The Smurfs. 8 May 2007 <http://scnc.sps.k12.mi.us/~murphym/the%20smurfs.jpg>.
Why is it that women are always seen in the minority in shows. Even in popular shows like the Smurfs, there was only one lone female. Think about it: April in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Piggy in Muppet Babies; Kanga in Winnie the Pooh. These examples, as stated by Katha Pollitt, illustrates what she terms the "Smurfette Principle." This only helps to reinforce the already dominate sense that males are the norm, females are the deviant.
Kids are a lot smarter than we give them credit for, and they pick up on these hints. Young girls realize there's no one like themselves to idolize, look up to, want to be like. And why would they? Any representation of their sex that they see are weak women who rely on men, or are women who aren't there at all!
When will media get the big picture and include us?
Pollitt, Katha. "The Smurfette Principle." Reading Women's Lives. Comp. Molly Kerby. Boston: Pearson Custom, 2005. 49-53.
Kids are a lot smarter than we give them credit for, and they pick up on these hints. Young girls realize there's no one like themselves to idolize, look up to, want to be like. And why would they? Any representation of their sex that they see are weak women who rely on men, or are women who aren't there at all!
When will media get the big picture and include us?
Pollitt, Katha. "The Smurfette Principle." Reading Women's Lives. Comp. Molly Kerby. Boston: Pearson Custom, 2005. 49-53.
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