Picturing the 'It' girl - Zeina Elzomor
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Is Subverting the Gaze Enough? - Yara El Chaa
Summary: This critical essay examines the male gaze lens that is prominent in the ‘It’ girl character trope, but focuses on this trope specifically in the Middle Eastern region and Arab countries. It explores audience spectatorship, uses feminist lens to examine the ‘It’ girl character, and compares western ‘It’ girls to those produced in the Middle East.
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The Appeal of the ‘It’ Girl in Distress to Audiences - Hala Al Shami
Summary: In this critical essay, the appeal of the "It" girl in distress is broken down and analyzed. With an interesting take on the "damsel in distress" trope, an explanation of the terminology is presented, alongside the notion that the MPDG's sole purpose is to better improve the life quality of her male love interest. The critique of this specific ideology is tackled by the presentation of Netflix originals that glorify this trope through shows such as Sex Education, and with that, the unpacking of media franchises demeaning female protagonists to fit a specific aesthetic is analyzed through this work.
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Sad Girl Hours (the playlist) - Hala Al Shami
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The romanticization of women’s trauma in Netflix originals - Faisal Bou Ayache
Summary: This critical essay tackled the issue of trauma romanticization, specifically in several Netflix Originals. Questions such as how the glorification is portrayed and why it is portrayed are discussed and given possible answers. In addition, the discussion of the male gaze is brought up, how it relates and possibly adds to the romanticization of women, alongside several other factors.
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The Girl In Distress - Antoine El Chbeir
Summary: This short essay examines the success of the "It" Girl trope, answering several inquiries in regards to why this trope is as popular as it is. The constant recurrence of this trope is analyzed through several media franchises to highlight the presence of said trope.
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Female Representation in 21st Century TV Shows - Luna Korban
Summary: This comparative analysis mainly focuses on the impact of the "it" girl trope in the cases where it is considered as a cliche and where it is not. And a great comparison was made between both Netflix shows "Sex education" and "squid game". In fact, Sex Education tackled some difficult topics such as abortion, male aggression, and victim-blaming which was considered a bad influence. While squid game focused more on a representation of
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The ‘It’ girl in distress: where she came from, who she is, and why she still exists. - Zeina Elzomor
Summary: This critical essay is a thorough investigation of the ‘It’ girl in distress trope. It discusses the creation of the trope itself and its link to the male gaze, whilst giving examples from Netflix originals to demonstrate the arguments. Furthermore, it explores the harm that such tropes can have on audiences, whilst also discussing the industrial success that this trope has resulted in.
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Stop Romanticizing Trauma - Lynn Chmaitelly
Summary: This photo essay sheds light on the issue of romanticized trauma in television and the harm it inflicts on adamant watchers. "Stop Romanticizing Trauma" calls out Netflix shows that are guilty of exploiting this trope to obtain a certain aesthetic. The text explains how this trope harms its viewers and suggests ways Netflix can widen its content outside of detrimental tropes.
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THE IMPACT OF TV SHOWS ON WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH - Jana Afra
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The “It” Girl in Distress Trope and Its Effects on Teenage Girls - Joëlle Selwan
The Portrayal of Women - Zahraa Saad
Summary: This digital art submission characterizes women in TV shows and how they are represented, and the paragraphs under the illustration provide us with a clear comparison between the bad representation of women in TV shows and the good ones. We can take the show "cable girls"as an example where they focused on the women'’ independence and freedom, as well as "how to get away with murder" and "firefly lane", while many others tend to normalize and even romanticize women's trauma and similar sensitive topics.
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The Media Influence on Our Young Girls and Women - Nour El Halabi
Summary: This critical essay explores the timeline of media influences on both young and older women over the years. A comparison of modern-day media and media of previous years is made, alongside the effect media and television had on women of respective eras. Finally, an analysis of the psychological influences media has on young, impressionable women is made to highlight the depth of television and media influences.
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TV Representation of Women Changing Over Time - Laetithia Harb
Summary: The author reflects on the timeline of television productions in correlation with female representation. Before the introduction of television into the market in the 1930s, things were much easier with the modern ways of communication like the radio. Within these days, women were rarely spotted in series or movies; however, everything changed after that. As more females were spotted, males started to aim for acquiring their rights whereas females were excluded from their basic humanitarian rights. This alone marks the advancement of television throughout the days. Nevertheless, with the ongoing advancement, females started being enrolled in primary roles rather than secondary ones.
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It Girl in Distress on Netflix; Defiant Women in Lebanon - Aurore Antoun
Summary: "It Girl in Distress: Defiant Women in Lebanon" explains how Netflix shows often create an alluring presence of a woman based on unrelated factors such as personal traumatic events. These factors are favored rather than actual personality traits that make a character. This analysis is done through the comparison of male versus female characters and how they are allowed to be separate from their trauma or not allowed at all. The idea of male versus female representation aids to the topic of the presence of women empowerment in US media versus other countries, specifically Lebanon.
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Glorification of Mental Illness: The Effect of Netflix on Teen’s Mental Health - By Hisham Hilal
Summary: In this short essay, the glorification of mental illness is put into perspective, especially in regards to the effect of said glorification on impressionable teenagers. The text explains how the representation of such characters on several Netflix shows inflicts harm on young viewers who learn to romanticize mentally ill characters. This is mainly due to the fact that they are in turn being glamorized by the media, influencing the opinion of viewers, taking on their characteristics, and putting on a romanticized facade as an aftermath.
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Progression of “Helpless” Mary Jane: Major Feminist Breakthrough in the MCU - Zeina Saimua
Summary: This critical essay tackles the progression of female supporting roles in television, specifically Spidermans MJ. The text compares factors from physical appearance to MJ's physical presence in the film and what the character adds to the storyline. This comparison aims to show the progression of feminism in the film industry as the stereotypical helpless female character slowly goes out of style and just how better off the industry is because of it!
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Queen's Gambit : The impact of male writers on female protagonists - Zeina Jaber
Summary: This podcast tackles the issue of romanticization of women protagonists on television, especially those with mental illnesses. This is done through the use of Netflix's "Queen's Gambit" as an exceptional example, seeing as the female roles are characterized by a series of traumatic events that serve to enhance their physical appearance. The podcast shows the controversy that can be revolved around women written by men, specifically women battling mental illnesses.
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The Girl and The Audience - Ghinwa Fayyad
Summary: This poem has been written in the form of a conversation between a female and an audience. The female is represented as a person with an intellectual infection who appears as ‘hopeless’ where the audience attempts to sympathize together along with her and tries to romanticize her emotions. In any form of production, it’s usually the male that stands out in saving the female character. In our society today, which is converting each day where females are trying to gain their voice again, romanticizing is not an option nor is allowing other people to make her appear as a person much less than what she really is or capable of. For instance, Netflix productions still portray females with intellectual ailments as a person who wishes to save.
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