It's more important to represent women as complete, whole, complicated humans as opposed to saintly, perfect women. The point isn't that they have to be good people. It's that they have to be people.
Interpretation
Women should be portrayed as complex individuals rather than idealized versions cloaked in perfection.
Kerry Bishe emphasizes the importance of representing women in media and society as multi-dimensional beings, acknowledging their complexity, flaws, and humanity. Rather than confining them to archetypes of perfection, it is essential to embrace their true essence as people with diverse qualities, experiences, and perspectives.
In practice
During a panel discussion on women's roles in media, this quote can be used to highlight the need for authentic representation.
I've said this before, and I'm sure there are people who disagree, but I feel like one of the reasons there aren't a lot more women in stand-up - and there are many more now; it's not parity, but it's getting there - is that women are not socialized to look stupid or silly. They're socialized to be pretty and precious.
Women, who are a majority of the peoples of the earth, are indispensable to the accumulation of the kind of social capital that is conducive to development, peace, justice and civility.
A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex, but neither should she "adjust" to prejudice and discrimination.
A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she's not only a mother, she's not only a sister, she's not only a wife. But a girl has the - she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy.
I spent most of my career in business not saying the word 'woman.' Because if you say the word 'woman' in a business context, and often in a political context, the person on the other side of the table thinks you're about to sue them or ask for special treatment, right?
In a patriarchal society like ours, women have to fight hard for a seat at the table. Boys are privileged over girls from birth. Equal opportunity and access for both girls and boys must become the norm.
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