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Danni Colello
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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." Maya Angelou
my blog will show you the mind of a young developing writer.
For this blog post I will be reviewing/ discussing the documentary, “Miss Representation”. Which is essentially a film from 2015 that discusses how women are still not treated equal to men, we are portrayed in the media as objects or less powerful than men. This happens to the most powerful women in America by media and if they can be viewed/portrayed so horribly to a point where they are discredited and not taken seriously, what does that say about how any women is viewed in society and media.
This film makes me feel like there’s so much more I can/ we can be doing in our society today for women. Women’s rights were a huge movement prior to the new millennium, and although we have come pretty far we have obviously not come far enough. Because this movie is a few years older it talks inaccurately about how women now a days treat each other. I think when your young (as a girl) you are subliminally taught to compare yourself to women which makes women see each other as better than or less than like it’s a competition. Although this has been a norm for girls in the early 2000’s and even older girls branching all the way to grown women, I feel like this “competition” aspect has begun to change. Women are beginning to support each other and empower each other unlike anything before. I truly believe this could be the start to something so much bigger than we can even imagine. Because there is an expectation of what beauty is in our society, we feel like we have to live up to this completely unrealistic expectation of what beauty is, so we feel like we are valued or like we have worth. These are not the things that make up your worth as a woman or for anyone. This film made me want to be someone who does play a part in equal rights, who is a voice for the silent, I want to stand up to this bigotry and maybe make a small difference for women as a whole. This film has impacted how I think about the media. I mean I always obviously knew they only portray a certain picture to us and not the whole picture. But I think learning how extreme the media is now a day’s kind of really put it into perspective for me. I didn’t know there was 1-4 women compared to 10+ men for broadcasting system officials. I didn’t really ever notice how sexist the media is to female politicians or any women in office. The film was absolutely correct in saying that if the media can discredit and objectify women of high power, what does that say about how they view all women. The film was very powerful to watch. I feel like after watching this I want to stand up even more to sexism and misogynistic views. I want to play some role in standing for women’s rights. I mean its beyond ridiculous that it’s 2019 and we are STILL fighting for equal rights. The media needs to change. The way we receive information needs to change. I, going to stand up to bigotry going forward and not allow my voice to be silent any longer regarding any degrading sexual comments or content going forward.
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Sabatino
4/3/2019 06:13:52 pm
I appreciate how this post explores the multiple layers of being, doing, and knowing (of self and of others). I notice how this post blends both personal and public interactions with media bias, especially how these narratives promote toxic social comparison. I see potential here for a possible research project. You?
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