![]() Putting a sword (or the narrative’s weapon of choice) in the woman’s hand as opposed to the man’s doesn’t inherently mean feminism or equal rights: often, the female characters who are physically strong are also hypersexualised and visually hyper-feminine, seemingly as a way of compensating for the reduction of lady-points her ability in combat has cost her. I also think that, all too often, corporations interpret the audience’s desire for feminist portrays in the media and “strong female characters” to mean we want strong fighter ladies – which, admittedly, I am not averse to – and leaving it at that. ![]() ![]() They seem to think they can just make women the main characters, or have more than one woman present, and they are therefore able to pat themselves on the back and say, “That’s my gender diversity and inclusion done for the day” (I’m looking at you, Avengers: Endgame, for that shot in the final battle against Thanos). I think that now that the feminist movement is more mainstream (albeit still – somehow – controversial), companies and corporations and whatnot increasingly see it as a marketing strategy. Rob Reiner), I was averse when I found out that there was a “feminist retelling” of Buttercup and Westley’s story in book form: I loathe “feminist” stories. As a die-hard fan of The Princess Bride (1987, dir. ![]()
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