Comments on: Vantage Point passes the Bechdel test, but barely. http://www.smiteme.net/2008/11/29/vantage-point-passes-the-bechdel-test-but-barely/ Heathen. Vegan. Feminist. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://www.smiteme.net/2008/11/29/vantage-point-passes-the-bechdel-test-but-barely/comment-page-1/#comment-72749 Kelly Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:22:00 +0000 911305914#comment-72749 Cripes, the trolls sure pop out of the internets the second you start to criticize pop culture. Good thing I didn't mention <i>Fat Princess</i>, eh? Cripes, the trolls sure pop out of the internets the second you start to criticize pop culture. Good thing I didn’t mention Fat Princess, eh?

]]> By: lindsay http://www.smiteme.net/2008/11/29/vantage-point-passes-the-bechdel-test-but-barely/comment-page-1/#comment-72359 lindsay Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:50:13 +0000 911305914#comment-72359 I have the same problem... whenever I try to write about a movie that's not directly marketed to women or an action movie, commenters try and tell me that the lack of women characters is due to the fact that mainly men are going to watch the movie so there's no need. Or the plotline just doesn't have any women. It seems too often that there's general movies and then "women's movies," implying that women go to women's movies and everyone goes to the general movies, so they should be geared towards men. It's bullshit. I have the same problem… whenever I try to write about a movie that’s not directly marketed to women or an action movie, commenters try and tell me that the lack of women characters is due to the fact that mainly men are going to watch the movie so there’s no need. Or the plotline just doesn’t have any women.

It seems too often that there’s general movies and then “women’s movies,” implying that women go to women’s movies and everyone goes to the general movies, so they should be geared towards men. It’s bullshit.

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