Some time ago I wrote a bit about Yoko Ono and how her importance as a gender-conscious artist has been neglected in favour of a portrayal as the witch that killed the Beatles. In the light of my previous post I found this cartoon by the Danish duo Wulffmorgenthaler rather amusing.
2 comments:
Ja, er det ikke herligt. Mænd fremstilles som sexfikserede tomhjerner mens kvinden er den store fredselskende holostiske humanist?
Stereotyper er jo helt i orden, når det er mændene der står for skud, eller hvordan er det nu, I feminister mener?
As I think is obvious from most of my posts on this blog I am for gender equality. I have on previous occasions adressed fathers' rights and the crisis of gender roles (the female as well as the male role). As far as I remember, I have not explicitly addressed media's gender stereotyping, but my opinion is (probably no surprise) that stereotyping creates very narrow categories for women as well as men to act in.
As I explained in the post I like the cartoon, because it offers another view on Yoko Ono than 'the usual'; namely as a feminist and artist. I agree, your reading applies as well, it can be understood as a backlash against men, but that was not my point of posting the cartoon.
Besides that, I think it is important to keep in mind that John Lennon is rarely subject to representation as "sex-crazed airhead". The cartoon is not reinforcing any widespread stereotypic image of John Lennon.
With that said, the point of this blog is definetely not to promote/reinforce gender stereotypes, so I am glad you brought the issue to my attention.
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