NON sexualized female lead movies

[David.rhsc]

Originally Posted by rayw

I mean just have about the next three decades be nothing but unrelenting wealthisized men as MacGuffins - and the women that aggressively pursue them.
Gold digger becomes a compliment to the savvy woman.

Sex and the City called to say hello from "Hey we thought you had a good idea" street.

See also: Any TV show with the word "Housewives" or the name of some coastal part of the U.S. in the title.

[harpsichoid]

[Vale]

Gonzo I love you

I have a question: When a guy loses his shirt and he's ripped, does he become sexualized?

[Cracker Funk]

Originally Posted by Vale

Gonzo I love you

I have a question: When a guy loses his shirt and he's ripped, does he become sexualized?

Yes, generally speaking.

[Vale]

Ok I just needed that cleared up : )

[NickClapper]

Originally Posted by Vale

I have a question: When a guy loses his shirt and he's ripped, does he become sexualized?

Absolutely.

Every time you see a ripped man onscreen, that torso is there, either to appeal to the female demographic, or to pry on the innate homoerotic urges of the modern audience.

[Cracker Funk]

Originally Posted by NickClapper

Absolutely.

Every time you see a ripped man onscreen, that torso is there, either to appeal to the female demographic, or to pry on the innate homoerotic urges of the modern audience.

Like Men's Health magazine.



But not me, I'm totally straight. Hey, did anybody catch that football game?

[rayw]

My "innate homoerotic urges " aren't kicking in.

He can put his shirt back on, now.

[Kholi]

I think Nick brings up some good points, which lead me back to a conclusion that I had a long time ago...

You really can't do anything with a female lead and not get criticized for misrepresenting women in some form or fashion. Not even a female director can do it.

Maybe if you only write narratives about women being women, straight dramas. Even BRIDESMAIDS, as wildly popular as it was with women, portrays a lot of the same things that people find to be negatives in other content.

Oh well.

[Modern Day Myth Prod. LLC]

RED

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1pRx7PLyB4

[Cracker Funk]

I don't know how we missed this one -- Katniss Everdeen! Although Jennifer Lawrence is ridiculously hot, and there is a brief romance scene, this character is definitely not sexualized.

[NickClapper]

Originally Posted by Cracker Funk

I don't know how we missed this one -- Katniss Everdeen! Although Jennifer Lawrence is ridiculously hot, and there is a brief romance scene, this character is definitely not sexualized.

I think that movie also makes quite a sophisticated point about the crass sexualisation of the female contestants in the hunger games...

Good movie, I liked it.

[PaulGriffith]

Originally Posted by NickClapper

Absolutely.

Every time you see a ripped man onscreen, that torso is there, either to appeal to the female demographic, or to pry on the innate homoerotic urges of the modern audience.

I'd argue for both sides that an attractive woman will still sell better to women than unattractive, and same goes for guys. Everyone is influenced most by who they want to be, or rather who they want to identify with, and most guys would at one level or another to look ripped. It's why they have 14 year olds playing with toys in commercials aimed at 10 year olds.

[mlesemann]

There's a (very big) difference between attractive and sexualized.