The popular web-comic xkcd is more known for its mathematically-minded jokes than it is for advocacy. But that's not to say the artist/writer, Randall Munroe, isn't in tune with social justice issues, and in previous comics, pro-women ideas have been mentioned amongst the higher education.
On his "blag", Munroe comments on the lack of women in lead cinematic roles. His observation is certainly not incorrect. Remember when Warner Bro.'s decided to cease making movies with ladies in the lead? I certainly do.
Think of the last movie you saw. Now think of the Bechdel-Wallace test, which lays out the criteria for a feminist-friendly flick: at least two women, who at some point talk to each other, talking about something other than men. Munroe brings up The Devil Wears Prada, which is a good example of a passing-grade film that passes the test. The last movie I saw in theaters probably wouldn't hold up to the criteria, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day features two fabulous actresses in the top-billing, but the script is centered almost completely around heterosexual romance. However, in a display of irony fit for film's favorite, fictional, feminist, funny girl, Juno (yes, Juno passes), Cinderella would pass the BW test.
Maybe its time to get behind the camera and show the world that today's women are more than just Clueless.
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How dare hetrosexuals be in public. It's so unnatural.
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