haha really guys?
I haven't seen this film (yet) but I just checked out the ratings and lol:
men: 4.2
women: 8.1
It says it al...
That's seriously disgusting. I bet that 80% of the voters haven't even seen the movie.
This tells us everything about how we look at the opposite sex. Prejudice, prejudice and even more prejudice.
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"These people are talking about sexualization and exploitation of women in media WHILE showing the clips of them being exploited, how are they any better? It's ridiculous."
It shows numerous clips, and I do mean numerous, to drive home the ubiquity of this sexualization. It's data to back up the argument.
"We should be talking about how women are ACTUALLY treated in the real world and not how they are in media."
First, the hypothesis put forth in the movie is that media shapes this culture in an unprecedented way. Put another way, media is one of the prime shapers of our culture. Talking about how women are treated in the media is central to drawing conclusions from this hypothesis.
Second, the film is persuasive about the hypothesis, although it could have done a better job, and although you'd think it'd be obvious to anyone with a brain that nurture is enormous to the human being, and that media is a prime nurturer.
Third, the film does indeed talk about how women are actually treated. A lot, in fact! It does so through examples of how women in power, mainly in politics, are treated. It does so by hypothesizing that the dehumanizing nurture of media correlates with rape and violence (although this could, and should, have been elaborated more). It does so by talking to young women about their own experiences.
And don't act thick as if you don't see that men often can't see past looks, or that women don't sometimes treat each other as if they're in a competition vying for affection.
QED.
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No one debates that.
Why is it that we can write articles about the plight of men and only men and not a soul pipes up "What about the women??!" but not one article focusing on women goes by without rallies of "What about the men???"
Because the ratio of such articles about women to men is about 1 000 to 1.
The mainstream media and feminization of our society over the past 40 years or so has made virtually everyone on the planet well aware of the plight of women.
Very few are aware of, or even care about, the plight of men in our society.
Notice how this post gets ignored. My first post was responded to almost instantly.
That's because there is no valid retort. The true fact is that men are equally, if not worsely (if that's a word)portrayed/represented in the media than women.
I'm concerned with women, and I enjoy media studies that center on the topic of women. That makes this documentary enjoyable. I am far less concerned with men or the plights of men. So too am I uninterested in focusing on men when I partake in documentaries and other forms of entertainment. It's entertainment, it's subjective. People choose what will entertain them the best. This was established some millennia ago. I find women's stories fascinating, so I focus on women whenever possible. I find the freedom to do this rather enjoyable, and don't plan on giving up that freedom, even if menfolk happen to disagree with my focus on women. I am certainly not going to be bored on purpose just to appease some misguided notion of "fairness". Fairness is not a requirement when it comes to personal taste or choosing which films to watch.
Hope this helps clarify things for the chronically confused among us (such as MrBean5411).
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Have you even watched the film. It's pretty self-explanatory about why there is a focus on the mysogyny in women. If you didn't glean that from the film, then I'm not sure what to say. And the film does talk about the negative effects that these portrayals of women have on men in society...with comments from other men for god's sake!
shareClassic reverse-discrimination stance. But what about the plight of the _______? Insert (white people, rich people, anyone not traditionally considered opressed). What you are ignoring is the fact that the media is run by said men. Are they victimizing themselves, and if so, why should we care?
shareMr Bean is it possible that the plight of men is tied to the plight of women.
Invite you to mention what you think the plight of males in society.
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Absolutely spot on! Takes two to tango, ying & yang etc. If things are to improve we both have to change.
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I think we are going to see more and more desperate crap like this, simply because the mainstream media is starting to lose it's grip on the public conscience. Cultural Marxism is falling out of fashion quickly from what I see, and since it's all about controlling the narrative to them, they'll pull out all the stops to make us hate each other.
shareSome of these women were either unaware of the consequences or were exploited in their past. Many were told to wear the shorter skirt, show a little boob etc. Couric as an example of her lack of awareness fully admits, she shouldn't have showed all that leg. You know nobody ever asked Cronkite or Brian Williams to show a little leg.
Great film, really makes you think during the film and long afterward.
qwiggalo, you obviously did not see the same film I did...
The film is not just celebrity talking heads. It features many young girls and women. One very articulate young woman (maybe 17) I believe of Indian heritage grabbed me talking about her forays into politics in school. I wanted to jump up into the screen and hug her for her courage and determination. For me anyway, she is the hero of the film.
"Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup." Ludwig Van Beethoven
Yes! *cheers*
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