Thursday, January 16, 2014

Cracked: After Hours - Star Wars Is Terrifying for Women

Just going to leave this here to help get us started and give an example of how popular culture depicts women.


Sort of relevant.  Highly entertaining.  Oh, George Lucas.  You.
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  1. Brooke BierdzJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:45 PM

    This made me think about how my dad wanted my sister and me to watch the Star Wars movies to be more well-rounded because they were the "man's version of Cinderella." He went back and forth between that and The Godfather series (which we also watched). I'm glad that he had us watch them even if I wasn't at the time, but now it's weird to think about how sexist (the traditional female version of) Cinderella is as well: a poor young woman who is saved by Prince Charming - because she is… pretty?! She's a shallow character who teaches young girls that beauty is everything and to rely on men to save the "damsel in distress."
    A lot of the messages found in MissRepresentation also reappeared here. Another spin on the fact that even when female characters are portrayed somewhat positively and against popular stereotypes, there's always another level of analysis that shows them otherwise.

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