"Real" Women
I have a problem with saying feminist filmmakers (and the media in general) depict “real� women, mostly because I have a problem with the term “real women.� I suspect that the category of “real women� does not include the likes of celebutantes more known for what they take off and shake than what they think. Or six-foot tall, 100 pound supermodels. Or any other category of women known primarily for their physical beauty or sensationalist antics. Although I do believe very few "types" of women are portrayed in the media, and most of them are shown because they have these "desirable" attributes, and not because they actually did something film or newsworthy, I would not go so far as to call these women “fake.� (Yes, they may be airbrushed. Yes, they may cultivate a personality to capture the media's attention.) But whether you agree with how they dress or act or not, these are "real" people.
What I think the critique is actually trying to say is that feminist filmmakers and feminist media should give more attention to a wider array of women then the "mainstream" media (another controversial term), be they women of different races, backgrounds, body sizes, gender identities, etc. This gives a more realistic depiction of the average woman, rather than an over saturation of the depiction of a very small population of women.