On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows
Feminism critique
1. FeminismCritique
The documentary‘MissRepresentation’coversissuessurrounding the role of womenand
representationof women.The documentaryhighlightsthe ideaof womenonlybeingaphysical
additiontosociety,withnointellectual orknowledgeablecontributionandthisisaidedandbacked
by howthe mediaportrays women.Throughoutthe documentaryavariationof womenspeakfrom
experience onhowtheyhave beenattackedbythe mediaonhow theyappear.Startingfroma
youngage girlsare bombardedbymediathrougha variationof waysintermsof how theyshould
look,these being unrealistic.Likewise, the documentaryfocusesonthe pervasive gender
discriminationtowardswomenandthe aimsforwomentobe displayedasonlytheirappearance.
Womenare constantlyobjectifiedbymedia,forexamplethroughmagazinesandthe use of
Photoshopairbrushing.
Miss Representationoffersarealisticview of feminismandshowsanaccurate depictionof how
womenare seenandtreatedthroughoutmediabutalsoinreal life.