
character “Takashi” is shown hitting and yelling at the woman for moral
support, the characters also starts choking her. To make matters even worse
this one whole episode about 45mins long shows women naked in a bathroom
comparing their breasts and groping each other. This story is poor and very much
undeveloped, the script for the dub anime was written by Steven Foster*42 who
also did a gag dub called ghost stories which is another anime that was racist,
sexist and anti-religion. Steven Frost is known for not using the original
context as a reference and also he does a lot of American reference when it
supposed to be a school in Japan. The show overall has an unpleasant character
who is a women beater. The script writer has not done his background research
on Japanese culture and shows a lack of realism. Anime is not meant to be
realistic but this show just basically goes off the chart for lack of research
for example gun laws in Japan are very strict over owning guns let alone carry
one to school. Overall this show depicts women as sex objects more than a
person which is unacceptable in this age of sex equality.*33,34,35,36,37,38,41
Image of
Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs *48
Production
Company: Walt Disney*49
Released: 12th March 1938*49
Illustrator:
Gustaf Tenggren *50
Disney's
Snow White is often seen as a sexist icon towards women because she only really
has one redeeming quality and that is her outer beauty but this is not true.
The film is about her inner beauty where as the “Evil Queen” is beauty on the
outside only. Her intent is to murder Snow White because she more beautiful
than her. This again raises another topic which is controversial about how
women fight with each over beauty and are willing to hurt or in this case
murder each other for it. An example recently in the press was where a friend
of the victim disguised herself and threw acid in her face because she was
jealous of her beauty*55. It’s also how gullible she is in the movie and
original tale, in the movie and original tale the dwarfs tell Snow White not to
answer the door to strangers and she does the opposite. In the films and modern
books the Evil Queen uses the poisoned apple which is given by her in one
visit. In the original Grimm tale she visit three times with different items to
kill Snow White and she falls for it every time. She is only saved by the Seven
Dwarfs and the Prince, which again sparks another topic. This next topic is
about how A Snow White can’t defend herself and needs the help and guidance’s
of men. Examples of this are: 1.Her been told what to do by the Dwarfs: 2.
Being constantly rescued by the Dwarfs and: 3. Being awakened by the Prince
from her eternal slumber, in the original tale she is awakened by the glass
coffin she in hitting a tree. This dislodges the piece of poison apple that’s
stuck in her throat. There is one last
topic I want to raise this is the stereotypical servant she becomes when living
at the Dwarfs house. This is depicted in films and the original story, she does
housework and washing for the Dwarfs because she invaded their home and slept
in their beds but she gets away with this freely because of her outer beauty. This
ties in with my first thoughts with Snow White outer beauty.*43,44,45,46,47,60
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