In society today, many movies have a particular depiction of how men and women should behave, as well as what roles each of these genders are supposed to fill within society. People see the woman as the caregiver of the children, and reliant on the male figures in their life, whereas the men represent as in control and the protector of the female. “Miss Representation” has spoken the truth. This film pointed towards the general American population. Also, the younger generation should view this documentary because they are the ones that will need to continue the change in later years. Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the director of the film, wants to focus on how critical media contribute to the under-representation of women in influential positions
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She pointed out that “American teenagers spend more than 10 hours a day consuming media, most of it filled with content that objectifies women and distorts their bodies”. The truth showed that people spent almost half of a day on TV and magazines. Furthermore, in the movie, the audiences could see that in the magazines or on the TV, women have to look thin, beautiful, and sexy because it would help the companies or advertising attract people’s attention. Therefore, Jennifer wanted to show how much pressure the media put on women’s shoulder. According to “Miss Representative”, Katie Couric, former evening news anchor NBC, said that “I worry about how much pressure my daughters feel. In a society that features anorexic actresses and models and television stars, we get conditioned to think this is what women should look like”. Many companies and advertising controlled women as their tool to make profits. They set up a thought on every single person who was a woman; they have to be thin and sexy. The effect of media on how women look was serious. For instance, based on “Miss Representative”, Jennifer showed that “53% of 12-year-old girls feel unhappy with their bodies, 78% of 17-year-old girls feel unhappy with their bodies, and 65% of women and girls have an eating disorder”. Therefore, the director of “Miss Representative” wanted people to know how important media is and how strong it impacts on women. She also wanted to mention that media has an important role in changing people's views toward because it had put too much pressure on
She pointed out that “American teenagers spend more than 10 hours a day consuming media, most of it filled with content that objectifies women and distorts their bodies”. The truth showed that people spent almost half of a day on TV and magazines. Furthermore, in the movie, the audiences could see that in the magazines or on the TV, women have to look thin, beautiful, and sexy because it would help the companies or advertising attract people’s attention. Therefore, Jennifer wanted to show how much pressure the media put on women’s shoulder. According to “Miss Representative”, Katie Couric, former evening news anchor NBC, said that “I worry about how much pressure my daughters feel. In a society that features anorexic actresses and models and television stars, we get conditioned to think this is what women should look like”. Many companies and advertising controlled women as their tool to make profits. They set up a thought on every single person who was a woman; they have to be thin and sexy. The effect of media on how women look was serious. For instance, based on “Miss Representative”, Jennifer showed that “53% of 12-year-old girls feel unhappy with their bodies, 78% of 17-year-old girls feel unhappy with their bodies, and 65% of women and girls have an eating disorder”. Therefore, the director of “Miss Representative” wanted people to know how important media is and how strong it impacts on women. She also wanted to mention that media has an important role in changing people's views toward because it had put too much pressure on