Poll: Is there sexism in Hollywood?

[Hazy992]

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[LilithSlave]

Well, if you didn't already think so. A quick romp through TV Tropes shows a very clear "yes".

I could go into a very long explanation of this sort of thing, which I have done far too many times before. But instead of making a wall of text full of explanations and examples nobody will read again, and when I'm feeling too tired to do it, to boot. I think this video right here says a lot for me.
How many movies pass the "Bechdel Test"? That alone says a lot about the gender situation in Hollywood.

 

[Hazy992]

There's a Tesco down the road from mine, I'll pick some juice up on the way

Thanks, while you are at it pick us up a few bags of McCoys crisps, a few tins of beans, a loaf of bread and some jaffa cakes.

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[Hazy992]

There's a Tesco down the road from mine, I'll pick some juice up on the way

Thanks, while you are at it pick us up a few bags of McCoys crisps, a few tins of beans, a loaf of bread and some jaffa cakes.

No problem. What flavour McCoys you want?

I'm partial to 3 flavours.

Salt and Vinegar, Flame Grilled Steak and finally, Mexican Chilli.

Any of those 3 would be appreciated.

Consider it done! This thread isn't catching us out, no sir!

 

[wrightguy0]

I think there is sexism on both ends of the spectrum, from the classic Femme Fatale to the stoic macho man hero with his square jaw and muscles, to the "tough chick" who's character is even more butch than the most butch lesbians and the weak IT Nerd with glasses and bad skin. to be honest, I don't think any gender is represented well in hollywood.

This can't be answered with a yes or no answer as there are so many films made per year.

Get ready for a flame war about gender roles and sexism etc in about page 3 of this thread.

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[Ragsnstitches]

The question is in the title. Do you think Hollywood potrays women in a good or bad light?

Bad, usually... not always though. Still, if I had to vote it would be bad. Women are still exploited for reasons other then talent.

This is the reason why actors like Megan Fox exist, they can't act, but they are decent eye candy, SIGN HER UP! Angelina Jolie is actually a good actor, but look at the roles she's always assigned. Obviously the Actor has some degree of choice (especially at her status), but I hardly ever see her in roles without deliberate titillation.

Where are the Morgan Freemans or Tommy Lee Jones of Female actors? It's like elderly women disappear off of the world in cinema. We have a few, here and there, but they never get such roles as the ones I just mentioned, nor do they garner such public affection. We have some very talented female actors in this generation that match and surpass their male counterparts... but the roles aren't there to launch them into the Public Eye without the sexual garbage to weigh down their appeal.

Even in straight up action roles, they are exploited for reasons beyond choreography or acting prowess. The only action film I have seen recently that didn't do this (at least not overtly) was Haywire, where the lead played a badass super agent akin to Liam Neeson in Taken.

 

[Meight08]

This can't be answered with a yes or no answer as there are so many films made per year.

Get ready for a flame war about gender roles and sexism etc in about page 3 of this thread.

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Can i come in if i promise to make sure the door shuts and not stays open with a crack causing flames to leak in turning us into trolls.
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[Something Amyss]

the thing is...because they target everone including the "lowest common denominator" there are tons of bad cliches, double standards and mind numbing stupidity

not just for women but for everyone

Yes, but the thing is, women are often little more than scenery, and that goes beyond simply "bad stereotypes." It goes directly to the issue of sexism.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Of course it's sexist, that's a no-brainer. And racism and homophobic and any number of other things as well.

Yes, it's not as bad as it used to be, but that's not much of a defence.

If you don't want to be viewed as a dumb sex object I suggest you don't don't play the role of one.

Seriously? I'm not sure it's the women who ahve chosen to make a lucrative career out of depicting women as sex objects who are complaining about women been seen as sex objects so much.

 

[Mayhaps]

Trying to squeeze a persona into 40 minutes of screen-time isn't enough to show a complete person (imo), which makes it sort of silly to judge them as such, they are characters not people. This does not hold for main characters in TV-series, but unless they're sitcoms I'd say they do a pretty good job with building their characters.

That said I do have a problem with many relationship-arcs is that the love of the other character (male or female) is awarded to the protagonist after he resolved that other issue as a mere prize, which you could say objectifies him/her.