World Wrestling Entertainment website is gendered towards male viewers. The web site focuses on some of the socially constructed characteristics of what makes the site appealing to men.
Pictures of females being objectified; titles to photos of female wrestlers includes titles such as: ‘Kelly Kelly: crazy for camo’, and ‘Raw: Daily Diva’. The pictures of the women presented with the male gaze. The women are presented as objects of desire for the men.
The site is also very tailored towards men by the kind of photos of the men in action on the site. The photos are very action-packed and show men in very powerful, dominating roles. Phrases like ‘No Mercy’ and ‘Hell in a Cell’. Majority of the photos on the site fall under the criteria we discussed in class the other day of how certain things in society are structured to appeal to men. The color of the site is black and does not contain bright colors, or pretty pictures of happy people, it shows photos of intense wrestling.
World Wrestling Entertainment presents very ideal spectator criteria for the male viewer. The notion that this is very heavily gendered towards males also falls under the ideologies of men being strong and heroic. Some of the connotations of the image that can be identified include sexuality and gender. 
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AThe idea that since all the qualities that are associated with a male gendered website have been socially constructed for a long time now, it is easy to identify.
You mention the women are objectified with the male gaze on the World Wrestling website, but could one argue that they are actually being empowered? They are featured as wrestlers as well who also fight in their own ring against their own sex. They are not meant to be stared at as they fight (because one can argue that for the men).
Although, I do believe they are being objectified to an extent as some female wrestlers are scantily clad, however you have to account their actions as well.
By: bethanyasouza on October 2, 2008
at 4:04 am
While I must admit that I used to be a WWF addict, I feel that it is dangerous for young boys to watch this type of programming. I am not so much concerned with the violence portrayed on the program, but the message it send boys. The way to deal with issues with other is through violence, temper tantrums are acceptable, and degrading women as either too manly or worthless sexual objects is normal. When boys look up to the steroid-using athlete/actors, they may get the wrong message about what it means to be a “man.”
By: Karrie Hagedorn on October 3, 2008
at 5:54 am