Feminism

Barbie Boxoffice Greta Gerwig Success Women

THE BEST THING ABOUT BARBIE

Warner Bros publicity department must be dominated by women because they did ALL the right things when it came to promoting Barbie. The film has broken all records with one of the biggest weekends in history! So what if they misled the SAG/AFTRA union (see https://janetcharltonshollywood.com/?s=fran+drescher) – it was WORTH it! The best thing about Barbie is not only did it celebrate the importance of women, but it was directed by the extremely likable FEMALE Greta Gerwig. Barbie is the TOP opening film of 2023 and has NOTHING to do with male superheroes! Right now we’re thinking that more than a few of those male CEO’s at Warner Bros should be replaced by females…

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By Janet / July 23, 2023
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Feminism Reputation Taylor Swift

TAYLOR SWIFT: LOOK WHAT YOU MADE HER DO

Singer/songwriter Taylor Swift had a massive quantity of balloons delivered to her house today – and for a damn good reason. She has more to celebrate than anyone we know: tonight the Netflix film of her insanely successful Reputation tour premiers – it was the BIGGEST SELLING US TOUR IN HISTORY – keep in mind, this is a female artist in an all-stadium tour with two female opening acts (Camila Cabello and Charli XCX!) As you may know, Reputation was the BEST SELLING ALBUM of the year! Hence the balloons…Let’s hear it for the waspy white girls!

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By Janet / December 31, 2018
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Emma Stone Feminism Oscars

THANK YOU, EMMA STONE

Emma Stone didn’t let a few late Oscar parties keep her from missing her LAX flight out of town this morning. She was last year’s Oscar winning Best Actress and created quite a stir when she presented the Best Director award at the Oscars last night. She said “It is the vision of a director that turns a movie into a work of art – these four men and Greta Gerwig created their own masterpieces this year.” It was a subtle but effective reminder of the constant absence of women the category. Men NEED to be reminded of this as often as possible until changes are made. People on Twitter later criticized Emma for being “dismissive” of the male nominees, but haven’t women in Hollywood (and other places) been dismissed for far too long? Nice work, Emma!

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By Janet / March 5, 2018
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Fast and Furious Feminism Michelle Rodriguez

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ DOES THE RIGHT THING

Thank you, Michelle Rodriguez, for mouthing off at the all-male writing team of the Fast & the Furious franchise and pointing out the lame writing for female characters. Michelle could just be a good little girl and enjoy her increasingly hefty salary but she chose to speak out – and we love her for that. Michelle remarked that she and Jordana Brewster have been filming the movies for 16 years and their characters have never even had an onscreen conversation! She hinted that she might not appear in their next movie, Fast & Furious 9, if the females aren’t given more to do. (They can start by adding female writers to the team!)

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By Janet / July 1, 2017
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Feminism Kim Kardashian

KIM KARDASHIAN IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE FEMALE SEX

Kim Kardashian has done more to push the women’s movement BACKWARD than anyone else on the internet – and she has the gall to consider herself “liberated.” Kim advertises with her nude selfies that sex is the only way for women to get ahead. Looking good is the only thing that matters in her vapid world – not education or achievement. Kim is the anti-Hillary Clinton. Newsflash Kim: You post those nude photos because you love attention and it has NOTHING to do with sexual liberation! And that WAISTCINCHER! It was created to enslave women in the Victorian era while pleasing men! Will you be fitting North with a waist cincher soon? Artificiality seems to run in the family.

Photo from Fergie’s video

By Janet / July 5, 2016
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Feminist Gloria Steinem Movies Suffragette

IT’S YOUR DUTY AS A WOMAN TO SEE “SUFFRAGETTE”

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“Suffragette” should be required viewing for all young women. (Those of us who are not so young don’t need to be encouraged – we’ll be there.) Few movies have been made about the grim necessity of the women’s movement because MEN are in charge in Hollywood and they don’t like to be reminded of their despicable behavior. This movie was made BY women (another reason to see it) and it clearly illustrates the fact that until well into the 20th century, women were literally SLAVES with no rights at all, in what passes for CIVILIZED COUNTRIES! (They STILL have no rights in Saudi Arabia and other places -can’t even vote!) Remember what Gloria Steinem said: “Women have to choose – either she’s a feminist or a masochist!” (Above, Cary Mulligan’s character in the sweat shop)

By Janet / October 22, 2015
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Miley Cyrus

SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN FEMINISM TO MILEY CYRUS!

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Miley Cyrus has a very peculiar idea of what feminism is. She told Elle magazine that she wants equal rights with male rappers who grab their crotches and surround themselves with “hos.” No one blinks an eye when THEY are lewd. Miley gripes “If I do something like that – people say it’s degrading to women.” She hopes the situation will “evolve” and women can be as VULGAR onstage as men without criticism! Hey Miley- that’s not exactly what us longtime feminists had in mind. We want equal RIGHTS as men- we don’t necessarily want to behave like them!

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By Janet / September 25, 2014
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Advertisement Feminist Mad Men

HEY BEYONCE, THIS IS WHY WOMEN NEED TO STICK TOGETHER!

In honor of the Mad Men premier Sunday, The NY Daily News dug up some sexist advertisements from the mid-century era of the show. This is just the type of ad that Don Draper would have smirkingly approved. It’s amazing and laughable to look back at how women were held in such low regard in those days. Men ruled then, but soon feminism reared its beautiful head and times are still evolving. Hopefully, Beyonce, who seems to have forgotten the continued need for female equality, will take a close look at this. (Our favorite ad is by Van Heusen, above.)

By Janet / April 9, 2013
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