Gender and Race

Scanning the racks of magazines at Borders, many common themes appear. Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey seem to be the hottest couple, The Sopranos seems to be the hottest television show, the 9/11 hearings are the hottest thing in politics, and Mel Gibson takes the helm as the leader of almost every other category. It was difficult to find a magazine which incorporated none of these, but they are out there. Searching for evidence of gender roles and racial ideals is shown blatantly on the cover of almost every single issue of every magazine on the racks. …