Sexuality in the media is a major issue that influences the public both negatively and positively. The article titled “Positive Female Role Models Eliminate the Negative Effects of Sexually Violent Media” written by Christopher J. Ferguson, tested four hypotheses as to whether media portrayal of women influences or impacts depression, anxiety and negative attitudes of women of both sexes. or female. He also tested his hypotheses by concluding that sexual violence is not only found in pornographic films but also in non-pornographic films. Sexually violent media encompasses a broad category of media in which themes and violence are intertwined. For example, these media may depict physical assault by men on women (or women on men or same-sex dyads) in the context of sexual scenarios or involving lascivious nudity (i.e. intended to be exciting). Sexual violence is not only found in pornography and can in fact be seen in adult-rated (R or TV-MA) films or television shows, as well as books (Ferguson, 2012). The four hypotheses tested in this article are as follows: First, men (but not women) exposed to sexually violent media featuring negative depictions of women will show increased negative attitudes toward women compared to neutral media (i.e. not sexually violent). Second, men exposed to sexually violent media with positive depictions of strong women will demonstrate increased negative attitudes compared to the neutral control. Third, women (but not men) exposed to sexually violent media featuring negative depictions of women will demonstrate increased negative mood (anxiety, depression) compared to neutral (i.e., non-sexually violent) media. And so on, women exposed to sexually violent media with positive depictions of st...... middle of paper ....... This supports the film's main point that female characters remain inferior to male characters. He also points out that even though many films involve a strong female character, she will still be a victim of sexual violence and negative attitudes will persist towards her. Thanks to the media, myths about female sexuality continue to spread. In class we discussed how men are often typecast as the strong characters who usually fight or as the superheroes in a movie. In most Disney films, women are usually vulnerable and always need a man or prince by their side to be complete. Media that includes a high degree of sexually violent content may also tend to portray women as passive, submissive, and inferior (Ferguson, 2012). The gap between male and female characters is extremely large and results in negative attitudes towards women in society..