Gender differences movie blog

We watch a lot of movies in school but this movie was one that I actually felt impacted by. It was upsetting and disturbing to see how media will portray females and males. I was angry, especially, by the "commercial realism" because it's advertisers that try to portray these gender stereotypes in the real world. It almost feels like the ads are trying to sell to us, not only products, but how to think and act as well. The commercial intrusions communicate to create quick gender codes that are basically rules on how we should act. For example, media can actually create a difference between what is considered a "male's hand" and what is a "females hand". It's shocking that men can be portrayed as controlling while females appear weak and delicate just by looking at a picture of a hand. Another shocking part of the video was how it explained that models get "touched up" and no person, in reality, looks like they are portrayed through the media. The quote by Cindy Crawford that even she "wishes to look like cindy crawford" made me realize how much advertisers try to create this fake world and to make that "perfect person"- who in reality does not exist. Knowing people that struggle with their confidence and body issues made me realize how comparing themselves to the media could hurt their self-esteem. I think its important that people are educated on the differences between reality and advertising so it doesn't have has much influence especially on gender norms and how people perceive their own appearance.