Monday, November 11, 2013

Ms. Portman

(photo kidnapped from fanpop)

The fallacy in Hollywood is that if you’re making a “feminist” story, the woman kicks ass and wins. That’s not feminist, that’s macho. A movie about a weak, vulnerable woman can be feminist if it shows a real person that we can empathise with.

(thanks to letsdoitgaryoldman over on tumblr for bringing this incredibly insightful quote to my little old life.)

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