Submitted by Alternative-Cold-290 t3_z7tn4y in movies
Antic_Opus t1_iy81orw wrote
>On a side note, has anyone noticed that most of the movies in which protagonist is going insane and is affected by it, 90 % if the cases are showed to be women. Is there is casual sexism in it that how these curses only tend to affect women due to being a weaker sex that can be easily manipulated.
Now that you mention it yeah. It probably is rooted in the patriarchal culture of women being perceived as vulnerable.
The_Lone_Apple t1_iy837d2 wrote
Also because women are better sympathetic characters than men. Women empathize with them and men want to protect them. It's the basest connection they can create without having to say anything.
Antic_Opus t1_iy83b3c wrote
>Also because women are better sympathetic characters than men.
Yes but that sympathy is rooted in that culture "Oh man and it's just a woman dealing with all this"
The_Lone_Apple t1_iy8qigd wrote
Right. And that culture is where the story is being told by an artist in a business that's goal is making money. It's the shortcut. When culture changes, that'll change along with it. So far, it works.
Alternative-Cold-290 OP t1_iy83fq5 wrote
Yeah, I tend to think the same, the other horror movie troupe is at times a dumb blonde in one of such movies that gets killed of early on.
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