I am watching a documentary about women in the media and how we are portrayed. Something was just said that, well for lack of better words, was an "A ha moment". I had to start writing about it. In the media (news, movies, commercials, etc) we are constantly being told that our main purpose is for child bearing. Look beautiful and sexy, attract a man, get married, have babies and raise them. That's our purpose. Hello! that right there! That is why this infertility beast tears us up inside. We grow up knowing that is what we are supposed to do. What do you do, when you can't do what you grew up thinking, this is what you do. That's a lot of doodoo!
"Miss Representation" was the name of the documentary. One of the big take aways for me was that women are in powerful roles in movies but they are portrayed as bitchy and they had to give up family and a life to be in a power position. Even the women superhero's have to be in push up bra's and 4 inch heels. Who in the real world fights in heels? And the superhero's story revolves around a man. I think it is good to have things to aspire for. I would love to be able to kick someones butt in heels and a corset and not break a sweat. But the point is that there are not enough movies about women in the real world. http://missrepresentation.org/
Good food for thought. If I am ever blessed with a baby girl she will grow up thinking she's gorgeous, extremely intelligent, and very strong, no matter what the world tells her.
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