Is it them or is it us?

I always wondered who influenced who when it comes to gender stereotyping in movies, tv, etc. Does society influence the writers, directors and actors or is just the opposite? Do they reflect their own opinion of what men and women should be and that, in turn, shows us a predesigned image? The more I thought about it before writing this blog, I decided that it must be both. Our society has it's own stereotypes of men and women that are reinforced by movies and tv. Most of us like movies and such that show men and women out of their society approved roles, however there are those of us who sreongly disagree with it. None the less, those writers and directors are taking a brave step into the slightly lite realm of difference. Movies have changed with our society's beliefs but those classic stereotyped women in the home and men in the office image has not changed much. Tweaked slightly to appease the audience perhaps but not changed. So what is it that we have to do to change the stereotype? Hmmm....interesting food for thought....but a question plagued by many I'm sure.