Analysis Of All That Stands In The Way BBC Documentary: Shoeshoe

All that Stands in the Way BBC Documentary

Shoeshoe

First of all, Shoeshoe believes that she cannot speak out nor stand up for herself because in her culture, people find it disrespectful as a woman to have such a confident attitude. She also feels obligated to stay quiet almost all the time since males are characterized to be the louder population. In their country, abortion is legal so the men have control over a child 's birth. If a woman accidentally gets pregnant before marriage, she may get an abortion to not disappoint her parents and still be able to manage their reputation.

In addition, when people are told something too many times, those words become rooted into their minds. Thus the stereotypical description of women having the purpose

She wants to be able to wear anything she want and not be pressured to have to look appealing to impress men. She also wants to be treated equally as the men and to not have high expectations demanded from her. Furthermore, Vigdis says that everything a girl does is questioned and is critized more than if a boy would to commit the same act.

There is a double pressure in her culture where even though Iceland tries to have gender equality by giving women the opportunity to work, it is still not wholly accepted for them to neglect their task of managing the house chores and end up having women take on both responsibilities.

Moreover, there is a negative stigma regarding feminism where men in specific refuse to associate themselves with feminists. They believe feminists will only talk about women equal rights and do not really know its meaning. Vigdis however disagrees stating that feminists should be proud of themselves for standing up for what they believe in, as well as fighting for the whole female population.

Although she has more freedom compared to Mira where she at least can talk to boys, sexism rises as an issue for becoming almost acceptable. The boys in her school always talk about sex and even brags about to each other. Mira and her other friends thinks it is inappropriate for boys to talk about such a sensitive topic since women are usually on the receiving end. They have to look and act pretty for men, and are only good as their trophy wife. Porn in specific advertises this notion and brings the boys ' standards up. Boys begin to imagine what they want their girl to have and be.

In the documentary, two of Lulu 's male classmates were interviewed if their expectations have increased after watching sexual videos and both admits to the claim. When asked how they would react if the girls told them to stop rating their appearances, they said they would stop but adds that, "they 'll probably miss the compliments." As the boys continue and state that girls dress up to get their attention, hints at male dominance that women should succumb to serve their needs. Overall, she grows up thinking that men are scary because of the influence of online