WHAT DO WE WANT TO SEE?

Hey all you beautiful, intelligent, strong women; I am so empowered by reading everyone's comments 'cuz I feel that our world will change if all of us are dedicated to passing on empowering messages to younger generations! I would like to also see women doing instead of posing. I'd like to see movies & shows that portray young women dealing with real life issues, like sexism, insecurity, family issues and showing real solutions not fast fixes cuz nothing is really a fast solution.   Kaira

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A positive media image would be a woman or girl actualizing some potential that she has. Showing her as strong, or successful, athletic, smart, able to take care of herself.   Maureen

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Maureen, I love your definition of what would make a media image positive... it's right to the point - potential. I also think media should strive to include girls and women of all sizes, ethnicities, and physical capabilities. . .I think images we see everyday should represent the diversity we experience in our lives.   Rebecca

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In reading the current issue of Ms., I noticed an illustration that depicts a woman who is Black or of African descent and definitely full-figured. I mean, the article adjacent to the illustration refers to women generally, no specific group, so any image could have been used. I found it refreshing to see "woman" represented as a woman of color, with a body that defies the supermodel archetype. I would love to see a greater range of female images--and not just in so-called "alternative media."   Britt

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It is so rare that I find media images that reflect back to my own characteristics, that I can not even imagine what it would feel like to be validated in this way on any regular basis.   Noa

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No images of women to sell things. Period. End of sentence.   Evelyn

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