Miss-represented

Watching the movie "Miss Representation" really opened my eyes even more than I thought I already had them open and was aware of what is going on with females in the world and the role they play in society. It is disturbing how we allow these practices to be perpetuated and most of us are guilty of it. It's that mindset of "How can I change this? It's so big, my voice couldn't possibly make a difference." We buy into it with our need to be "forever young". I am guilty of this because I think with everything else that we deal with in our lives, it seems so daunting to take on one more thing......yet it's so important! I have 4 daughters! I don't have any sons, so watching that movie really made me think about not what only am I teaching my daughters, but what am I allowing them to watch (even when we think we are being careful) and are we discussing things and trying to make sense of all the mad sexualization that is everywhere? It's amazing how ridiculous and out of place those images seemed in the movie as opposed to when you are viewing it within the actual video or movie, etc.... They are so startling and in your face that it's almost embarrassing to realize that you had watched it before and maybe not thought too much about it. I totally believe that we as women can make a greater impact on our society. When I was a teenager, my ambitions were to be in government, be an attorney.....I loved going to youth legislature and participating in a mock process as a high school student with ambitions. Life happens, our lives can take a different road----and it's a great one; However, after watching that movie it makes me believe that we can all do a little more.