tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post3585507320894948460..comments2024-02-21T01:07:11.489-05:00Comments on Anthro Doula: Pixar's First Female Lead: Brave from a Feminist PerspectiveEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02738440647498422230noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-66099999212870925942012-04-19T23:46:26.999-04:002012-04-19T23:46:26.999-04:00You give Pixar too much leeway. They are, like Dis...You give Pixar too much leeway. They are, like Disney, a sexist studio obsessed with making boy audiences happy. I have lost all faith in Pixar's storytelling abilities after Cars 2 and John Carter (which was directed by the over-rated Andrew Stanton.) <br /><br />You can keep your Brave. I'd see "Coraline" over this any day, as far as gender portrayal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-32689816546684162802012-03-24T11:05:10.016-04:002012-03-24T11:05:10.016-04:00Thanks for your comments, Amanda and Georgianna!
...Thanks for your comments, Amanda and Georgianna!<br /><br />I haven't seen the Bechdel test - thanks for sharing :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738440647498422230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-84989136802545073702012-03-24T10:55:46.852-04:002012-03-24T10:55:46.852-04:00http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/kylecupp/2012/03/01/...http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/kylecupp/2012/03/01/the-bechdel-test-female-presence-in-film-and-buffys-abortion/<br /><br />The Bechdel test sounds like something you would find both Humorous and sad. Check it out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069583728739746676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-17749737272855045862012-03-05T14:10:33.791-05:002012-03-05T14:10:33.791-05:00Oh, and for great reading on the subject of femini...Oh, and for great reading on the subject of feminism and the media, and how feminist movement is not yet done, check out "Enlightened Sexism" by Susan J. Douglas.Amanda on Mauihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025963903013322746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-67577316035456553052012-03-05T14:09:35.925-05:002012-03-05T14:09:35.925-05:00I'm inclined to think that both viewpoints are...I'm inclined to think that both viewpoints are correct. It's great for little girls to see a film where they can break away from the stereotypical princess in need of a prince role. She doesn't need or want to wear pretty dresses, and she doesn't need or want to sit around the palace. <br /><br />However, you're right too in that this film line has been done before. It can be Amanda on Mauihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025963903013322746noreply@blogger.com