Quentin Tarantino a misogynist?

[Vault101]

I suppose one could say that Tarantino puts women into traditional male roles to some extent, assigning traditional core male values of physical dominance and aggression to his heroines, but that would probably be as controversial as it gets in this regard.

Tarantino might sexualize his heroines a fair bit, but he doesn't really objectify them - if anything, it's clear they're in control - and they're usually anything but weak and timid types who just lay down and take it.

really? I mean seriously I don't mean to criticize but buy that logic how could you ever get a female charahcer right? I mean first their too weak then they are too manly?
I mean who says woman can't feel agression? and not in the "cat fight" sense in fact id say thats refreshing


anyway I love Taratinos films and I think he's one of the least mysoginist film people, he has female charachters that are capable and kick-ass (the bride, shoshanna) and arnt always sexualised unless its part of the story/film (Deathproof was ment to be an exploitaition film)

but mainly they are often an important part of the film, not just an obligitory love interest or token girl (ohh look how tough I am and now im going to dance around and fight this idiot henchmen in my heels! wooo)

 

[BonsaiK]

Tarantino is great, obviously. Whether he's a misogynist or not is a silly question, it's the same kind of silly question as "does porn objectify women", it's the type of argument that you only have when you're completely missing the point of what he's doing. Watch Quentin's cameo in Spike Lee's "Girl 6" for further clarification.

The comic about Frank Miller someone posted in the previous page is fantastically incompetent because it gets misogyny absolute 180 degrees the wrong way around, whoever wrote that didn't just misunderstand misogyny, they actually got it backwards. I guess it's just like a webcomic writer to not understand these things.

 

[WayOutThere]

Well I admit this isn't my point (it's my sister's)

Right, I'm being a bit mean to you and you don't deserve it. I apologize.

Sorry for the weird ass posting..... Really sorry..... I think I broke something....

Don't worry about it. That you made me laugh with that comment makes up for it.

 

[GiantRaven]

ITT: People who want characters in films to only be portrayed how they want them to be and complain when a filmmaker doesn't do that.

This thread is seriously full of dumb. Not everybody by any stretch of the imagination but there is a lot of dumb.

-_-

 

[the rye]

The course concerns itself with how men and women have been concieved throughout history what modern thoughts on the matter are.

Ah i see now how it relates back to english and essay writing, thanks for clearing that up.

 

[WayOutThere]

Tarantino is great, obviously. Whether he's a misogynist or not is a silly question, it's the same kind of silly question as "does porn objectify women", it's the type of argument that you only have when you're completely missing the point of what he's doing. Watch Quentin's cameo in Spike Lee's "Girl 6" for further clarification.

The comic about Frank Miller someone posted in the previous page is fantastically incompetent because it gets misogyny absolute 180 degrees the wrong way around, whoever wrote that didn't just misunderstand misogyny, they actually got it backwards. I guess it's just like a webcomic writer to not understand these things.

I don't fully understand what you're saying but am interested. Could you elaborate on your position?