I’m not one to shy away from expressing unpopular opinions. So here goes. I saw Fury Road. I get why people like it. But it isn’t feminist.
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Sometimes violence may be necessary for liberation from oppression, but it's always tragic. Fury Road frames it as totally fun and awesome.
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As a film Mad Max absolutely adores its gritty future. The camera caresses acts of violence in the same way it caresses the brides' bodies.
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"We are not things” is a great line, but doesn’t work when the plot and ESPECIALLY the camera treats them like things from start to finish.
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Mad Max's villains are caricatures of misogyny which makes overt misogynists angry but does not challenge more prevalent forms of sexism.
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Viewers get to feel good about hating cartoon misogyny without questioning themselves or examining how sexism actually works in our society.
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It makes me profoundly sad that mainstream pop culture now interprets feminism to mean “women can drive fast and stoically kill people too!”
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We’re starved for representations of powerful women but we need to re-imagine concepts of power & move beyond the glorification of violence.
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@femfreq All your points are super valid. But saying "it's not feminism"? Can't there be different forms of progress? Is this none at all? - 1 more reply
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@Theremina@femfreq Yeah. I am beyond bummed at her infantalizing reductive take.
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@femfreq it like completely shows that male patriachal violence leads to death and destruction! WHO KILLED THE WORLDThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq And yes, despite your unfounded claims, feminism is about individual choices.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq Honestly, this feels like a very black and white analysis of a much more complex issue.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq when they return to the citadel they dont get vengance on their captors!! they embrace them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq over and over it shows that kindness is better than violence! the girls fight cause they want to live in peace!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq aaah but they do they do redefine it! when the 5 girls have mercy on nux!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq She said typical meaning violence typically has to do with masculinity (might=right). Violence is valued in a patriarchal society. -
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@femfreq Not saying the movie is bad, deserves shunning becuz of feminist critique of it. Haven't watched it yet, but I'm sure I'd love it. -
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@femfreq It's neither anti-feminist or feminist. It's a movie for entertainment purposes. I agree that it's fun to see women fighting back. -
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@femfreq I hear all the kickass women in the film are body normative 'beautiful 'no one old/wrinkly /fat /spotty allowed it seems -
@fwhatworld@femfreq Well there you go, that's another thing. Can't expect Hollywood to be feminist. -
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@fwhatworld@femfreq You'd be surprised how many leftist see nothing wrong with that. :P
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