Highest Rated Comments


meganwesko24 karma

Hi! I am a girl in her early twenties who experienced life in the “fast lane” as a model where I had all the riches and materialistic means one could dream of.I had a moment of truth where I realized the exact nature of what I was ACTUALLY doing on so many levels (emotionally, scientifically, GLOBALLY!) and returned to my home state of Vermont to begin to change at age 19. I then proceeded to teach kids how to ski, traveled around the world, read a ton of books and have now been working for two years in a wilderness therapy program that helps young people feel a sense of belonging in nature. Since I was little, I have loved to act and am interested in helping people while pursuing the art of acting but it is in the midst of the very destructiveness that you are well aware of. I have even thought of just donating all the money (save for enough to live on) to charities if I were to go that route. My question for you is do you think its possible for one to use the media as a social platform to help others without having to sacrifice a belief system in order to establish themselves well enough to get jobs in the industry? Also, it seems that there really are not that many positive roles for women. Are the positive, powerful roles so few and far between that ones time would be better spent on other endeavors? Have you considered the idea of starting a movement in the film industry to promote positive and influential messages via film? IF so, please count me in!

meganwesko4 karma

Thank you so very much for your response. You know when you read something that you already know and it makes your heart leap because someone else put into words what you knew to be true! I suppose in a way I am looking for something outside of myself to give me the answer... I do believe I have been living in my head because I am afraid of what my heart may be telling me. Thank you again. You are a remarkable human.

meganwesko2 karma

That would be wonderful!! It is so great to hear from someone else who is on the "same page". If you havn't already, you should check out the documentary called "Miss Represented", it touches a lot about the way society portrays women in film (and yes even the "badass ones") in a negative light and how that effects everything from self esteem to capitalism! I think you would enjoy it.