Kenya McDuffie
3/31/2019 Time: 9:50 a.m My focus on blog #10 and #11 is about how the argument in these films made me feel (impact on my being), think (impact my knowing) and how it made me want to change (impact my doing) Miss Representation Miss Representation Discussion Guide Miss Representation Script The Mask You Live In The Mask You Live In Discussion Guide In response to watching these films what I felt was a sense of hurt, guilt, anger, confusion and at one point a total lost for our society. I decided to watch The Mask You Live In first, because I kind of already had a general idea of what it’s like to be a woman ( because I am one) living in today's society. The The Mask You Live In showed me how early on in a man’s life that they are conditioned to not show emotions. That they are to be tough and dominate, because if you don’t you’re a pussy, wimp, or you’re less of a man. Boys were being desensitized and deprived of the very thing that makes us human. I had no clue of all the pressure, scrutiny, and emotional abuse and deprivation, that boys had to endure. Anger and hurt consumed my heart. No child should be told not to cry or suppress feelings that will allow them to grow, adapt or learn, especially when they're hurting, scared, angry, or feeling lonely. Those bottled up emotions can be very toxic to oneself and others. To make matters worse the media and vast majority of video games, in some aspect kind of coexist with what boys and young men are being told as child. Shaping and molding them with this hyper masculinity imagery of what and how a man should be. To me this horrifically insane! How are we as a nation allowing this to be “the norm”? It is clearly visible that by continuing to enforce this ideal image of what a man should be, is destroying the true nature of a boy growing up to be a man. Whereas in Miss Representation the media, men and women too are shaming, bashing, and brainwashing young girls, giving false illusions of what a girl or woman should be. The media who I feel and think is the culprit, is sending out an array of distorted messages when it comes to women. Messages that says you being genetically born the way your are is not good enough. Or if God forbid that you are born with good genetics, that that's where your value and worth stop. When the media portrays a woman even just a simple level in movies, ads or commercials it's on an unrealistic aspect. After the ten pounds of makeup is put on, they then go through another process called photoshop. Who real is that? Then young girls see these flawless faces, perfectly shaped bodies and compare them to their own and feel out of place. It's demoralizing to say the least and also causes conflict with self and envy towards other young women, as well as old women too. Not only did women struggle with physical appearance, being intelligent, and independent became a problem as well. Once women wanted to break down the stereotypes, men became threatened. And I truly feel that that only transpired due to the context of how women are portrayed in the world through the media. It's a vicious cycle that's governed by man and media. Taking all of this and more in into prospective, I plan to love myself for who I am, love others for who they are, respect their individuality, differences, and not be entirely influenced by subjective things that the media shows. Because we are all perfectly flawed, born in to the world learn and grow from each other's differences and embrace our own.
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Daniel Weaver-Cooke
4/1/2019 04:07:19 pm
I liked how you talked about how women will see women on TV and feel out of place for not looking like that even though it is not even real.
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Katey
4/1/2019 04:46:55 pm
I like that you put your going to love yourself for who you are that is so important.
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alaina kimmel
4/1/2019 06:29:22 pm
I really liked how you mentioned that if a woman is good-looking that, that is basically what she becomes known for despite if she is making a difference in the world.
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Sabatino
4/3/2019 04:28:52 am
I see you combined assignments 10 and 11 into one post. How did that choice impact your meaning-making?
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Kenya
4/5/2019 12:57:02 pm
What is your general idea of being a woman in today's society?
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