In this blog post, I will share my thoughts and answers on the film “Miss Representation” that we watched in class. In a society where media is one of the most effective/persuasive thing on us, the message we receive from the film a message that states a woman’s value lies in her youth, beauty, and body rather than in her capacity as a leader.
How does the argument in the film make you feel (impact on your being)? The argument in the film impacts my being in many ways. Watching the film gave me a whole other side of view on the media nowadays. I think I can relate more on social media specifically because of the amount of usage I spend on my phone rather than what I spend on Television. After watching the film, I started to realize and relate more things to what I consumed from the film. For instance, how this video with a pretty lady got more views than this man. I started to connect things back to the film which started to make more sense to me. I also believe this plays a role on men. Some of my close friends look at social media and “want to be” like that or this. I think people start to value themselves differently without realizing it. You choose how to look at people in the media and how you value them and yourself. How does the argument in the film make you think (impact on your knowing)? The argument in the film had an astonishing impact on my knowing. I did not think there was that much context behind it. The film even showed how it affects politics which I never thought it did. Also the statistics that were stated in the film, were tremendously surprising. “Seventy eight percent of girls hate their bodies by the age of fifteen. Sixty five percent have an eating disorder. Seventeen percent cut themselves, and the number of cosmetic surgeries quadrupled on women ages seventeen from 1997 and 2007 and have increased six fold since. Woman are fifty six percent of the population, yet only seventeen percent of Congress, and only one women is on the board of Fox News out of fifteen.” If I was to guess some statistics on this topic before watching the film I would be completely wrong. How does the argument in the film make you want to make change (impact on your doing)? The impact this film makes me want to change is to make sure I don’t do the same. I plan on being much more careful around my surroundings in terms of giving everyone the same value as much as I am capable of. Valuing people differently based on certain circumstances is a big part of this argument. This plays a big role in society and will affect many generations to come. I do believe it is slowly changing for the better which is still not acceptable. It should not take us this long to learn to not value people based on their body, beauty, age, etc.
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Kenya McDuffie
4/1/2019 06:22:38 pm
I felt the same way about the information given. I also absolutely agree that the value of a person should be based on body, beauty and age.
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Samantha Flood
4/1/2019 07:53:55 pm
Your response on how you plan to change your doing is exactly how I plan to help make the world a better place. Valuing every single person is important, it can truly change their lives and help them stay true to themselves.
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Sabatino
4/3/2019 03:59:10 am
I notice how both this blog post text and the group comments provided above illustrate an awareness of the film's main argument as well as individual convictions to value others. Thank you for sharing.
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