#gendernarrator

[acronym-chaos]

Gendernarrator

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Gendernarrator: A gender system in which you are a narrator of [x]; your gender is a narrator of [x]; your gender feels like narrating [x]; you are part of [x] narrative; your gender is a [x] narrative; etc. Example of that could be: girlnarrator, boynarrator, fantasynarrator, gamenarrator or any other alignment that one feels fit this definition. While gendernarrator is a gender system it can also be used as a standalone gender in which one's gender is being a narrator or the gender itself is narrated or is part of the narrative.

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@radiomogai

[mimiscoiningcafe]

Narrativecherrybloom - A gender that feels like it's being shown through the narrative of a cherry blossom blooming.

My first @coinfight attack ever for Team Villain!! And it's a revenge on @analogtoonz!!

Because this is a revenge, I think that would make it 6 points?

I hope you like this!! :3

[rabidbatboy]

♱ FIGHT CLUB ID PACK . . .

NAMES ; jack , mayhem , bruise , tyler , angel , xavier , louie , travis , logan , nathan , havoc , jesse , hyde , durden , blake , evan , hayden , marla , jekyll , kenzie , maria , tuesday , foggy

PRNS ; fight / fights , bleed / bleeds , bruise / bruises , scrapes / scrapes , soap / soaps , teeth / teeths , bandage / bandage , punch / punchs , hurt / hurts , burn / burns , chem / chems , acid / acids , boom / booms , crash / crashs , smoke / smokes , sleep / sleeps , knuckle / knuckles , scab / scabs , club / clubs

TiTLES ; the sleepless one , [X] with bloody knuckles , [X] who spits blood , jack’s smirking revenge , jack’s inflamed sense of rejection , jack’s complete lack of surprise , the leader of project mayhem , the one who makes the rules , the one who wins the fights , [X] who always loses , the one who loses time

iDENTiTiES ; fightclubgender , iamjacksian , fightclubmovian , soapgender , pridebruisic , bandbruisenvic , spitbloodic , bandagemasc , genderpatched , pathetiboy , bombthing , morallygreyprotag , psychoboy , mayhemlexic , chaosthing , violencegender , gendernarrator , bloodynoseeuphoric

🦇 ——— REQUESTED BY ; @gamz-kins

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[queen-of-bad-opsec]

genderdoomed by the gendernarrative

[untiediknot]

Liberate Women in Media Representation

The gender narratives and gender stereotypes posited in Whose Perspective outlines to the intrigued and concerned reader that there is a compelling need for changes in media representation so that it benefits both men and women.

According to Fivush and Zaman (2014), gender narratives can be defined as the way in which issues related to gender are interpreted and passed on by different genders within a society. “Gender is also expressed in models of narrative identity, such as the intergenerational stories that parents tell their children about their own childhoods. Intergenerational narratives about mothers are more elaborative and emotionally expressive than those about fathers.” Such a definition falls in line with the views perpetuated in Whose Perspective whereby the media ideals of men is often characterized by a “well-muscled, unemotional stud.” Concurrently, Fivush and Zaman’s portrayal of mothers is backed by the views expressed in Whose Perspective since, according to the authors, the mass media does not utilize a level playing-field as it relates to reporting about women.

The European Institute for Gender Equality (2018) maintains that gender stereotypes are “Preconceived ideas whereby females and males are arbitrarily assigned characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender.” Whose Perspective illustrates that more men than women are seen as newsmakers in the media and men are more often portrayed in “hard news” which dominate the major headlines and cover the details in business, finance and politics. On the other hand, representation of women in the media often comes in the “soft news” package detailing domesticated issues like family relations, entertainment and fashion.  Women also appear more in the media in settings which feature their domesticated roles rather than professional lives.

Women heading households is prevalent in Caribbean families; however, advertisements tend to portray the nuclear family type, fully ignoring the fact that 45% of Jamaican and 58% of Barbadian families are headed by women.  Another frequent occurrence caused by gender stereotyping is that, women are often stripped of their dignity in terms of the deliberate, provocative sexual portrayal of women’s bodies in advertisements to attract customers. This is quite an unfair representation of women because although outlined in statistics that many women thrive at middle management in successful businesses, the media rarely highlights such a story, if and when it happens, the role of the successful woman is neatly packaged alongside her domestic role—an idea which is portrayed to be taboo for her male counterpart. Having noted all these points, it is clear to the uninformed observer that the mass media, a male-dominated industry benefits men, but not women.

In Photo: Advertisement by the National Commercial Bank (NCB) featuring the nuclear family.

Examples of the fact that changes are needed in media representation are illustrated in the following articles: the news headline Men ahead in PNP race: Lone woman Brown Burke under pressure to remain VP, published by the Jamaica Observer on September 08, 2018 was based on an unscientific survey by the author who ‘unscientifically’ ruled out the lone woman in the race, incumbent Dr. Angela Brown-Burke. It is interesting to note that the article surfaced from the desk of a man who was seemingly continuing the media tradition of promoting men in “hard news.”

In Photo: Dr. Angela Brown-Burke

As Whose Perspective points out, the media gives a depiction of accepted beauty standards. This too needs to change as it is humiliating to consume. The following example: Caribbean Next Top Model contestant wants apology from Wendy, published in the Trinidad Express on September 20, 2018 outlines a situation in which former Miss Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam issued an ultimatum to Gabriella Bernard, an aspiring international model who was told that she had to relax her hair for a show or go home. “We live in a world where the media tells us that we need to have straight hair to be accepted,” Bernard lamented. Such a statement is etched against a background that there is the need for changes in media representation.

In Photo Above: Aspiring international model, Gabriella Bernard with her natural hair

In Photo Above: Former Miss Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam

If we honestly believe in a sustainable Jamaica, a sustainable Caribbean, a sustainable world and Goal 5: Gender Equality of the SDGs, then it cannot be accepted as the norm that the gender narratives and stereotypes discussed in Whose Perspective is the present reality for women and men. Indeed, women must be liberated in media representation!

 References

Donald, P., et al. (2011). Gender and Media Content. Wose Perspective: A Guide to Gender-

Aware Analysis of Media Content, 11-61.

European Institute for Gender Equality. (n.d.). Gender Stereotypes. Retrieved September 20,

2018, from https://eige.europa.eu/rdc/thesaurus/terms/1222

Fivush, R., & Zaman, W. (2014). Gendered Narrative Voices: Sociocultural and Feminist

Approaches to Emerging Identity in Childhood and Adolescence. The Oxford Handbook of Identity Development. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199936564.013.003

-Kimberley Thompson