That article is excellent. And I know what you mean about the "burkas" line, but in context it doesn't detract from his message, at least. And let's face it: women are oppressed in their own special way in nearly every corner of the world, whether they're wearing tablecloths or not.
I've always believed there's value in almost any artistic expression. Even if the expression itself is so horrifying it evokes nothing but an "oh god, I will NEVER BE THAT" reaction in its audience, at least it's done that. It's shown people where their boundaries are. I think humanity's biggest collective problem is that we don't seriously look at ourselves (or one another) enough.
Whedon has a way with words (you need to watch Buffy or Serenity with me sometime, or something). Even if I don't agree 100% with everything he says, something about his words makes my heart burst a little (and it makes me lose the ability to spell, as I noticed when I reviewed this post...ye gads). I don't think he was detracting from his message any, but whenever anyone says anything about burkas I think of you now and the posts you've made about clothing, and I think there's more to the idea of women covering their bodies than most people understand when they react against it. But overall the article really was amazing and it had me in shock, and I knew I had to rape everyone's friend's pages post about it.
I think men are often maligned and portrayed as stupid in pop culture, I always have. Look at sitcoms, the mom or the wife, the woman, is always the intelligent one, and the dad or the husband is always a bumbling idiot. It's been that way for years. And he DOESN'T comment on Hostel! I thought the same thing when I read both these rants (his and Schwarzbaum's) in the same day...what about Hostel? If there's something inherently bad in these movies, something they want to touch on, they miss the mark by not going as "in-depth" as they could have by delving into what these films mean for us as a culture, which goes a lot deeper than "OMG, they hate women!" I think Whedon's rant is self-righteous, but I DO think a lot of people view women as though they are inferior, and a lot of women view themselves that way, so I think Whedon's rant has value for that reason, even if I don't agree with him. Hell, if I'm honest, I like this article mostly because I LIKE it when people rant, I LIKE it when people get angry and write raving pieces
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I think men are often maligned and portrayed as stupid in pop culture, I always have. Look at sitcoms, the mom or the wife, the woman, is always the intelligent one, and the dad or the husband is always a bumbling idiot. It's been that way for years.
And it's still incredibly disturbing.
And worse yet, many men subscribe to and buy this idea that we're actually nothing but workers who can slack off from parenting and responsibilities, while these gorgeous women in these series watch with a smirk and a nod thinking "You're lucky I'm here."
Shit, there was a supposed scientist who wrote a controversial yet acclaimed thesis that in years soon, men will be rendered irrelevant posing only as baby makers, while women will be the dominant race. If that's not a man hating agenda, I don't know what is.And he DOESN'T comment on Hostel! I thought the same thing when I read both these rants (his and Schwarzbaum's) in the same day...what about Hostel? If there's something inherently bad in these movies, something they want to touch on, they
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All the different subgroups and demographic cliques, all the boiled-down 'Cool Kids vs. Losers' competitions that mirror differently for each individual inside them, all of the petty, hurtful short-cuts that the brutal-minded hairless apes have adopted so as to put as little effort as possible into understanding one another have left us with myriad legacies of hate and prejudice to inherit
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I've always believed there's value in almost any artistic expression. Even if the expression itself is so horrifying it evokes nothing but an "oh god, I will NEVER BE THAT" reaction in its audience, at least it's done that. It's shown people where their boundaries are. I think humanity's biggest collective problem is that we don't seriously look at ourselves (or one another) enough.
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And it's still incredibly disturbing.
And worse yet, many men subscribe to and buy this idea that we're actually nothing but workers who can slack off from parenting and responsibilities, while these gorgeous women in these series watch with a smirk and a nod thinking "You're lucky I'm here."
Shit, there was a supposed scientist who wrote a controversial yet acclaimed thesis that in years soon, men will be rendered irrelevant posing only as baby makers, while women will be the dominant race. If that's not a man hating agenda, I don't know what is.And he DOESN'T comment on Hostel! I thought the same thing when I read both these rants (his and Schwarzbaum's) in the same day...what about Hostel? If there's something inherently bad in these movies, something they want to touch on, they ( ... )
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