Time Line: -

1950s -

Youth uprising as a culture led to some folk devils of society. They were musically charged by Rock and Roll rallying them together in the media's mind.

The Cold War occured. It started five years prior 1950, but certainly it presisted throughout and onwards until the collapse of Communism. A fear of invasion was abound, and thus understandably sci-fi films utilized this via ideas of Alien invasion.

Furthermore there was a fear of Communism, which thereby resulted in McCarthyism. The Domino Theory ravaged the mindset of the right - those blasted Bolshevicks were selling Marxist dreams and the Capitalists didn't want any. That was what the media put up. That was didn't really influence film, unlike the genreal felling at the time.

the Cold War impacted in a feeling of melancholy and uncertainty. The overall audience wanted a movie mirrior of these emotions, thus there was film noir. Meanwhile, a male audience mostly wanted the security of always being the breadwinner. They felt threatened. Particularly with women that wouldn't go back to the god damned kitchen; not without --- complaint. They got a taste of life outside of domesticated roles, and they liked it. Women were becoming more liberal. Movies reflect society and their moral panics. The femme fatale therefore entered the fray.

Yay for women getting represented in the media, right? Wrong! Just an appeasement. The femme fatale gets beaten down so damn often by a man that she's practically the red-headed, step-child of cinema. Male backlash, for the win. There should probably be a helpline for femme fatale abuse...

Still, having her around is better than being just another token female...isn't it?

1960s -

It's one small step for man, one giant leap for movies and the media! The lunar landing has clearly inspired alot of texts, from conspiracy theories ( "see, that flag is waving, and there's no wind up ther, so we didn't land on the moon" ) and various films even in contempoary times, such as Applo 13.

Then there's England winning the world cup. Whooo! First and last time, and I've yet to met a football fan that isn't even a little bitter or unpatriotic because of it. This is probably why it was adopted as t national sport, of sorts. Don't call me on it, though.

Okay, then there's the women getting the pregnancy pill. Liberation was never so easy to swallow. At least it would be easier on the conscience. Certainly it'd be a lot more appealing than a coathanger...

1970s -

Matriarchy: So, Patriarchy, we meet again!

Patriarchy: What the...? Quiet, or I'll backlash you --- right back to the kitchen.

Matriarchy: Not so fast, ignorant mysogynist! You can't backlash me that easy. I've got Feminism on my side. Meet my demands. Or prepare for zee Waves!

Patriarchy: Look, Feminazi, the only thing you should be preparing is my sandwich! Now, I believe I have male-orientated media to sit on my Patriarchal ass and watch and...wait, Vitenam War? That's gory stuff, I better make slashers like Texas Chainsaw Masacre. Channel change time! And...Margaret Thatcher? Why is there a Margaret Thatcher on my TV? I might have to do something about this Thacterism...can't have the first woman to become Prime Minister in Britain being around...

------Several Waves Later-------

Patriarchy: ;_; ...you women get the dumb better working conditions.

Matriarchy: Yay! Estrogen > Testosteron! Now to condition little boys into becoming the New Man....mwuahahahah, it begins...

1980s -

AIDs moral panic. "Homosexuals especially have AIDs, don'tcha know." Says the media. Male-only groups are questioned on this. So a military slogan towards homosexuality emerged: Don't ask, don't tell.

1990s -

I'm tired. Get your own knowledge. Girl Power, Communism's collapse, and Lad Mags. So the New Lad came around here. Also, some more stuff happened here. You might wanna look into that. Very interesting, that stuff.

2000s -

Events revolving around terrorism, of which we are all aware, occured. This resulted in a widespred Islamaphobia in the media. These events were used to justify the invasion of Iraq. Anyone that claims it's a war and wasn't an invasion is an idiot. Fact: The More You Know.

Then there's Big Brother in Britain. Damn you, reality TV! You're the reason movies like "My Little Eye" were ever created. Stupid new genres...

Then, there's the whole Civil Partnerships thing that's recently come up. Really. Where the Hell were the religous right when this one happened? Talk about sucking at being extremists. It's impacted on the media through the featuring of the first Army lesbians gettings married, and such. Nothing huge. This was from The Sun, although it shouldn't really be news. This stuff was legal in the Netherlands for a while now.