After watching the documentary, I didn’t want to immediately write a blog. I wanted the message of the documentary to sit with me as I searched for evidence of such things in my every day life at Lafayette. As I do agree with the majority of what the documentary says, I have to question some of the statistics. I cannot quite remember them but there were a few that seemed to be over exaggerated. There was a stat about like 1 in 4 women are physically abused in a relationship. I don’t see that as a real representation. Since I’m in a statistics class, there’s something called Response Bias (where someone responds falsely to prove the point of the survey) and I think that’s what happened there. Overall, though, I liked the courage of the women in the documentary and how it was filmed. The only thing I wish the documentary talked more about was how women impact the economy. They stimulate advertisements and how Americans spend their money. They play such big roles in films and attract (some) men to watch their movies. They really impact the flow of money in this country and I think that’s sold short (see what I did there?).
I think you raise a very good point. It would be very interesting to see women’s impact on the economy, both as producers (secondary) and consumers. It is definitely true that the presence of women in advertising and film provides major incentive for some men to buy products or watch movies or tv shows. The sexualization of women I think definitely impacts the economy regarding some men. Additionally, considering women as consumers, there are SO many products targeted towards women. It is impossible not to think that all of the products geared specifically towards women, such as cosmetics, clothing etc. affect the economy.