The Portrayal Of Women In The Media

This trailer begins with the quote from Alice Walker. They used her quote to catch people eye when they’re watching this trailer because she is the famous novelist; also the political activists in America. Then, the drawing with the number from their research gives us the information what the teenagers are doing every day. They are showing how the media has an influential to their young age people. There are many screens cut from movies, video games, television shows, or music videos showing in the trailer. The common point of those of is giving the images of women with their beauty and sexy looks. Next, they are giving us the pictures of famous and powerful women from sport players, actress, and television host to political activists. 'How
The meaning of her quote is the fact that girls cannot become successful, self-assured, and civically engaged if they do not see women who express their traits in the movies or in the magazines. The message from this trailer is women were portrayed in a way that is unfair when they are judged by the look, not their ability. It is one of the few big media productions that questions and brings to attention the portrayal of women in this massive media. There are not matters how they are willing to work hard to their goals; the society does not take them seriously. The massive media is giving young people the idea that women’s value lies in their beauty, and sexuality but is not in their capacity as leaders. The evidences are that the percentage of women in Congress comparing to men or women who play sport are working hard to achieve their goals in life. They are also comparing the number of women in the government from different countries such as China, Cuba, and Iraq more than in the United States. “The U.S is 90th in the world in terms of women in national legislatures”, is according to the “Women in National Parliament”, 2011. There are many famous face of women including: Katie Couric (Anchor in CBS Evening News), Rosario Dawson (Activist and Actor), Margaret Cho (Comedienne, Actor and Activist), or Jennifer Pozner (Executive Director Women in Media and News, Author); they talk about the ability and important of women attitude in this country. They are leaders in their fields, accomplished and powerful. They are exactly the type of role models the makers of the film want to highlight as counter to the sexualized, degraded, objectified women rendered voiceless by other media makers. The film aims to challenge the tight corners the mainstream media likes to paint women