Using the IMDB data set, I plotted what % of movies had a female lead, and what % had a majority female cast (3/5 top billing) since 1950.pic.twitter.com/k5lle91JN2
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Here is the chart with romance included, for the people who thought I was doing some kind of bamboozle:pic.twitter.com/GESOmQ2PEy
Accidentally swapped lead/majority %s, but you get the point. I excluded it because more women in romance movies isn't a sign of anything.
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1/It's pretty clear that female leads in any type of movie should be included in a graph about female leads in movies. You seem to be...
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2/saying it's not a sign of anything because you don't think it means less Hollywood sexism. But you're plotting role%, not sexism. Even...
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If I understand the reasoning, more men in action movies isn't a sign of anything either. What gives?
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…Well, it's a sign of heteronormativity, but that's a whole other thread.
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