Whit AlexanderI Hate Blondes With Glasses
April 3rd 2008 15:47
....in movies. I'm talking about trying to make a dumb actress seem smart by putting glasses on her. Alone in the Dark is probably the scariest example of this- throw glasses on Tara Reid and she's an anthropologist.
Well, not just any anthropologist but, according to the IMDB summary, a GENIUS anthropologist. If you have actually exposed yourself to this movie, it's pretty obvious that they were lucky Tara Reid was able to pronounce some of the words.
Women have a hard time being taken seriously as intelligent beings, and I think part of it traces back to how smart women are portrayed. It's not just how they're cast, but also how the character is written. In the Fantastic Four sequel, this super-hero geneticist is bitching because Reed won't quit saving the world for the day so they can have their wedding ceremony. What planet does that make sense on? I mean, I know there are some bitchy women out there, but he's not just postponing, he's busy SAVING THE PLANET. Sue is written to react the way you would expect a dumb bimbo who didn't get it, not the way any intelligent woman who could see that he was SAVING THE WORLD.
It's not just about women being portrayed as stupid, it's about smart women being portrayed as stupid. It's like there's some cross-breed of genetic scientists who are totally going to save the world, like, right after they get their nails done.
Well, not just any anthropologist but, according to the IMDB summary, a GENIUS anthropologist. If you have actually exposed yourself to this movie, it's pretty obvious that they were lucky Tara Reid was able to pronounce some of the words.
Women have a hard time being taken seriously as intelligent beings, and I think part of it traces back to how smart women are portrayed. It's not just how they're cast, but also how the character is written. In the Fantastic Four sequel, this super-hero geneticist is bitching because Reed won't quit saving the world for the day so they can have their wedding ceremony. What planet does that make sense on? I mean, I know there are some bitchy women out there, but he's not just postponing, he's busy SAVING THE PLANET. Sue is written to react the way you would expect a dumb bimbo who didn't get it, not the way any intelligent woman who could see that he was SAVING THE WORLD.
It's not just about women being portrayed as stupid, it's about smart women being portrayed as stupid. It's like there's some cross-breed of genetic scientists who are totally going to save the world, like, right after they get their nails done.
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