Posts Written by Rylee
By Rylee • 14 years ago

Sexism in Sci-Fi Film “Timecrimes” (“Los Cronocrimenes”)

Timecrimes (originally Los Cronocrímenes), written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, is an intriguing time travel movie. In the style of a classic science-fiction short story, the protagonist Hector is an average guy (actually kind of an idiot) who winds up in strange circumstances, rather than a scientist or someone who knows what he’s doing. The film has some elements of sexism, though I’m not sure how much was unintentional. The two female characters, Hector’s wife Clara and The Girl in the Forest (La Chica en el Bosque), are disrespected by Hector within the story and are treated more like objects as he tries to manipulate the timeline.
By Rylee • 14 years ago

Bad Portrayal of Feminism on TV Show “Greek”

I’m a fan of the TV show Greek. It’s a fun little dramady that is really gay-friendly. It’s got some problematic aspects, though, primarily involving the stereotypical depiction of sororities. A particularly bad example of problematic content involves the depiction of feminism in the season two episode “Engendered Species”, which contains a section of dialog I find sexist in a women-against-men direction. The show portrays a feminist in what I think is supposed to be a good light, but it gets pretty far off the mark.

I’m a fan of the TV show Greek. It’s a fun little dramady that is really gay-friendly. It’s got some problematic aspects, though, primarily involving the stereotypical depiction of sororities. A particularly bad example of problematic ...