Thoughts on "MissRepresentation"
The documentary titled "MissRepresentation" was written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. "The film draws back a curtain to reveal a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see – how the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls makes it difficult for women to feel powerful and achieve leadership positions"
The Film brought attention to the high standards women hold for other women. Looking back at it I can see different situations where this happened. The whole 2016 Presidential campaign was an example. The documentary talks about how if women stuck together to back rather than bash Hillary and other women in positions of power, we would see more women in power. The article gave the example of battles in congress. One of the politicians talked about how the women agreed that if it was just them they could have solved the issue within minutes. The whole idea of the media putting women against other women is concerning to me. How is our government supposed to represent the people of the US if they cannot hear the perspectives of everyone?
Another point that I was intrigued by in the documentary was the emotional side of men. Society gives men a clear gender role from a young age. A young boy was interviewed in the documentary and talked about his experience being filled with pressure to conform. Men are taught to be the head of the family. They have to be as masculine as possible. The documentary points out the role of society's expectations for men in women's representation. I agree I think that we shouldn't be teaching boys that they have to conform to a certain masculine identity.
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After taking this class, it is absolutely insane to me how much power we have given the media. It is heartbreaking, that women constantly feel like they have to prove themselves to their male counterparts, while men are forced to shut out their true emotions to seem "manly." This documentary is the first of many that need to be filmed, produced, and promoted, as we are a long way away from equality in the eyes of the media.
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