Why isn't there a board titled 'men and film'
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lanoiseuse — 11 years ago(September 02, 2014 07:49 PM)
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jack-fitzpatrick — 11 years ago(April 27, 2014 09:02 PM)
Have to admit, that made me laugh
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merh — 11 years ago(November 11, 2014 01:57 PM)
I was rather surprised when my daughter flipped. Back in 08 when I was bitching about the treatment Hillary was getting, she was "I can't relate to your ancient feminism, mom".
Now I'm still outdated because she's the new feminism & male privilege.
But you don't get it, Jack.
Bring your daughter to work day was because in too many settings women get back-burnered by guys & sure enough it turned into Bring you child to work & has vanished.
As the mother of a daughter, I saw it so much.
I bought my daughter a baseball and a bat. She came home from preschool saying girls can't play baseball and never touched them again.
You can't understand if you haven't experienced it.
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Metafizzypop — 10 years ago(November 26, 2015 05:01 PM)
I think the OP is right. I agree that there should be a board for Men in Film.
But the OP did not suggest any topics for discussion on the board. That part seems important. So I came up with a few ideas myself.
THREADS FOR THE MEN IN FILM BOARD
-Why are movies geared toward men so juvenile?
-Having a plot vs. having explosions
-We need more male nudity in movies
-Why men hog all the cinematography jobs
-Do men actually walk out of the theater and demand their money back if they don't see boobs within the first five minutes of the movie?
-Why men hog all the directing jobs
-Do men consider it necessary for plot development to have the female character take her clothes off before she utters any lines?
-Talent for a male action star - necessary or not?
-Is it true that most male actors are only about five feet tall?
-There's too many men voting on the Academy Awards
-What do producers gain by paying so much more money to male actors than female actors?
-Problems of being a male director - how does one stand out from so many other male directors?
-How much makeup does the average actor wear? Re: Billy Zane's eyeliner in Titanic
That's all I've got for now. But I do think it's a great idea to have a Men in Film board. It would be the perfect place to talk about men's piggy behavior in the movie business. Sounds good to me. -
kuntext — 9 years ago(August 21, 2016 12:12 AM)
jack,
Why isn't there a board titled 'men and film'
IDK, but my "first guess" answer when I, myself, have these kinds of questions has to be, "Because I, myself, haven't cared enough about "it" to make "it" happen." Isn't it the same for each of us? You know, "be the change in the world that you wish to see" sort of logic.
So, I'll re-phrase your question in such a way that it respects the woman-centric and primacy of the topic of this thread. WOMEN and Film, and let's focus there:
"Why is there a need for a Women and Film thread?"
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I'm asking fair-minded people whom may not have even known that such damaging disparity even existed or those whom did know but have not yet taken action, to make those shifts towards fair treatment of women.
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Jeorj Euler — 9 years ago(September 14, 2016 01:15 PM)
Because men are the "majority group" in just about every society. You could even think of it as "male privilege" should you choose to buy into that kind of rubbish, but regardless, you should get the point.