Word: femininityã
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...Feminism is a frustratingly ambivalent movement, unclear as to exactly what it requires from those who self-identify as members. Its relationship with femininity??those mysterious qualities that characterize the female sex—is even more ambivalent. Apologetic qualifications (“I’m a feminist, but…”) are frequently invoked by young women, who associate the doctrine with the overly serious, overly desexualized, and inadequately shaven activists of the ’60s and ’70s. Even those girded with feminist theory, and fully aware of the dangers...
...Baby Mama” grossed an estimated $18.3 million dollars this past weekend, coming in at number one. While the movie is certainly the story of a woman reconciling a career and her age with her wish for a family, it seems to be far less concerned with femininity??s comedic potential than Apatow’s films are with exploiting the humor in the positively unimpressive masculinity of his male characters.While there’s nothing wrong with guys making movies for guys about guys, when I see women making movies that are about women but eschew...
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