Everyone wants to feel good in the clothes they are wearing, whether it’s for a job interview, a special event, or simply every day. Feeling good in what we’re wearing is the first step in feeling confident. In the 2016 documentary Suited, producer Lena Dunham explores this idea of building confidence through well-fitting clothing as she follows six individuals as they get fitted for suits at Bindle & Keep-a tailoring company based in New York City. But Bindle & Keep isn’t just any tailoring company. They have become known for catering to the LGBTQ+ community, specifically the transgender and gender nonconforming portion. Rae and David, the owners of Bindle & Keep have a strong belief in the power of a well-fitted suit for this community because
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Contingent issues are those that are prevalent in society but don’t have one clear cut answer. Rhetoric “addresses unresolved issues that do not dictate a particular outcome and in the process, it engages our value commitments,” (INSERT CITATION HERE) meaning that it makes us think about where we stand on issues. On the surface, Suited addresses the issue of the transgender and gender nonconforming community struggling to find clothes that properly fit their bodies, but through the process of highlighting this issue they uncover several deeper issues such as lack of acceptance from family members to discrimination in the …show more content…
One of these social roles is that it assists advocacy. Rhetoric allows for attention to be drawn so that the rhetor can then persuade the people who are noticing them and convince them to take action on the idea they are advocating for. Suited uses individual stories to advocate the transgender and gender nonconforming community. They _______ advocate for the need for clothes made for this community. They also highlight the different problems trans people face through the tailoring process because the people speak about how the properly fitting clothes will fix their problem. For example, one person believes their suit will help them be seen as male to end the discrimination they are facing getting a job in the law
Contingent issues are those that are prevalent in society but don’t have one clear cut answer. Rhetoric “addresses unresolved issues that do not dictate a particular outcome and in the process, it engages our value commitments,” (INSERT CITATION HERE) meaning that it makes us think about where we stand on issues. On the surface, Suited addresses the issue of the transgender and gender nonconforming community struggling to find clothes that properly fit their bodies, but through the process of highlighting this issue they uncover several deeper issues such as lack of acceptance from family members to discrimination in the …show more content…
One of these social roles is that it assists advocacy. Rhetoric allows for attention to be drawn so that the rhetor can then persuade the people who are noticing them and convince them to take action on the idea they are advocating for. Suited uses individual stories to advocate the transgender and gender nonconforming community. They _______ advocate for the need for clothes made for this community. They also highlight the different problems trans people face through the tailoring process because the people speak about how the properly fitting clothes will fix their problem. For example, one person believes their suit will help them be seen as male to end the discrimination they are facing getting a job in the law