Should Miami Movie Theaters Adopt a Feminist Rating System?

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2013-11-07 23:48

Article here. Excerpt:

'Hollywood, like most other industries in the U.S., has a woman problem. The ratio of male to female characters in films is two to one, making it twice as difficult for lady actors to land a role as their male counterparts. When women do snag a little screen time, they're often required to strip down for exploitative sex scenes -- far more often than is required of men. And often, that's their only function in the film; women characters are rarely shown talking to each other about anything other than men, relationships, or sex.
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I can hear you already, men's rights activists: Why does this even matter? Shouldn't I be allowed to watch a testosterone-fueled festival of tits and ass if I want to? Isn't this rule just encroaching on the free speech rights of filmbros worldwide? Why do you women want to ruin everything, gawd?

But guess what: The Bechdel test isn't preventing these movies from being made. It's been around for nearly three decades, remember? Has barely made a scratch. That's unlikely to change if it's more broadly advertised in the theaters where audiences choose and watch their films. In fact, all you Gavin McInnes types can use Bechdel ratings to your advantage, too. Looking for a movie with strong female characters? Go see the A-rated Hunger Games. Looking for the exact opposite of that, because you're a sad, angry man who hates women? Last Vegas is still there for you, dude.

It's sad that we live in a society that still treats women like accessories to the more important and interesting stories of men. And the movie theater, a place that's supposed to offer an escape from the frustrations of reality, so often fails to give women a break from that mindset. Feminist movie ratings aren't the whole solution, of course. But it's a start.'

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... as long as there's one that warns would-be viewers that there'll be male-bashing behaviors or dialogue (Guess the typical movie'd get a D or F most times), or too many scenes that feature women sitting around and talking. People of both sexes need to know this before deciding they want to pay to watch something they can virtually any time for free.

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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2013-11-08 03:25

Really...

Guys to girl ratios on campus is 1 to 2. Let them use that rating system. In time, the guys will stop going to those movies (just by checking that rating system). And the girls would follow.

By current standards, they'd nix the Wizard of Oz: directed by a man, on a screenplay by a man, with music by a man based on a book by a man about two women getting into a bitch [quick apology: I am leaving the word bitch here, because I wrote it. I apologize for the word. I am learnin to moderate my anger at feminists] fight over a pair of shoes.

In the revised version (to satisfy the rating), Dorothy and The Witch sit down for coffee and lean in. They have a Lesbian affair and blame men for all their problems.

In short time, directors (even female directors) would beg not to get a rating of approval, for it would kill the movie.

(Of course, knowing feminists, by the time that happens, they'd forget who pushed this rating system. So the feminists would sit back and blame the patriarchy for a system that squashed succssful female films.)

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Submitted by ThomasI on Fri, 2013-11-08 16:05

There is also a Men's Movie Guide at http://www.mensmovieguide.com/ created by Paul Guelph. I've used it myself to select excellent movies for men, such as Apollo 13.

Also, my Twitter feed "Male Positive Media" is up to 362 followers, thanks in part to a post on Mensactivism.org helping it get started. If you'd like to join, just go to:

https://twitter.com/MalePositive

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Submitted by mens_issues on Sat, 2013-11-09 01:07

a verbal, word of mouth, rating system. very reliable.

guy 1: hey, got to take the little woman out to a movie tonight.
guy 2: well don't go see bla bla bla. total chick flic.

later that night at the movies

little woman: oh look, it bla bla bla.
guy 1: no way. I heard it had a lot of violence in it.
little woman: oh. didn't know that. what do you think about that one instead?

by lunch on Monday, every guy anywhere near guy 1's social network will know bla bla bla has waste of $$, total snoozer written all over it.

don't tell the women. they'll just spoil it.

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Submitted by daveinga on Sat, 2013-11-09 19:56