Jennifer Siebel Newsom's Miss Representation '

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Throughout history, women have been portrayed for their looks rather than their intellect. Women have always been interrupted as the weak ones when compared to men. “Miss Representation” is a documentary that examines different issues that evolve around gender inequality. This documentary discusses how women are falsely misrepresented through politics and media. Jennifer Siebel Newsom directed and produced this film in 2011 to show how the media contributes towards the view of women in society today. Throughout the films concrete use of ethos, logos and pathos, the documentary accurately convinces to present an effective argument. The film shares many statistics, interviews, and experiences to help persuade the audience, whom are women …show more content…

When learning she was going to have a daughter of her own, her first instinct emotion was fear. By sharing her specific story, Jennifer Siebel Newsom establishes a bond that she is able to create with the audience. Her childhood memory assists the audience to comprehend why she feels that she has to spread the message about the Miss Representation Project. Her choice to voice her story creates credibility on how “mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America” (Miss Representation). Jennifer Siebel Newsom forms her credibility by setting up a Facebook and Twitter page that has links to the Miss Representation Project website. By having access to an authenticated website that shares more information about the project helps to have the audience believe in the project. Awards that the documentary has won also helps to shape Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s credibility and the documents credibility. The film as won two audience awards, one at the Sonoma Film Festival in 2011 and the other at the Palo Alto International Film Festival in 2011 and a Movies Matter Award at the Maui Film Festival in …show more content…

With the appeal to emotion, Jennifer Siebel Newsom connects empathy and fear. In a review written by Jenna-Leigh Johnson after watching “Miss Representation” empathy and fear are shown. She writes, I am afraid for us all as a nation, but even more so, I am afraid for my children...my three spirited, joyful, strong young daughters. They are young now, and that youth provides some shelter. But I know that their time is coming. I suspect that it will happen slowly, but inevitably. They will start to change. They'll question themselves. They will sacrifice the most essential parts of themselves in an effort to fit in with a society that is taking a dangerous path” (Johnson). Just like Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jenna-Leigh Johnson fears for her daughters as well. She knows the time will come but fears how her daughters and how any girl will change due to peer pressure from society. Peer pressure to fit in is a young girls and a young boys worst nightmare. The document presents an interview with Jackson Katz whom is an anti-sexist male activist, educator, and author. He states, “How do we expect our sons to be men of integrity and to be social justice advocates and to treat women with respect and to speak up when they see women being treated with disrespect if they don’t see their fathers

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