Gender is stereotypically presented. Women
are presented through the media as objects, mainly emotionally orientated. Throughout
the media they are presented to be more emotional compared to men, who are
stereotypically seen as being emotionally and physically stronger.
Men are usually the heroes and tend to take
on more active roles whereas women usually take on passive roles. Traditionally
women are represented in horror films as the damsel in distress and are usually
being attacked by the killer because they have committed a sinful act. Women
are traditionally represented as the victims and men represented as the monster
and hero. This was how women used to be treated before women had equal rights
to men; so that was how they were portrayed in horror films.
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