Let break this down motherfucker
“Money does not equal power”
Yes it does. Capitalism be like that.
How do you dump truck trump became president? And further, how do you think he’s avoided all those rape charges?
Before I address any of your half ass points, it’s important to point out that the privilege of males, whites, straights, etc, does not only include the privilege of resources, whether they be social or financial. It also includes the privilege of defining what is the norm, and therefore what is good. It’s the basics of the charmed circle.
(source: Gayle Rubin’s “Thinking Sex” where she talks about sexuality but it generalizes to other forms of privilege).
Anyhoo, the point is, because men have the privilege of defining norms, and therefore what is good, they have more influence than anyone would like to believe. while this is still changing for the better, men are still largely in charge of opinions centering movies (movie award judges, critics, etc.) and especially action movies, a genre made to please men specifically. so her idea of action being a man’s genre is not that far fetched. And I’ll get to the whole superhero thing.
Personally I always grew up hearing the stereo type of romcoms being chickflicks and action movies being movies for dudes and I’m only 22, so it goes to show the world isn’t as fast moving as we’d like it to be.
Written by a man. Directed by a man. Cinematography? Man. Lots male gaze on the female lead. Aka: woman made sexy for man equal man money
Annihilation and Ghostbusters
It’s a scifi movie, not in the same genre. Not the same impact
This is one of the first few action movies fully written with women in mind. With their point of view, not just the idea of them being on screen
“stop pretending all men don’t” is just another cry of not all men. Which is so whiny and makes me think you are just butthurt because you feel called out. You shouldn’t be taking this personally. This is a social issue and not about you.
Any time a women has a strong opinion that goes against a mans they are called a bitch or arrogant so double shut the fuck up.
They are built off the backs of a historically male fantasy. And more specifically, historically white male. So, a bitch right on that one
I don’t see any hype for Raising Dion, an independent superhero show about a kid of color, not built off white male heroes. not adding to white male heroes.
why do you think it took so long to give captain marvel, black panther, and wonder woman their own movies? they had to give you thor, ironman, hulk, superman, and batman first. fuck they didn’t even give you wonder woman until she was introduced in superman v batman
Also there’s likely the idea that the fact that these women don’t have superpowers and therefore men can’t explain away their amazingness is too much too handle.
TLDR: Charlie’s Angels doesn’t just have female leads, it isn’t just female led (two separate things), it’s a feminist movie. Not made with the intent to please men. Which is a bummer for men. It’s truly as simple as: if you can’t see women work within the box you’ve made for them, they disappoint you. So, it didn’t get the hype. It didn’t get the commercialization. It didn’t get what it deserved.
[Made with cis straight white men in mind]
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