“Unmasking the Bias: 60 Iconic Films That Missed Women’s Perspectives in Their Storytelling”
It still baffles me how many women were involved in the making of What Women Want. It should be called What Men Think Women Want. It is so so so so stupid.
This reminds me of the woman who wrote about male only writing rooms, she cited an episode of a crime drama where the inspector declared that the k*ller must have redressed the female victim because her “bra and panties don’t match”. And her underwear was really expensive, at least $20 for her bra alone!
Just watched an old episode of the original Star Trek where a woman somehow switched bodies with Captain Kirk against his will as a way to take over his command/life. The way the crew was convinced that the apparent Captain Kirk wasn’t himself was summed up by Scotty: “I’ve never before seen the Captain red-faced with hysteria.” God damn.
Passengers, and if you can’t tell that Chris Pratt is absolutely evil in that movie, you’re definitely not safe to be around. And tbh, I’ve heard the “he picked the wrong girl obviously ” argument, and it also reeks of predatory male privilege.
The episode of Ted Lasso in Amsterdam, where Rebecca falls into a canal, goes into the houseboat of the man who helped her out, showers there, and ends up sleeping there. The whole time I was thinking “what MAN wrote this?!” In what universe would an adult woman go into the home of a complete stranger and feel comfortable enough to shower, let alone spend the night?!
My ex and I rewatched the first National Treasure movie last year and it was…rough. The treatment of Diane Kruger’s character was downright criminal.
She plays an archivist working in the f*****g National Archives, a bona fide professional in her field, but once she gets wrapped up in the (from her perspective, INSANE) hunt for the Declaration of Independence she’s treated like a child. I can’t count the number of times the two male leads share a look and shake their head in response to DK’s character asking questions. They just oozed “aww isn’t she cute, she’s trying so hard to keep up” energy. The infantilization was crazy.
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