astroboy
Master Member
I understand that folks are annoyed at the muck-up regarding this conversation in the Star Wars Ep. 7 thread. Fair enough. That's a great thread and I wouldn't want to spoil it.
So I thought I'd start a new thread that anyone can say their point, if they want. Or this thread can sink like a stone.
I will say my point here and then let the thread be.
many people are saying there have been so many great female characters that we don't need to bother talking about this any more. Yes there have been Xena, Leia, trinity, Katniss, The Bride, Lara Croft, Hit Girl, etc........Lot's of strong women who kick ass.
But that isn't my point. My point is that we need well written female characters and fair representation of gender.
Often those women are the only female member of the cast (I'm not talking about Stand by me or das boot. I'm talking about movies that take place in regular society). It's such a noticed problem that right now, only about 30% of the speaking roles in hollywood are for women. And the sony hacks proved that the women who DO get roles, get paid a fraction of their male co-stars.
For those not familiar with the Bechdel test, this is a short video that got me thinking a lot about the movies I watch in hollywood:
So I thought I'd start a new thread that anyone can say their point, if they want. Or this thread can sink like a stone.
I will say my point here and then let the thread be.
many people are saying there have been so many great female characters that we don't need to bother talking about this any more. Yes there have been Xena, Leia, trinity, Katniss, The Bride, Lara Croft, Hit Girl, etc........Lot's of strong women who kick ass.
But that isn't my point. My point is that we need well written female characters and fair representation of gender.
Often those women are the only female member of the cast (I'm not talking about Stand by me or das boot. I'm talking about movies that take place in regular society). It's such a noticed problem that right now, only about 30% of the speaking roles in hollywood are for women. And the sony hacks proved that the women who DO get roles, get paid a fraction of their male co-stars.
For those not familiar with the Bechdel test, this is a short video that got me thinking a lot about the movies I watch in hollywood:
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