Blog Post 6- Tiffany Holts

Thursdays film really caught my attention. I thought Miss Representation really explained the dilemmas women face even starting at a young age. I myself have a little sister who is not the skinniest in the neighborhood. She sees girls in the media looking perfect and makes comments about her own weight. It's sad to hear, but at the same time she is content with it and does't let that stop her from being a happy 12 year old. Not all young girls can bounce back like that, and this film explained how hard it can be for some. The media repeatedly shows the ideas of a perfect woman and what they should look like. This ranges from social media, commercials, movies, and tv shows. Watching these things gives the idea to not only women, but men on how the perfect girl should look. This makes it difficult for a lot of people. I thought it was interesting to hear real-life stories from celebrities and important figures. They confirmed what many think about the media and agencies. Women even have to get plastic surgery just to fulfill their dreams. It should not be this way and I appreciated the fact that women and men are standing up to stop this trend and start a movement.

We think about how digitally edited a photo is now and some women take hours at a time attempting to look like that "perfect" image. If this continues to happen, there is no telling what technology in the future can do to an image. I think there should be more documentaries like this, showing the falsified ads, pictures, videos. The raw images should be shown so that the growing generation doesn't feel the need to be something that they are not. It's time to get real in society.