On October 20th, I conducted an interview with a fellow classmate. I asked her if she saw misogyny or hatred of women in the modern popular culture such as video games, online games, but also music, tv, etc? She responded that she did and that many of the music videos and games show women in sexy outfits. It bothered her that in most video games, the men are shown in armor and clothing to make them look strong and capable, while the women are wearing hardly anything at all. She also spoke about how she believes that many men feel that women are solely around for their pleasure and their needs. She felt that, because of the standard set in the video games about how women should look and dress, she was inadequate and would be overlooked by men for not dressing or acting like the women portrayed in the games and music videos. She talked about experiencing situations where male voices dominate female voices and the women are not heard. She thought that it could be due to not wearing things that bring attention to the woman. When I asked her what should be done about these issues, she said that she didn't know if anything could be done, but if it could, it would take a long time to change things, because many people don't acknowledge that there is a problem at all. She did say that raising the next generation to understand that everyone is equal could have an effect on this issue. If things can change, it will take a lot of time and a lot of effort.
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