Written Analysis 2

Written Analysis

            “They [rituals] are segments of our patterns of behavior which we have inherited and practice and pass on to our descendants,” (Browne, 2005, p. 127). Rituals may not be as applicable to people’s opinions of Clinton, but there are some. Clinton as a politician has followed certain steps or patterns to become a presidential nominee, which could be construed as a ritual.

 “Stereotypes are the generalities of life cut down to a fine point concerning a particular subject and directed usually toward a specific goal,” (Browne, 2005, p. 102). Both rituals and stereotypes are concepts that could be relatable as opinions of Hillary Clinton. However, most fitting is stereotypes.

            Stereotypes are very common in life and are often formed before we know a person or the truth. I think people who are in the public often face stereotypes. This is fitting for the popular culture topic of opinions of Hillary Clinton because a stereotype is an opinion. As a woman Clinton has faced even more stereotypes. A stereotype that often faces women is them as mothers. Women are often seen as caretakers or housewives, while a men are not judged or stereotyped as such. “Clinton, and virtually all of the female politicians who have come before her, wind up being assessed according to a long-standing division, then condemned either way: too tenderhearted or coddling (the criticism implicit in "Hillarycare" or "nanny state," as well as in the initial reaction to her tearing up in New Hampshire) or too unemotional and controlling (implicit in "Hillary's not personal enough”)” (Faludi, 2008, p. 1).  This perfectly describes stereotypes of women that Clinton is facing during her presidential election. People are taking small generalizations and fitting them to one person they don’t completely know or relating it to all women; and they cannot possibly know all the women in the world.

             

References

Browne, R. B. (2005). Profiles of popular culture: A reader. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.

Faludi, S. (2008, January 15). The correct Hillary Clinton stereotype. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from http://www.latimes.com/news/la-oe-faludi15jan15-story.html