Sex and the Soap

You ever notice how beautiful women are portrayed in Spanish soap operas? If you watch them, then you definitely will. Spanish soap operas are known for having female protagonists who are drop-dead gorgeous and have every guy cringing with desire. The portrayal of Latin women, physically, is a positive one almost always. Latin soap operas capture and praise Latin beauty. Perhaps it is due to the fact that Latin American culture has been long thrown into the pile of inferior.

American soap operas on the other hand, portray women in a different way. They are more conservative with women and tend to defer from the sex appeal. This in large part is affected by cultural trends, including wardrobe.

Perhaps the difference in female portrayals in Spanish and American soaps has to do with finding different things attractive. American soaps tend to capture the thin rather than the curvy. American soaps tend to lean towards the unique and awkward whereas the Latin soaps lean towards classic looks.

Whether you choose to agree with me or not, cultural differences in genders are definitely transmitted through media.