Miss representation Documentary

  Last week we watched a documentary called Miss representation. It really opened my eyes. Before watching the video I didn't really realise how big an impact the media has on things like eating disorders and body image issues but now that I think of it, it all makes sense. Young girls watch thin actresses that look beautiful on TV and they dream to look like that when they grow up but in reality that isn't possible. Those actresses are really wearing lots of make up and their bodies are touched up by photo shop. I also didn't know how badly female politicians are treated.
 
     I think that women feel pressured to look and act a certain way because from a young age they are taught that one day their prince charming is going to come and sweep them off their feet and they are afraid that they are never going to find that. In Disney movies all the girls are rescued by a prince but most of them are wearing revealing outfits and then as children get older and start watching other movies the girls are all dressed the same way. The way the media dresses these characters make girls think that guys will only like them if they look that way.

   Women aren't really helping each other not think like this though because usually the first thing that a woman notices about another woman is her looks and starts judging her about that. They don't think "hey that girl looks smart" they usually think "She's pretty" or "She's not". We can't only blame men. Yeah it is their faults because they were the ones that started what a perfect woman should be, but they aren't all like that. It depends on how their (boys or girls) parents bring them up. If boys are taught that women should be treated equally and with respect from a young age then that's what they will think is right but if they are taught the opposite then that is how they will act. Girls that are taught to be dependent on men and to do whatever they say are going to feel more pressure to act a certain way so that they could find a man. If a girl is taught to be independent and to have a man as a partner in life in stead of like her "boss" ( having the guy tell her what to do and supporting her) it is less likely that she will feel pressure to act like that.

  I hope that in the future people will realise how messed up the media is and realise that it isn't always real and start ignoring it's pressures. One day I hope that women stop feeling so pressured and men learn that all women shouldn't look like the ones they see on TV. People should have the same respect if they are males or females.