sailaweigh:onlinepunk:This thread from Jessica Chastain just really made me think…I revered Tarantin
sailaweigh:onlinepunk:This thread from Jessica Chastain just really made me think…I revered Tarantino so much, loved his female protagonists, his style, everything. But now looking back, I realize how much I normalized some of the violent and abusive behaviors he displayed so blatantly, yet with a certain distinct subtlety in his films - passing it off as empowerment wherein power does not really lie. This goes beyond Tarantino, too. How many male directors use the abuse of women to shape and mold them in their storyline? How many exploit their power to get the shot that strokes their ego? It’s even more than sexual abuse, assault, and rape. It’s men using their power to be violent and show the world that violence, and be praised for it. The cult of male directors who can pass off violence against women as female empowerment astounds me.This is why I’m going to have to bypass the next Star Trek movie as much as I love the show and I enjoy all the actors in it. I refuse to watch anything directed/produced by Quentin Tarantino ever again. -- source link
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