Why does it seem that headlines regard males as the norm and must distinctly indicate sex if it is a female involved in a story? Yahoo's headline, "Female suicide bomber kills 15" is insulting, because if it had been a male suicide bomber, the headline would not have read, "Male suicide bomber kills 15" but would simply have said, "Suicide bomber kills 15". If we were to replace sex with race, would there not be an uproar? "Black suicide bomber kills 15" would be highly protested. This isn't fair to females or males, as it disregards females and paints males up to be inherently vicious. Why is this type of reporting still accepted?
2007-12-06
20:49:42
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Gender Studies