Menstrual Man was a really enjoyable documentary. It may seem like a ordinary, regular documentary you watch on Discovery Channel. However, there is an underlying meaning behind the show. The show circles around a man, who is a school-dropout and is trying to give women in India more affordable sanitary pads. This man does it to help to increase the hygiene levels of many Indian women, who do not have proper measures to deal with their menstruation, and thus leading to diseases. This documentary not only describes the situation, it lets actual Indian women who have benefitted from the sanitary pads to speak for themselves, and express their feelings. This gives the viewers a more personal touch and let them truly understand the situation happening in the documentary. Because of this, I can empathise with the people portrayed in the show, and make me more appreciative of the privileges that the people in the show do not have. From watching this show, it's underlying message is empowering women. In India, women do not have much rights, do not work, abused by their husbands and have vey little money. The show portrays women in a very inferior way, yet it shows how people like Anwar Kabar can empower them, by providing them better hygiene and give them employment. From the documentary, I can tell that Anwar Kabar faces many obstacles in trying to give more affordable sanitary pads to rural women. India is a very traditional society, where women are treated as inferior to men, and men have dominance over women. Thus, Anwar's efforts may not be very well received by Indian men, and they may prevent their wives from purchasing Anwar's sanitary pads. This will severely hinder his efforts of providing women with better hygiene. However, he does not give up. In the show, to spread his message, he goes to schools and universities regularly to promote the empowerment of women. Also, he continues to go far and wide to rural areas to build production machines to manufacture his affordable sanitary pads for the village women. From his actions shown in the documentary, I learn that if you want to achieve something, you just have to learn to persevere. Even when one meets challenges, he must not give up, just like Anwar, and overcome them.
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Reflection by Thaddaeus Tan 4C (21)
Menstrual Man was a really enjoyable documentary. It may seem like a ordinary, regular documentary you watch on Discovery Channel. However, there is an underlying meaning behind the show. The show circles around a man, who is a school-dropout and is trying to give women in India more affordable sanitary pads. This man does it to help to increase the hygiene levels of many Indian women, who do not have proper measures to deal with their menstruation, and thus leading to diseases. This documentary not only describes the situation, it lets actual Indian women who have benefitted from the sanitary pads to speak for themselves, and express their feelings. This gives the viewers a more personal touch and let them truly understand the situation happening in the documentary. Because of this, I can empathise with the people portrayed in the show, and make me more appreciative of the privileges that the people in the show do not have. From watching this show, it's underlying message is empowering women. In India, women do not have much rights, do not work, abused by their husbands and have vey little money. The show portrays women in a very inferior way, yet it shows how people like Anwar Kabar can empower them, by providing them better hygiene and give them employment. From the documentary, I can tell that Anwar Kabar faces many obstacles in trying to give more affordable sanitary pads to rural women. India is a very traditional society, where women are treated as inferior to men, and men have dominance over women. Thus, Anwar's efforts may not be very well received by Indian men, and they may prevent their wives from purchasing Anwar's sanitary pads. This will severely hinder his efforts of providing women with better hygiene. However, he does not give up. In the show, to spread his message, he goes to schools and universities regularly to promote the empowerment of women. Also, he continues to go far and wide to rural areas to build production machines to manufacture his affordable sanitary pads for the village women. From his actions shown in the documentary, I learn that if you want to achieve something, you just have to learn to persevere. Even when one meets challenges, he must not give up, just like Anwar, and overcome them.
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