The post didn't seem to be a complaint about the ER protocol, it seemed to be about the OP's discomfort with the idea of being a victim. (posted to Being labelled a "Victim")
I feel like the story of Pete's rape needed to be told ambiguously because of the time. My mother, who was born in '58, talks to me about a lot of things that happened to her in the seventies which (posted to Mad Men Mondays: You don't kiss boys, boys kiss you)
Actually Kinsey has been into Peggy from the beginning. In season one he was spending his lunch with her every day, until he tried to seal the deal with her. When she rejected him he started treating her like she (posted to Mad Men Mondays: Geez Louise!)
I have a lot of thoughts on this. I find The Wizard of Oz to be a completely un-feminist film, because the basic message is that little Dorothy should have just accepted her life as it was. I wrote a (posted to Feminist Films)
I can't wait to check those out! thanks! (posted to Feminist Films)
Yeah, I liked Iron Jawed Angels. Hillary Swank tends to do good strong feminist films. (posted to Feminist Films)
LittleLauren - an overtly feminist film? Good point. I can think of two initially, maybe more. First, "Not Without My Daughter". It is about an American woman married to an Iranian-born man, with a daughter. They go to Iran to (posted to Feminist Films)
A great, feminist, South Korean film: Lady Vengeance. One of the few East Asian feminist films I've seen (including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon of course!), and the best Korean film out there. I really recommend it; it's great to see (posted to Feminist Films)
- Peppermint Soda (1977), France, I saw this years ago and don't really remember it; I just retain the sense that it felt vital, real, and poignant; a coming-of-age story, it seemed less tidy than mainstream American films for teens (posted to Feminist Films)
Definitely Water directed by Deepa Mehta, I think someone mentioned it above, and also Princesas, by Fernando Leon de Aranoa a Spanish film about two women working as prostitutes in Madrid. It's not by any means perfect, but there is (posted to Feminist Films)
