Portrayal
of Women
After
watching the movie Miss Representation, I had a lot of mixed emotions. First, women have fought long and hard to
have a voice, gain respect and be considered as equals, and yet the media
continues to portray women as they see fit. It’s really quite concerning. As a
woman, it’s hard enough living in these times of hardships, but then you have
the media constantly reminding us that we have to look a certain way or act a
certain way. It’s almost degrading.
One
of our classmates pointed out that women who enter the media field, whether it
be film, modeling, or journalism, knew what they were getting into and
therefore can’t be upset for the way they are portrayed. I can see why this
classmate would think that, but most women don’t sign up to become sexually
objectified, they sign up because they want to become rich and famous and some
even hope to change the world by using their celebrity status. So what about
the women in politics? The media objectifies them just as they do the women in
film and modeling. My thought is this; women, no matter what profession they
enter will always be scrutinized. Women have come such a long way since the
early 1900’s, but still have a much longer way to go before we can truly be
accepted for our brains, not just our beauty.
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