Er... how else would the show condemn or praise Dean, other than portraying his actions with greater depth and sensitivity? I'm not suggesting that the show feature a Feminism Fairy who beats up on Dean for being a jackass!? Sorry, not to be all up in your face, but what the hell did you think I meant?
Well, off the top of my head, one could condemn Dean by showing him being rude or dismissive to a woman, only to find he later needs her help, thus condemning him by 1) showing that his denigration of her was inaccurate and 2) showing its negative consequences. Similarly, one could praise him by having his put downs of a woman result in her changing her ways for the better. Although a magical feminism fairy is an interesting idea.
It's a symptom of the Hollywood Double Standard: men come in all flavours, women only come in one.
Ah yes, the notable lack of a female equivalent of Bill Murray or Willem Defoe. I presumed when you said 'gorgeous' you meant 'gorgeous as defined by Hollywood'. What threw me was that, by mentioning relationships, you made it sound like the issue was not the relative diversity of male or female looks, but the relationships between look-havers (to coin a phrase).
I'm not sure if you're making a statement of sympathy here or if you're trying to make the "it's everywhere so shut up about this unimportant case" argument, so I won't respond until you clarify ;)
Neither really, I'm just bitching about self-satisfied directors who like telling people they're depicting tough issues unflinchingly when they're actually just indulging people's desire for vicarious thrills. Quentin Tarantino is a good example. Still, it is to some degree a personal thing. I consider Seven Samurai to be a pretty realistic look at violence and its consequences, but other people see it as katana-porn.
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Re: Disclaimer: I've never watched SPN
Date: 2008-05-19 10:31 am (UTC)Well, off the top of my head, one could condemn Dean by showing him being rude or dismissive to a woman, only to find he later needs her help, thus condemning him by 1) showing that his denigration of her was inaccurate and 2) showing its negative consequences. Similarly, one could praise him by having his put downs of a woman result in her changing her ways for the better. Although a magical feminism fairy is an interesting idea.
It's a symptom of the Hollywood Double Standard: men come in all flavours, women only come in one.
Ah yes, the notable lack of a female equivalent of Bill Murray or Willem Defoe. I presumed when you said 'gorgeous' you meant 'gorgeous as defined by Hollywood'. What threw me was that, by mentioning relationships, you made it sound like the issue was not the relative diversity of male or female looks, but the relationships between look-havers (to coin a phrase).
I'm not sure if you're making a statement of sympathy here or if you're trying to make the "it's everywhere so shut up about this unimportant case" argument, so I won't respond until you clarify ;)
Neither really, I'm just bitching about self-satisfied directors who like telling people they're depicting tough issues unflinchingly when they're actually just indulging people's desire for vicarious thrills. Quentin Tarantino is a good example. Still, it is to some degree a personal thing. I consider Seven Samurai to be a pretty realistic look at violence and its consequences, but other people see it as katana-porn.