Reflection Paper On Miss Representation

For this reflection paper I would like to discuss some of the topics that were in the documentary Miss Representation. One of the issues that really stood out for me was the pressure that the media put on young women to look their best at all times. What was most important that someone stated that “no matter how accomplished a woman is, she is still judged based on her appearance.” This is very disturbing, because the media’s goal is to maximize profits and constantly get women and young girls to consume beauty products and diet regime products to live up to unattainable or unrealistic expectations. For this paper I would like to discuss self-objectification and how it have mostly negative effects on young women and girls.

One example that our society makes us focus on how women look and dress is the advertisement of products from food to Barbie dolls. If a commercial comes on and it’s for Doritos chips, somehow a woman is stripped of her clothing to appeal to viewers. The idea is that when

For example, women are discouraged from being leaders in society such as a governor or even president. If you are a woman in politics you are judge not by the accomplishment or positive impacts you make in the world but on how you look and dress. For example, there were articles and news reports asking if Sarah Palin had breast implants, I think that this is a major distraction and degrading circumstance for a woman to go through. Also, one day Hilary Clinton came in the public eye not looking her best and they called her a “90 year old hag”, which we all know this does not have anything to do with the political agenda. But, once again the media will let women know that if you are a woman and you try to become too powerful, we will scrutinize and criticize you. This makes women less likely to strive to leadership in any