The Media plays a large part in the way woman are perceived. Teaching the world that women's looks are most important instead of her education or acomplishments. This makes it hard for woman to fight against being looked at as a sexual object and therefore are constantly chasing perfection. This argument in the film Miss Representation can be easily be up for debate but I agree with it 100 percent. The worldwide perception of women makes me feel angry and ashamed. I feel it’s completely unfair to expect someone to physically look a certain way when we as humans have no control over the attributes we are given at birth. It pisses me off even more that woman are adhering to these fake beauty guidelines when no one rarely cares or speaks on how a man should look. I’m ashamed because as a woman, I aide this terrible movement just to fit into society standards. I’m always worried about how I look in order to fit the part, making sure to look nice and put together even when I feel like shit. Always making a mental note to not be “busted” in order to keep my “beauty privilege” as well as being perceived in a good way because after all, Grand-momma always said nobody likes an unkept woman. When really, my voice and actions should be enough.
This argument makes me think that it’s something wrong with the female species. I’m confused as to why we are fighting so hard to be equals when woman have proven time after time that we are just as smart and good as men. Woman in America outnumber the Men so why don’t woman rise up TOGETHER and change the game for the better, once and for all? Just as fast as I thought of that question, I already have the answers as stated in the film. It’s because we have already been brainwashed into thinking of ourselves as objects first. The argument proves this stating how woman are still to this day being brainwashed through the media. Being the reason why women try to out pretty one another, why women fight over men and work full days and go home and play 1950’s housewife as if it’s a breeze. It’s sad. It makes me want to change myself in order to be a better role model for my daughter. Although I teach her to love her image in her natural state and applaud her smartness and her voice, I noticed that I still am a secret victim of the worlds standards. I want to expose the media and shine light on normalcy in body type as well as highlight female brilliance and achievements. It would be awesome to share how great woman are and to have woman see and support one another, rather than tearing each other down.
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Sabatino
4/3/2019 06:38:28 pm
Thank you for sharing this post. I noticed how you blend personal and over-arching experiences with how media bias and societal narratives shape sense of self and values of beauty. I see potential here for a research project:
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Danni
4/4/2019 06:51:40 am
"Always making a mental note to not be “busted” in order to keep my “beauty privilege” " I loved how your worded this i thought it spoke volumes. Also i loved at the end how you connected it to your doing, as in you want to take this knowledge and be a better role model for you daughter.
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