My tenth blog post will be about a film created in 2014 called Miss Representation. The title really says it all, it based off of how women in our society are viewed. The film elaborates on how women in media, modeling, politics, etc. are “represented” as a sexual object, or have expectations to be in shape, and beautiful. It also covers how women in powerful positions are judged harshly and compared to men. Overall it comes down to gender in this film and how a woman is held to certain standards and not to be in powerful positions.
The arguments made in this film made me open my eyes to what was happening in the world, and to look at the bigger picture. I never noticed how women in the media were treated. I’ve been aware of women being treated like sex objects which is not ok. However, in this film particularly in politics Nancy Pelosi was treated horrible calling her hot, sexy, and other nasty things about her while on national television. Many males on news stations said, “she had no business being in politics, it was a man’s job”. She was publicly humiliated and harassed on national television, and nothing was done. This personally affected me thinking about my own career path studying politics wondering will this happen to me? As well as do I really want to watch a television network that subjects women to sexual harassment for the world to see. This film was eye opening and made me think about myself, and if it has happened to me before, or someone I knew, and we just thought it was “normal”. Today’s society needs to change in the way we view each other and to respect one’s job, whether they are male or female. The arguments in this film made me think about the world we live in and what we consider the “social norm”. Miss Representation impacted on my knowing allowing me to be more aware of what is going on, and how women are treated. This has been going on for decades. If you’ve ever seen an old movie its typically a traditional family, where the dad is off to work to support his wife and kids financially, while the wife takes care of the children, cooks and cleans the house, catering to their husband and family. However, its 2019 and the times have changed. Most women no longer stay at home to take care of family and household duties, they receive an education, and get jobs. Most women even hold a powerful position in government, doctors, lawyers, etc. Yet, what frustrates me is that women all over the world are sexified still. The world is evolving and so should men they believe they are more powerful, rich, or more educated. After watching this film, I just sat there, and thought is this a world I want to live in? I vividly remember my mom telling me that when I grow up I could be anything I want to be. However, in today’s society is that really true, yes you could be anything you want to be but being a powerful woman leads to the unwanted male comments about your appearance, sexual harassment and how you are incapable of having a male occupation in politics, business, law, etc. After watching Miss Representation, it not only made me want to make a change in the world but to strive harder to be something and have a prestigious job to prove people wrong. We all have the wrong idea of a women I once heard the saying “a woman belongs in the kitchen not the board room” and I just thought to myself as women we need to improve ourselves and strive to succeed not only as someone’s wife or mom but as a person.
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Daniel Weaver-Cooke
4/1/2019 03:49:09 pm
I agree that you can be whatever you want in this society but that it can come with ridicule by men.
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Katey
4/1/2019 04:38:12 pm
I like that you put that you can be who you want to be because I agree with that so much.
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Ashley
4/1/2019 06:36:46 pm
I like how you added examples from the film. I also agreed with where you said that the film was very eye opening.
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Sabatino
4/3/2019 04:33:39 am
This post blends both personal and generalized examples of media's impact on the identity construction of a woman. I notice your interest in politics (here and in our class discussions). Do you want your research project to focus on the intersections of media, women, and politics? If so, let's discuss how this line could frame such a project:
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