Feminist Editors And The New Girl Glossies Fashionable Feminism

Question: Discuss about the Feminist Editors And The New Girl Glossies Fashionable Feminism Or Just Another Sexist Rag Answer: Background of Study Feminists and critics of media have been criticizing teen magazines for having limited content and promoting material on view of feminity(Keller 2011). Magazine editors often produces girl glossies in anti-feminist manner while developing a cultural output. This leads to third wave ethic that swings amidst cultural and corporate expectations. Editors sometimes have focused on individual empowerment but generally has created inequalities on societal levels. Application of theory The issue concerning fashionable feminism can be connected to feminist theory, which is an extension of feminism in theoretical or philosophical application(Negra 2009). The theory aims at understanding gender inequality that exists in the society by examining roles of women and men in their social roles. Findings Analysis When pop culture merges with corporate culture a tension is generated. Editors and individual agencies have an obsession with making feminism a fun with deployment of deliberate tactics(Arnot 2011). This is the third tactic as against the large political responsibility compared to being celebratory. Teen magazines or debates regarding glossy teen womens magazines are often made avenues for harmless pleasure as claimed by an editor. In the process they however generate oppressive gender ideology though magazines are treated as popular sources for feminism. Discussion Conclusion Analysing critical perspective of teen magazines it can be said that an advanced social change is needed, which editors have not yet achieved(McRobbie 2009). With creation of fun from teen magazines or wearing lipstick, the greater political substance of feminism is posed at a risk of being forgotten. There are certain contradictions to this study that suggests editors practical strategies to mainstream feminists contents where it often collides with anti-feminists contents. While the challenge does not lie in feminists individual expressions but it application in understanding related to c contemporary gender relations. Readers needs to be exposed to individual feminism as being the first step in understanding gender gaps in social change. Girls and women can in this manner be empowered as social group. Pertinent feedback has to be obtained from girls who read publications regarding their view pertaining to feminist content in teen magazine. With appropriate feedback process can a s ocietal change be brought about with change in editors mindset. The third wave of ethics concerns ways in which feminist content is sold across to its readers overlooking the hard work and dedication. Recommendations to the study and theory Corporate mainstream publications more readily accepts individual feminism in teen magazines. This discussion throws open a question whether teen publications is the future of feminism. From this discussion it can be understood that feminism needs to be represented with a broader attribute that does appeal for a social change rather than objectifying them as being fun. Reference Lists Arnot, M., Walkerdine, V., Letherby, G., Jeleniewski Seidler, V. (2011). Review Symposium: Angela McRobbie: The Aftermath of Feminism: Gender, Culture and Social Change London: Sage, 2009 (ISBN: 9780761970613), 184 pp.Sociology,45(4), 700-706. Keller, J. (2011, January). Feminist editors and the new girl glossies: Fashionable feminism or just another sexist rag?. InWomen's Studies International Forum(Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 1-12). Pergamon. McRobbie, A. (2009).The aftermath of feminism: Gender, culture and social change. Sage. Negra, D. (2009).What a girl wants?: Fantasizing the reclamation of self in postfeminism. Routledge.