By: David Ellis
This discussion brought to mind a question (and I'm amazed I've never heard it discussed before): Could sexism be one of the elements leading to the rise of monotheism? Most polytheistic religions,...
View ArticleBy: Rollingforest
Well, I think Judaism originally was polytheist and, like a lot of polytheistic religions, chose one Deity as the one in charge of protecting their particular country. That eventually evolved into the...
View ArticleBy: Sarah Braasch
Joseph Campbell wrote and spoke about how, when the Hebrews became nomadic (and therefore warring) herders, there was a denigration of all things female. Women were dead weight, but you had to keep...
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Actually, what Sarah said is pretty much how I believe sexism got started. During the Paleolithic era, when hunting and gathering were the only sources of food, no one could afford to go to war with...
View ArticleBy: Em
Responding to someone way up-thread... So in my case, movies aren't necessarily male-centric - they're a reflection of real life. Actually, that means your life is male-centric, not that the movies...
View ArticleBy: Rollingforest
Capitalism is supposed to provide the consumer with what they want or else the company goes out of business. If women are buying 55% of the tickets, then I wonder why the movie industry isn't taking...
View ArticleBy: Em
Well, that's assuming Hollywood is logical :D One old argument is that women only go to non-chick flick movies with their boyfriends/husbands or children, so it doesn't count even if they technically...
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Sorry to go on about movies so much - I do think the reason this religious version of the Bechdel Test (is it the Ebon Test?) works as a rough guide is that there are some shared biases and thought...
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Also, I bet it is hard to break into the movie business. Only the big movie producing companies have enough cash to make movies that the theaters will buy. Any small company will be ignored by most...
View ArticleBy: Nathanael
Three responses to three different people! -- "Yeeaah, the Bechdel test is kinda invalidated for me when I realized that, if it weren't for college, my life would fail it." WTF is wrong with your life?...
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