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Why women shouldn’t vote:

j: its your friend james the preacher here(3) why women shouldn’t be allowed to vote(2) well number one(1) it would just get them angry(1)  these feminists need to be outraged by mennn(1) these women are out of control ()out of their place(1) there are some god holy women im not talking about them(1) im talking about the rest () ninty nine percent () the other (1) rebellious (1) loudmouth (1) outspoken (1) they urh think theyre in control (1) they think their equal with a man *sniff* (2) gods place is for a woman (1) urgh (1) to be in submission(1) *chuckles* (1) but the point of number one is (2) urgh (1) its worth to tell a woman not to vote just to see them go *shocked face* (4) and you know if they do that long enough (1) urgh i told a female a couple of times (1) you know their mouth was open *shocked face* ughh if you do that ‘nother fourty five seconds youll break the worlds longest record for being quiet *laughs*  (1) called the new york times() halleluya (1)

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The first line James states, “It’s your friend James the Preacher here”. The use of the common noun “friend” makes him seem friendly and as if other people support him and what he preaches. However, as the title is “why women shouldn’t vote” this is clearly sexist and his general attitude towards women clearly shows he thinks men have a higher role in society and that women should not be allowed to same privileges. He refers to women as “feminists” and this is untrue as not all women are feminists but in general in society women would like to be equal to men. Previously women were seen as the one in the partnership that will stay at home, look after the children but he refers to them as “submission” and this is just degrading for all women. This is very outdated and referring to women as “submission” suggests they are weak unlike men who are powerful.  Now in this generation there are the same jobs for women as there are men and there are men that stay at home with their children when their partner may be working, this shows the stereotype of women and men roles are clearly outdated but James still has a stereotypical view of the genders in society. The use of the triadic structure of the three words, “rebellious, loudmouth, outspoken” emphasises his opinion on women in a negative way and there is a short one second pause between each shows he is certain and not thinking on the spot. This clear negative view of women is degrading as he assigns characteristics that maybe only some women have but there are several men that may act in that certain way too. The stereotype of women never being quiet is also mentioned as he jokes about them breaking the world record for being quiet if they do a shocked face from being told they are not allowed to vote.  He pauses for four seconds and does a shocked face for the camera and this is just insulting as he is trying to make a joke out of women. It is a very degrading video for women to watch and I am sure that the majority of women viewers would not refer to James as a “friend”, more of a prejudice man who lacks knowledge on today’s society of genders. His opinion is very strong but also unreasonable and he tries to make jocks and chuckles during the video, which may be entertaining for some male viewers who may have the same, outdated opinion.