"People complain all the time about the way women are depicted in Hollywood, but it's usually about female characters that are only there for men to have sex with or want to have sex with, or that walk around doing improbable action poses in skintight suits with 6 inch heels.
That's annoying, but at least it makes sense. They're pandering to men, or they're sexist, or whatever. What's really, really annoying is when Hollywood writers go, "Okay, sorry, gals, Leia's metal bikini was just for the guys, now here's a little something for you!" and they throw out a romantic comedy with a main character that is just like you, ladies!
Only these "everywoman" traits they try to throw on the character are awful or fake or both. Traits like..."
Ok, I obviously had to click on something with a title of 6 obnoxious assumptions Hollywood makes about women. I tried to avoid it, but I clicked anyway. It may have had something to do with Sandra Bullock being the picture that represented the article (I do love me some Sandra), but it might also have been the hope that there would be a picture of small animals doing something devastatingly adorable. I'd say they delivered...
That's annoying, but at least it makes sense. They're pandering to men, or they're sexist, or whatever. What's really, really annoying is when Hollywood writers go, "Okay, sorry, gals, Leia's metal bikini was just for the guys, now here's a little something for you!" and they throw out a romantic comedy with a main character that is just like you, ladies!
Only these "everywoman" traits they try to throw on the character are awful or fake or both. Traits like..."
Ok, I obviously had to click on something with a title of 6 obnoxious assumptions Hollywood makes about women. I tried to avoid it, but I clicked anyway. It may have had something to do with Sandra Bullock being the picture that represented the article (I do love me some Sandra), but it might also have been the hope that there would be a picture of small animals doing something devastatingly adorable. I'd say they delivered...
