Gender-based issues

  Gender-based issues Gender-based issues form one of the contemporary issues in the world. We live in a gender-sensitive society. In most countries, rules have been laid down to ensure that there is gender equity in everything we undertake. In recent days, several arts have been created to help society get a better understanding of gender. One of the ways used in modern society to give a reflection on gender is the use of TV films. In this context, the film Pose season one, episode one, serves as the most convenient channel in understanding gender-related issues. The American movie directed and created by Ryan Murphy is about the African-Americans and the Latino LGBTQ. The movie unveils the concept of gender-nonconforming culture. The film is also a juxtaposition of various segments of life that we often encounter in life. Apart from gender, the movie gives a deeper reflection of several themes. While the world enjoys the improvement in gender-based wars, several historical events, especially in America, form the most relevant examples to help in understanding gender-based issues. To begin, the TV series tells us about children in the house of Abundance who are preparing for the event that was being awaited. Elektra rejects a proposal that had been put forward by Angel and took Blanca’s idea. The children are involved in a thuggery event, after which they escape as the police attempt to follow them—additionally, the movie talks of how Damon reveals to his father that he was gay. Later on, Damon ends being a street child after moving out of his home.   Thematic concerns in the pope season one-episode one The series starts by introducing us to a character by the name Elektra who seems to have been influenced by pop culture. Therefore, we can say that the first thematic concern in the film is the impact of pop culture on the youth (Moylan, “n.p”). Elektra does not believe in any other code of dressing other than what she sees on the television. As described in the film, Elektra thinks that there is no separate dressing code, which is better than what she has seen on the TV. However, from how she is dressed, it is evident that the pop culture has thoroughly influenced Elektra to the point of forgetting her originality. The second thematic concern, which is evident in the film, is homelessness among the young. The second character by Blanca has a prior history of homelessness before she made it in life. When she was a teen, she was kicked out of her family, having tested positive of HIV, and she spent several years in the streets before her final rescue (Sorrentino et al., “n.p). However, she plans to give back to the community now that she is financially stable in her life. She talks of going to help the needy children in the streets as she feels some attachment to those who are suffering in the streets. Banca claims that she had once been on the roads, and she never wanted to see others go through the same, yet she Is in a position to help them. Thirdly, we can see the role of the female gender in society. Considering Blanca's situation in her childhood, she is presented as a weak vessel in the sense that she cannot fight for herself. However, she finds it better to spend her time in the streets after giving in to the troubles in her atmosphere. In the streets, she is taken away and mentored until she gathers her life once again and achieves her dreams. Besides, Angel, the young lady who is seen in the under the story of Blanca, undergoes a financial crisis for a long time in the streets and opts to have sex in exchange for money in the streets before Blanca comes for her rescue. Conversely, the female gender is seen as emotionally intense (Kirkovski et al., 43). Banca bears all the pain of being disowned in her family and still hopes for a better future without thinking of committing suicide as it would be seen, among others, with similar problems. Education is another theme that has been presented out in the film where the character is concerned with education. As Blanca decides to give back to the community, he picks a 17-year old Damon who had also been kicked out of the family as Blanca herself a while back and educated him. She further takes the responsibility of mentoring the young boy and providing him with constant support to meet his dreams. However, the film presents some aspect of competition, in that Blanca wants to show Elektra her capability of beating her. As told in the film, Blanca's other goal is to beat Elektra, who owns the house of the new Abundance, by mentoring the young boy Damon in the House of Evangelista. Alongside with the young boy Damon, Blanca pushes Angel, her new another recruit towards success. The young lady, the Angel, has a complicated story behind her life, as seen in the film (Peterson, 33. Due to the scarce supply of jobs in the city, Angel opts to do sex in the streets to finance her upkeep all along before she met Blanca. This presents another feature of sexual abuse among the women resulting from financial challenges. Culture is also revealed as a theme in the film. The characters portray some kind of culture-related behaviors, for instance, Damon's father, who is described as gay a while back when Damon had was still at his home. Such culture is also described as nonconforming, hence in the sense that no one advocates it. Instead, the individuals choose to conform to it (Paul and Shyamal, 33). Similarly, the code of dressing among the youth seems to be influenced by the pop culture, as seen in one of the characters, Elektra, who, in her understanding, thinks that there is no other code of dressing which is better than the ones she sees in the TV. Conclusion From the film described above, it is evident that their culture is one of the factors that define how people decide to live. However, some elements may get people into the wrong side of morals and end up having immoral behaviors; for instance, Damon's father is gay, and for no reason, he kicks out his son. Gender issues are still significant features seen in the society whereby the female gender is still undergoing various challenges, for instance, Angel, who opts to have sex for exchange of money. The act also signifies how the people in the current society have financial issues that push them towards some.         Work cited Brian Moylan, 2016 Pose Series-Premiere Recap: In My House Kirkovski, Melissa, Peter G. Enticott, and Paul B. Fitzgerald. "A review of the role of female gender in autism spectrum disorders." Journal of autism and developmental disorders 43.11 (2013): 2584-2603. 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