Realizing Problematicness
The other day the radio played "Centerfold" by J Geils Band, and I realized I've finally reached the point where I can no longer enjoy the song. It's still catchy... but I just can't stand the slut-shaming and dude-centricness of the lyrics. Sigh. It's kind of sad how the suck fairy visits so much over time. OTOH, even though I think we as a culture still have a long way to go, even the distance of 35 years has made a vast improvement in the consciousness of gender disparity.
And, definitely not unrelatedly, last night Wonderful Husband and I went to see the Ghostbusters reboot before it left theaters. And we LOVED it. I'm not sure it has the endless quotability of the original, but that may just be 32 years of periodic rewatches engraving lines into my head. I do think, however, it has a good deal more heart and purpose than the original, with its cynicism more finely aimed. It's definitely a woman's film... without being a "chick flick."
(The tears of meninists water something verdant and flourishing in my heart.)
I will definitely be getting Ghostbusters on Bluray when it comes out. (And, come to think of it, I should get the original too.) There's a small but important section of my DVD/Bluray collection that is devoted to Halloween-appropriate movies.
And, definitely not unrelatedly, last night Wonderful Husband and I went to see the Ghostbusters reboot before it left theaters. And we LOVED it. I'm not sure it has the endless quotability of the original, but that may just be 32 years of periodic rewatches engraving lines into my head. I do think, however, it has a good deal more heart and purpose than the original, with its cynicism more finely aimed. It's definitely a woman's film... without being a "chick flick."
(The tears of meninists water something verdant and flourishing in my heart.)
I will definitely be getting Ghostbusters on Bluray when it comes out. (And, come to think of it, I should get the original too.) There's a small but important section of my DVD/Bluray collection that is devoted to Halloween-appropriate movies.