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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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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@femfreq only the leading villains are caricatures of misogyny. Most others are blind followers. They represent lack of free thinking moreso - 1 more reply
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@femfreq The treatment of Max and Nux seems to challenge the notion that vaguely nice men are inherently worthy of female praise/adoration.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq I see where you are coming from but I think you are wrong.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq So that needs to be the goal of all media?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq Aren't sex-slaves still unfortunately existent in many countries though? That doesn't seem like a caricature.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq nux's entire character arch was about dispelling toxic masculinity and the patriarchy. when do films do this for male characters?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq I understand where you're coming from but I feel like you can't 'fix' what is intrinsically a genre.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq How would you propose the movie could have handled it better? Knowing about the lore of the universe and it being an action movie?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq feminism is about equity,redefining our social value system is entirely different ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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