How Women Are Used For Sexual Pleasure - 1486 Words

Women are often seen as sexual objects used for sexual pleasure. This is made apparent in games such as Grand Theft Auto where an individual can pick up prostitutes, beat on women, and receive private dances from females at an adult club. As a reward for properly receiving a dance, you may take the dancer home with you for sex (Grand Theft Auto Five). This proves how women are viewed as objects for sexual pleasure. Also, even if a female is given power, she is still viewed as a sexual being. This is proven through the character of Wonder Women. She is a women with extraordinary powers, but is still seen wearing tight, revealing clothes with attractive features (Marvel). This is also shown through the character of Poison Ivy in the Batman†¦show more content†¦Women often take a second place role to men in the sense that they are viewed as vulnerable and in need of saving. Parkin uses Sarkeesian, a feminist media critic agreeing with this theory, pointing out how women are vie wed as inferior to men and as sexual objects. Although I agree with these individuals, the problems they speak on are part of a much greater issue: the fact that males dominate the entertainment industry and women are seen as helpless, sexual objects. One solution to this problem is to provide a safe outlet for females such as Sarkeesian’s to express their views on these issues, starting the chain leading to equality within the entertainment industry. The first aspect of this argument is that women are viewed as inferior to men within the entertainment industry. In shows such as Heroes, you are made aware of this theory. In Heroes, the character Claire, although given the power to heal herself, is portrayed as vulnerable and seen as needing saving. She is continuously surrounded be male characters attempting to keep her safe (Stabile 88). In season 3, she appears helpless as the villain Sylar eats part of her brain as she lays paralyzed (Stabile 86). These examples portray the viewing of males as superior to women and the â€Å"need† to save them. Women are made to appear small and inferior to men, needing their help. You see many women such as Princess Peach in the