In case you missed my last post here is a short recap. Hollywood producers have found a way to make a living of off a scary and dangerous situation. Hollywood does not display the soldier image equally. Black soldiers are among the minority soldier group. Where is the respect our Black soldiers deserve?
Black soldiers are not the only minority in the military. Female soldiers also do not receive a lot of recognition for their military achievements in Hollywood movies.
Hollywood has refused to make movies about our female soldiers. My question is why? According to an article written by Alyssa Rosenberg, “The movie and television industries do not want to portray the experiences that female service members encounter. Many of them endure sexual assault and rape while on their term of service.” I believe that if this is the reason producers do not show the female soldier image in all aspects, then it is because they are afraid to taint the image of the military.
If these acts are happening then that is more reason to show and expose this. Show the horrid things that happen behind the action in war and it could accomplish so much. Things could be fixed and help our soldiers who risk their lives so that we may continue to live our lives the same. Hollywood creates these movies because they want the audience to feel sympathy for the figure in the movie. This feeling could be accomplished while doing some good. All it takes is one person to make a difference. Hollywood could get their monetary value out of these war stories, but expose to the people the atrocities that occur in these stories.
I agree 100% with this blog post. Along with Black males in the military, Females as well don't receive the recognition they deserve. I often wonder is it because of the fact that females are seen as not as strong as males? or are we too "soft" or are we not emotionally equipped like a male to handle the military? all of these question go through my mind. I am really glad you made a blog post on this, great job!
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