Ninety percent of women and young girls say they do not feel represented in the fashion industry or in media, and that the imagery they consume on a daily basis makes them feel "disgusting" and "less than". The exciting new documentary Straight/Curve examines the industries and obstacles responsible for this body image crisis and showcases the dynamic leaders fighting for more diversity of size, race and age. At a time when our brain processes images 60,000 times faster than words Straight/Curve sets out to change the imagery we are seeing and to bolster a movement that is redefining society's unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty to impact society at large.
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Awesome Movie
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Funny how when it comes to HUMAN issues: Gential mutilation, Mental health, Homelessness, BODY IMAGE: we only care about how it affects women. But FEMinism is about equality... "If only MRAs---*(I mean feminists) changed their LABEL, they might actually be respected by feminists" FEMinism is about EQUALity ... ??? But censor anyone who dares to open the discussion on what words actually mean, and how they're contextually used. Censor Alex Jones, he does that daily so you better not give the poor man a chance to actually defend himself, like you'd listen to the context of anything he says anyway. He still has a RIGHT TO SAY IT. PROTECT FREE SPEECH DELETE YOUR FACEBOOK / TWITTER / YOUTUBE / SPOTIFY FIGHT CENSORSHIP AND KEEP THE INTERNET FREE. YOU CAN'T POLICE THOUGHT AND YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY.
I was interested in seeing "Straight/Curve" because I think that the messages that women (especially but not exclusively girls) are bombarded with about weight are unhealthy and unrealistic. However, the film didn't exactly hit the mark. It did call for more inclusion in the modeling industry BUT it featured 'heavy' models* who were sizes 12-16 (tops)...as if that was a complete range of women and body types. No larger women, no Asians, no disabled models. What?! I just don't understand the film and how they SEEMED to be saying "models should be just a bit heavier in some cases...and maybe occasionally black". That's NOT true inclusion and the film would likely make many viewers feel left out or angry.For a much, much better film on the same topic but one that covers a REAL range of body types, try the infinitely better documentary "Embrace". *By the way, the only heavy woman in the film was actually a photographer!
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