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Just Realized How Sexist It Is

posted 13 years ago by osully67
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It really pains me to say it because I think this movie is hilarious, but if you think about it, it definitely has sexist attitudes.

For example, in the beginning montage where Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn pick up chicks at weddings, every woman is just a passive, gullible waif. They don't think for themselves- they just go along with every dumb story the guys throw them.

And then with Rachel McAdams- she's engaged to an a**hole, and even though she seems smart-ish and independent, she's incapable of seeing him for what he is. She needs Owen Wilson to rescue her from making the biggest mistake of her life.

There's no strong female figures- every woman floats along helplessly, waiting to be affected by the men's decisions. Or, they're sex crazed like the mother.

One exception might be Isla Fisher's character, but she is too crazy to be taken seriously.

I just wish that contemporary comedies could find a way to incorporate humor and romance without relying on trite gender stereotypes.

[–] kwestmo (4287) 5 years ago

It's just a movie

[–] jekporkins (1935) 4 years ago

And this is why there are no good comedies any longer. People will break it down and say "this is sexist" or "this is racist."

Todd Phillips, the director of The Hangover and Old School, said it best in this article:
"Go try to be funny nowadays with this woke culture. There were articles written about why comedies don’t work anymore — I’ll tell you why, because all the fucking funny guys are like, ‘Fuck this shit, because I don’t want to offend you.’”

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/todd-phillips-left-comedy-joker-woke-culture-1202177886/

[–] Volley (3387) 4 years ago

Woke and cancel culture needs to die a swift death.

[–] VanHellion (624) a year ago

Unfortunately, it just keeps getting stronger. Someone needs to kill this monster.

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

Bah...

What rot.

If it's remotely 'sexist', it's sexist against *men*.

Were you not paying attention? A man gets *raped* in the film. Thankfully, and here's the 'controversial' bit (*sigh*...🙄) us men who have actually been raped, on the receiving end of an attempted rape, or have been sexually assaulted in general, are not so precious about such comedy material *at our expense*. We shrug our shoulders and laugh along with the joke.

Now attacks of 'incel' and 'misogynist', for simply saying that as a man *I've* been able to process *my* fucking trauma (caused by both women and men), and don't expect other people to suffer for it, in 1, 2, 3... *sigh* 🙄🤦‍♂️

PS: DON'T for a fucking moment throw any stats at me, in order to 'win' the argument. Every individual's trauma is different. Yes, most men haven't been raped or sexually assaulted...So fucking what? If you're a man who *has* been raped/assaulted, or a woman who hasn't, what fucking difference do those stats mean. Guess what, women and men don't share a hive mind. Repeat after me: WE'RE INDIVIDUALS. 😠

[–] MiguelGordon (463) 4 months ago

hear, hear!

[–] MiguelGordon (463) 4 months ago

oh shutup woman. maybe pandering to sensitive feminists just doesn't make for very good comedy. wedding crashers was and still is funny, and thankfully unlike more recent "comedies" it doesn't compromise that in order to appease politically obsessed whiners

[–] blue1981 (7011) 4 months ago

Remember when it was okay for Men and Women to like one another? Men were men and women were women in this movie.