tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post6732549118670217321..comments2024-03-23T13:16:37.006-07:00Comments on Hawaiian libertarian: Feminazi Themes in the MoviesKeoni Galthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-355114706089051252009-10-03T02:39:52.750-07:002009-10-03T02:39:52.750-07:00Great post. I've noticed the same thing. The...Great post. I've noticed the same thing. The social programming contained in films and TV jumps right out at me. Funny, I never noticed it before the red pill.azuzuruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933003156995919507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-82770757392273390482009-07-20T12:19:26.330-07:002009-07-20T12:19:26.330-07:00"do you find that you can no longer watch mov..."do you find that you can no longer watch movies without noticing the dynamics of social interaction between characters? "<br /><br />Yes, I try to point it out to my kids if we are watching a family movie. <br /><br />I'm afraid I come across as a lecturing old foggey with antiquated notions of society sometimes. I try to keep the sentences short. "See, she is trying to make him feel guilty for exercising his natural protective urge." in regards to the generally emasculating portrayal of men onscreen, or " She has her head in the clouds and needs a dose of reality about what she can really offer him." in regards to romance on screenmandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-13927302312545949052009-07-20T11:35:53.018-07:002009-07-20T11:35:53.018-07:00Yep, movies, TV, newspapers, magazines, and books....Yep, movies, TV, newspapers, magazines, and books. All of it is infected. I enjoy watching classic movies, but they are not immune. I recently watched, 'My favorite wife' with Cary Grant and Irene Dunn. Horrible movie.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497268957776367246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-45209555176872965692009-07-20T10:59:21.868-07:002009-07-20T10:59:21.868-07:00Terminator 4: I read on the web that many people t...Terminator 4: I read on the web that many people think that the women characters do not have roles 'important enough'.<br />WTF?<br />This is an action movie, not a feminist propaganda film.<br /><br />Battlestar Galactica: In the original series Starbuck was a guy, and a drinker/smoker/womanizer at that. They had to change his character to a 'strong, empowered' grrl.<br />Sh*t.<br /><br />There are countless examples.Indigonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-20226127368836447022009-07-18T06:58:13.514-07:002009-07-18T06:58:13.514-07:00I don't remember Neeson's characters respo...I don't remember Neeson's characters response to his ex-wife's blame very well. It would be nice to see men stand up for themselves, not only in such instances but for men's rights in general. Too many men are oblivious.Jay Hammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116269445543737619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-18832124345886930182009-07-18T01:23:42.429-07:002009-07-18T01:23:42.429-07:00The movie aside (let's not get sidetracked), t...The movie aside (let's not get sidetracked), the main issue here is the contradictory argument the fembots always present:<br />Work real hard at providing = Never around = Men's fault<br />Stay at home to be father = Not working = Good for nothing loafer and bum = Men's fault<br />So, heads you lose, tails they win.<br />'Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-80630818071462908902009-07-17T17:49:00.447-07:002009-07-17T17:49:00.447-07:00I see your point, Jay...but than, I had a hard tim...I see your point, Jay...but than, I had a hard time reconciling the image of Neeson's character absolutely folding under his ex-wife's blame.Keoni Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-10608245938048724332009-07-17T17:23:58.122-07:002009-07-17T17:23:58.122-07:00I don't think this movie is an attempt to blam...I don't think this movie is an attempt to blame men. I think the movie shows how wives and children DO blame men, but the message I get is that men are not really to blame - they're doing what they have to for the sake of their family who they love.Jay Hammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116269445543737619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-10883398943876184362009-07-17T17:18:37.303-07:002009-07-17T17:18:37.303-07:00I don't know, I think this movie can be "...I don't know, I think this movie can be "taken" much differently.<br /><br />I think the movie makes it clear that Neeson's character spent his life working to provide for his family although he loved them. It shows that men are expected to be providers and when they devote their lives to do that, tragically they have to sacrifice family time. The movie does not blame him - the unreasonable mother does, and the daughter lashes out too. The wife/mother is clearly unforgiving and Neeson's character cannot say or do much against it due to his chivalrous nature. I wouldn't call this "sackless", I would call it "what society expects". That doesn't mean the movie is trying to say that it's okay. Neeson's character triumphs in the end, showing that he loves his daughter and it's only fitting that he used his "work skills" to be able to do that.<br /><br />I really don't think this movie is an attack on men. It shows that good men who dedicate their lives to providing for their family can be misunderstood by their wives and children even though they mean well. He never gave up on his daughter and this reminds me of plenty of other stories I've heard of men seeking custody of the children they love, against an ex and a system that stands in their way.<br /><br />I don't think this is an indoctrination but a caricature of the real world as it stands today. The moral of the story is that men love their children and will do anything to provide and care for them, even though the cards are stacked against them.Jay Hammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116269445543737619noreply@blogger.com