8 Minute trailer for Miss Representation

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 10/14/11 at 3:27pm

"The film Miss Representation exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and girls’ value lies in their youth, beauty and sexuality. It’s time to break that cycle of mistruths.

In response we created MissRepresentation.org, a call-to-action campaign that seeks to empower women and girls to challenge limiting labels in order to realize their potential.

We are uniting individuals around a common, meaningful goal to spark millions of small actions that ultimately lead to a cross-generational movement to eradicate gender stereotypes and create lasting cultural and sociological change."

http://missrepresentation.org/
trailer here (premiering on OWN on Oct. 20th at 9pm!)

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/14/11 at 4:29pm

Oh god, Jackson Katz is the second talking head in the teaser. I see him and want to run screaming to the hills.

I do find the irony delicious that the movie is premiering on OWN, with all of its make-up commercials and its monarch who has contributed just as much to the obsession with looks as anybody else in the media. Did she not regularly do make-over shows on her talk show?