Tag Archives: Feminism
What Feminism Isn’t: Myth #6
Last, yet anything but least in our feminism mythbusting quest, I want to explore big fat myth #6, perhaps the most detrimental one to the Women’s Movement. Myth #6: Feminism Isn’t Feminism Without Intersectionality Early on, we explored the MEANING OF FEMINISM and how class, sexual and racial divides have led to distrust and vexation […]
What Feminism Isn’t: Myth #5
On the flip side of demonizing femininity, as covered with MYTH #4, some filmmakers equate feminism with exploiting female incompetence and messiness, often times in ways considered more acceptable, or at least forgivable, in males—like, for example, incorporating graphic depictions of bowel movements in the name of so-called equality. I beg to disagree. #5 Feminism […]
Overlooked Film Heroines: A Female War Correspondent in A Private War
Cinema rarely depicts the plight of female war correspondents, so when it does we should take notice. A Private War is one of the most underrated and unfairly overlooked films of 2018. It features one of the most fascinating portrayals of a female journalist ever captured on celluloid. It’s currently streaming on Amazon, and the […]