Tuesday 27 December 2011

Rep of women - Dumber and dumber?

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1138946/Hollywood-portrays-women-image-obsessed-man-mad-idiots-says-British-academic.html



  • In contemporary films, women seem to be shown as being dumber and dumber...
  • Apparently only concerned by image and men .
  • The decline in intelligence is seen when comparing Bridget Jones (Rennee Zellwegger) to Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn).
  • Women's lives are seen to be more oppressive than they were 10 years ago.
  • In the Golden Era, women played fully formed characters, as well as being funny and entertaining.
  • Nowadays, women can only be seen as a complex character if she's depressing, tormented and self-sacrificing.
  • Women only care about weddings and shopping.
  • Melissa Silverstein, founder of Women & Hollywood claims that the portrayal of dumb women appeals to men > it's linked with the fact that most directors are men, and they're only interested in one thing and present females in a desirable manner.
  • It is said that  fewer than 10 per cent of Hollywood films were written by women, with less than 6 per cent directed by women.
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