Gender Portrayed in Media

“Images show us a world, not the world.”

– R. Leppert

Leppert’s article talks about how incorrectly media can portray gender. In his quote above, it is important for society to understand that media does not represent our world, but instead, “re-presents” it. Meaning, what is presented in media may not exist in reality. In fact, a lot of time it happens that way. This negatively influences what people think to be normal in society and results in them trying to conform to these norms. It encourages people to be something that they aren’t, or to change themselves from who they truly are.