Social Media and the End of Gender

This week I think I want to blog about the video we watched in class last night. In a way, I want to clear the air about my feelings on this subject. First, I do believe women are becoming a greater source of consumer power and a greater influence on media in this decade then in passed decades. Also, I believe a lot of media will change when it comes to mass media and the images that we see everyday. (That always happens) With that, I also believe that the way current media groups try to place people in certain groups or categories will change as well and needs to change. I believe the media will become even more personalized for each individual consumer. Unfortunately, I don’t think there will be this vast and sudden change in media and how we sell to certain demo graphics. This will instead be a gradual change, but I do admit it will happen faster then any other change we have seen in the past. I also believe that the objectification of certain groups, like women, will die hard and not go away as easily as the video projected. Many people have had these stereo types drilled into them so well that most don’t even know that they are stereo types.

I am excited to see the changes coming up in media and the world in general. I think these changes will come fast and hard, but some of the old school ways of thought will die a slow death.