I would actually *remove* River Tam from that list. The whole point of her character arc was that she was learning to be strong, overcoming whatever the hell the government did to her brain. In the end it's not her (posted to Hollywood's 5 saddest attempts at feminism)
Thomas, Thanks for your insights. I have to say I completely agree with your views on Death Proof (one of my new fave films of all time). As far as the "racist language", I heard a lot of criticisms of (posted to Hollywood's 5 saddest attempts at feminism)
Also, Thomas, if you recall Tarantino's character in Pulp Fiction was a personal friend to Jules (Sam L. Jackson) and his wife, Bonnie, was black. I think this is a case of actions speaker louder than words. (posted to Hollywood's 5 saddest attempts at feminism)
Why are Eowyn and River on this list? They may have changed Eowyn's character from the books, but she followed the men to war because of Aragorn? WTF? I've watched those movies lots and lots of times and I have (posted to Hollywood's 5 saddest attempts at feminism)
Oh and wow, really? "Why do all the boys want a piece of her sweet, boobless ass?" How fucking progressive of them! Let's insult women for not living up to our beauty standards while trying to pretend we understand shit (posted to Hollywood's 5 saddest attempts at feminism)
The two kinds of women described below are from a non-fiction book by Susan Isaacs, and it's called "Brave Dames and Wimpettes: What Women Are Really Doing on Page and Screen." Isaacs takes dozens of examples from books and movies (posted to Hollywood's 5 saddest attempts at feminism)
