DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO FEMALE BEAUTY STANDARDS AND BODY SHAMING IN ERNEST PRAKASA’S MOVIE “IMPERFECT”

Abstract

This article explores the discrimination related to female beauty standards and body shaming instances portrayed in the movie Imperfect (2018) by Ernest Prakasa. This article focuses on how beauty privilege affects women around the world, more specifically in Indonesia, in the sense of how the women who are deemed to be more visually beautiful are often treated better by other people with no consideration of other personality factors, compared to women who are deemed conventionally less attractive.   By analyzing the movie using representation and feminism theory, the messages of the movie about the position of women in society and how appearances become factors in determining beauty standards can be determined. The result of this research in the end shows the kinds of beauty standards and discrimination depicted towards women, and also what such appearances represent in the movie.