MissRepresentation
May 28th, 2017
MissRepresentation was an eye-opening documentary that really taught me so much more about how the world sees women. If you're not a size 0, a woman that wears makeup, or someone that is overall seen as "beautiful" in the eyes of men, you're probably not pretty. Women are self-objected to the society of men, and they are the ones that define what beauty is. Because of what men think what "beauty" is, 65% of women have disorders of some type so that they can please our society and the eyes of men. I found this statistic so jaw-dropping because of the fact that women care so much about what others see them as. They begin to starve themselves and do whatever it takes to be seen as "beautiful."
The song "Scars to Your Beautiful," by Alessia Cara is a perfect present day song that describes how women are. This pop singer realizes the problems girls go through so that they can look the Covergirls models. She creates this song that all girls everywhere know that everyone is different and nobody will ever look the same and that you don't have to be a model to be seen as beautiful. She sings about how everyone is beautiful and that we are all "scars." A scar in this case is representing the girls that are not yet healed and that we are all just a mark on this world. Scars are not necessarily a beautiful thing that is left on someone's body, but Alessia Cara explains that scars are actually a beautiful thing.
This documentary and song are really a sad thing that occurs in our society. I never realized how much women cared about their appearances just so that they can please men and everyone around them. When in reality, women should only care about pleasing themselves. It is mentioned in the documentary that the media is always defined as by men, but why? Why are men the final call about everything when it comes to "beauty?" Why do they get to self-object women and make so many people feel bad about themselves? It is so sad to see that our society doesn't care about anything else besides looks and if women were to spend more time worrying about bigger things rather than their weight, the world would be more of a beneficial place.
MissRepresentation was an eye-opening documentary that really taught me so much more about how the world sees women. If you're not a size 0, a woman that wears makeup, or someone that is overall seen as "beautiful" in the eyes of men, you're probably not pretty. Women are self-objected to the society of men, and they are the ones that define what beauty is. Because of what men think what "beauty" is, 65% of women have disorders of some type so that they can please our society and the eyes of men. I found this statistic so jaw-dropping because of the fact that women care so much about what others see them as. They begin to starve themselves and do whatever it takes to be seen as "beautiful."
The song "Scars to Your Beautiful," by Alessia Cara is a perfect present day song that describes how women are. This pop singer realizes the problems girls go through so that they can look the Covergirls models. She creates this song that all girls everywhere know that everyone is different and nobody will ever look the same and that you don't have to be a model to be seen as beautiful. She sings about how everyone is beautiful and that we are all "scars." A scar in this case is representing the girls that are not yet healed and that we are all just a mark on this world. Scars are not necessarily a beautiful thing that is left on someone's body, but Alessia Cara explains that scars are actually a beautiful thing.
This documentary and song are really a sad thing that occurs in our society. I never realized how much women cared about their appearances just so that they can please men and everyone around them. When in reality, women should only care about pleasing themselves. It is mentioned in the documentary that the media is always defined as by men, but why? Why are men the final call about everything when it comes to "beauty?" Why do they get to self-object women and make so many people feel bad about themselves? It is so sad to see that our society doesn't care about anything else besides looks and if women were to spend more time worrying about bigger things rather than their weight, the world would be more of a beneficial place.
The concept of women and being identified as beautiful is everywhere, but as you said we don't tend me notice it immediately because of how it's become a norm in our society. The statistics are unbelievable and i belive that this documentary should be seen to many to see the effects head on of what the media. Alessia Cara's mindset is the view we should all take and realize, being skinny, tall, and blonde is not the only type of women considered beautiful, everyone is beautiful with all scars because it's a part of them.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion feminism has become a very popular topic as of recently. There are protests and it is all over the media. I haven't really begun to appreciate the fight or the messages being delivered until now. As you said, the documentary was completely eye opening. I wasn't aware of how much the media has effected women not only short term but long term as well. These affects can have drastic impacts on a woman's life and I think it's important that this comes to an end
ReplyDeleteMen have had the ability to regulate beauty standards because of the hierarchies in our society. Man have historically (and presently) been given more access to education, wealth, and power. This means that they can control others. Many have used this control to warp how and why women are viewed, especially with regard to beauty. It is easier to control people who don't feel confident or worthy of love, so perpetuating harmful beauty standards makes women easier to control.
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