this concept has done uncalculable harm to feminist criticism of film. what began as a good point about the poor overall representation of women in film (and especially it's implications for lesbian representation) turned into the first thing we use to determine whether a given film is feminist.
I sure hope nobody actually thinks it's a good measuring stick for whether something's feminist or not. I see it more often used as a "wow, look at this really low bar and most things don't even graze it."
this concept has done uncalculable harm to feminist criticism of film. what began as a good point about the poor overall representation of women in film (and especially it's implications for lesbian representation) turned into the first thing we use to determine whether a given film is feminist.
I sure hope nobody actually thinks it's a good measuring stick for whether something's feminist or not. I see it more often used as a "wow, look at this really low bar and most things don't even graze it."