Both videos, "Girls Are Assholes: At a Bar" and "What a Girl's Makeup Means" perform satire. They take stereotypes, then exaggerate and distort them. But because there is some truth in them, we are able to find a message behind the ridiculous claims.
The first video exaggerates the idea that girl's won't date nice guys and are only drawn to guys who will treat them badly. It features two girls at a bar who rudely turn down what is probably a nice guy, opting for the creepy guy. In the second video, Jenna Marbles chooses to exaggerate the stereotype that a girl's makeup somehow informs onlookers to her sexual availability.
By exaggerating stereotypes, viewers should begin to question why they even exist. Some girls might not choose to date nice guys and others might use "suggestive" makeup as an actual suggestion, but these stereotypes are highly flawed. Why are we being led to think about women in such a way? Isn't it dangerous? And does it stop with women? Of course not. All stereotypes can be seen as dangerous. Many would claim that this view perpetuates rape culture just as other stereotypes lead to misinterpreted views. Here at Ohio University, a poster campaign for Halloween is trying to prevent this. Many uncultured people choose to continue the idea that all Native Americans wear headdresses and that kimonos are daily attire for the Japanese.
The videos and the poster campaign both present different approaches to solving the problem of stereotyping. The posters appear as informative and shocking, while the videos take relatable activities and show ridiculous they really are.
The first video exaggerates the idea that girl's won't date nice guys and are only drawn to guys who will treat them badly. It features two girls at a bar who rudely turn down what is probably a nice guy, opting for the creepy guy. In the second video, Jenna Marbles chooses to exaggerate the stereotype that a girl's makeup somehow informs onlookers to her sexual availability.
By exaggerating stereotypes, viewers should begin to question why they even exist. Some girls might not choose to date nice guys and others might use "suggestive" makeup as an actual suggestion, but these stereotypes are highly flawed. Why are we being led to think about women in such a way? Isn't it dangerous? And does it stop with women? Of course not. All stereotypes can be seen as dangerous. Many would claim that this view perpetuates rape culture just as other stereotypes lead to misinterpreted views. Here at Ohio University, a poster campaign for Halloween is trying to prevent this. Many uncultured people choose to continue the idea that all Native Americans wear headdresses and that kimonos are daily attire for the Japanese.
The videos and the poster campaign both present different approaches to solving the problem of stereotyping. The posters appear as informative and shocking, while the videos take relatable activities and show ridiculous they really are.
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