Miss Representation Journal

Roseanna Singletary
Enc 1102-Warren
Journal # 6
Miss Representation
The film Miss Representation opens our eyes to the obtrusive society that we live in
everyday, but often fail to see. The main reason we fail to see it is because it has become our
social norm. Blatant sexism in television, advertising, society, politics and film make it difficult
for women to achieve leadership positions, and for the average women to feel powerful. From
early on young women are programmed on what they should look like in order to feel or to be
viewed as beautiful in our society. This also affects how young males view women. They see
women as being viewed as sexual objects from early on .This hypersexualization of women is
sending a very toxic message to our youth both male and female. While media is using such
advertisements for revenue it may be doing more harm than good. It is conditioning young
women that their value lies in their bodies.T hey see the same body types portrayed over and
over on televisions and in magazines what they don’t see is all the air brushing and digital
enhancements it takes to achieve such perfection, so for the most part they are in the pursuit of
such beauty is unattainable. We need teach young women from early on to recognize their
internal strengths, they don’t have to use sexuality for empowerment, measure themselves by
their accomplishments and not how they look, and not to let anyone or anything take their power
from them.