From the film we watched, I could feel how influential society constructs ideas about masculinity and femininity. Media construct and influence our perceptions about masculinity and femininity.
The film explores many distinguishes about postures of masculine and femininity which captured from magazines and advertisings. Masculine should be featured by dominant and powerful. However, feminine should be featured by non-powerful, weak. Feminine always displayed by touching face or twist head, or bite finger or hug oneself. Masculine often showed by displaying strong muscles. Hence, your performance deciphers your gender identity.
This film actually reminds me of another videos I watched in my gender and communication class. That video called tough guise. It reveals many gender issues which are somewhat similar to this film we watched in class.
Generally, I think this is an interesting film. It shows gender displays featured by media. But I do not agree that women are powerless, decorative, submissive. I think women play a very important role in today's society. Just take a few minutes and think about our female friends around us, then we will all agree that women can be powerful and independent.
Tough Guise is a great film too. I wish they'd make a recent version.
ReplyDeleteI thought the film was really interesting too. I agree that women aren't necessarily powerless, decorative, or submissive. I really liked that the movie brought attention to the ways media can misrepresent masculinity and femininity. If we don't realize what's happening, we can't do anything to fix it.
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