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One Direction – Nobody Compares

The One Direction song that I will be analyzing for my 5th Portfolio Post will be, “Nobody Compares”, from the boyband’s Take Me Home album.  This song focuses…

“Stand Up” by One Direction

The sixth song I will be analyzing is “Stand Up” off of the Up All Night album. This love song describes a boy who is willing to do anything and…

“C’mon C’mon” by One Direction

The fifth song I will be analyzing is “C’mon C’mon” off of the Take Me Home album. This song is about a guy just wanting to dance with the…

Grey’s Anatomy S17: E3 “My Happy Ending”

There wasn’t as much in this episode to analyze as compared to the other episodes I’ve watched so far, but this is what I found Maggie is being…

Grey’s Anatomy S17: E2 “The Center Won’t Hold”

Meredith is showing dominance when she told Hayes to “stay out of her way” Jackson is defending his own beliefs and being assertive when he tells Richard how…

Lose your mind on a train

Artist: Red Aunts Song: Bullet Train Lyrics Overview: This analysis explores female-fronted punk/alternative rock bands and how their top song expresses emotions. I will be using The Sex-Role Perspective…

Oh, I’m just a girl, living in captivity

Artist: No Doubt Song: Just A Girl Lyrics Overview: This analysis explores female-fronted punk/alternative rock bands and how their top song expresses emotions. I will be using The Sex-Role…

Bud Light Gender Stereotypes

Wedding Scene Female Crying Makeup running Hysterical Male Not crying Men Guy Riding bike (athletic) Guy out in bath robe Guy catching flight Wedding scene In this commercial…

Apple Fumble Female Stereotypes

Female Lead Clumsy/ Clusty Female Lead  This commercial is starring a female actress as the lead. This is very untraditional compared to other commercials where the female is…

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Again, Marvel has taken our previously empowered women on posters and turned them into arm candy for our male characters. Licensed Withdrawal All characters are shown looking towards…

Iron Man 3 (2013)

We are back to another Iron Man film! And the hopes we had for Pepper’s character to be empowered have gone away! Licensed Withdrawal No one on the…

The Avengers (2012)

Up next is a film that features an ensemble cast with multiple lead roles, so this allows better understanding of gender displays without worry about the presentation of…

Observing gender in the “Best Song Ever” music video

For this entry I analyzed the “Best Song Ever” music video by One Direction. This music video enforces many gender stereotypes. In the beginning of the video the…

Observing gender in the Treat People With Kindness music video

For this entry I decided to analyze the “Treat People With Kindness” music video by Harry Styles. Harry challenges many gender stereotypes, both male and female, in this…

2020 was a Lemon: Bud Light Lemonade

The ad for Bud Light Lemonade does a really good job of including intertextuality. The ad features people outside cracking open a Bud Light Lemonade and one of…

Flat Mathew McConaughey Doritos Ad

The super bowl ad for 3D Doritos features actor Mathew MCconaughey being portrayed in a way that almost seems emasculating. As individuals we understand through general social discourse,…

The Kissing Booth

Title: Kissing Booth   Released: August 11, 2021   Directed by: Vince Marcello   Access on: Netflix   Netflix summary: When teenager Elle’s first kiss leads to a…

The Face of The Marmozets: Becca Macintyre

The Marmozets are another rock alternative band that have a mainly male composition, in exception to their lead singer: Becca Macintyre. Listening to their song “Major System Error”…

One Direction – Truly Madly Deeply

The fourth song lyrics I will be analyzing are from the song, “Truly Madly Deeply” by the boyband One Direction. This song is off of their Take Me…

Dua Lipa’s “New Rules”

Song: “New Rules” (click here for lyrics) Artist: Dua Lipa Overall Message:  〉Dua Lipa exclaims that she is hooking up with a guy that makes her feel like nobody else…