Anthony Gomez November
13, 2013
Mr. Cassidy PB Block
4
Gender Bias Article
The article I read was about gender
bias in cinema movies. Movies in America
get a rating normally based on how good they are, if there is sex, nudity, or
violence. Now cinemas in Sweden are getting rating movies by highlighting
gender bias. In the article it says “Now cinemas in Sweden are introducing a new rating to
highlight gender bias, or rather the absence of it. To
get an A rating, a movie must pass the so-called Bechdel test, which means it must have at least two
named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a
man”. This shows me that even movies have opened up the eyes of many people and
these movies have made people realize that woman are still coming second to
men. In movies you rarely see an action hero portrayed as a woman, or "a female professor or person who makes it
through exciting challenges and masters them", but an A rating
movies give the opportunity for a major woman influence in society. For a movie
to get an A rating “a movie must pass the
so-called Bechdel test, which
means it must have at least two named female characters who talk to each other
about something other than a man”. A rating movie’s empower woman an influence
woman to do greater things than being just a “house wife”, and does not look
down upon woman. This is a tremendous improvement on the way woman are seen and
what they are capable of really doing.
Reflection
= I am very happy Sweden has come up with this new rating, I feel like this new
rating will pave the way in America and all over the world for woman. It will
help empower woman and will give them a better outlook. This article also made
me realize that women are looked down upon in movies because I rarely see a
woman action hero in a movie. It’s amazing that after I read this article it
made me realize that and I never notice that woman are rarely superheroes in
movies.
I agree with you that the Bechdel test is very good system as it does "empower" women just like you said. However I feel like the test is bias to females as males in movies are always shown as action heroes and fighters and not all men are like that. I would hope that in the future the Bechdel test helps males and females instead of just males.
ReplyDeleteThe Bechdel test is good to empower women, but I think there has to be test to give an equal amount of power to both genders.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting find. I was struck by the comment that most well-known movies would not pass the test of simply having 2 women talk to each other about something other than a man. Very interesting.
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