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History of Feminism

chrisa

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3. This has forever annoyed me about movies and TV.

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 01:42 PM

Sep 2014

Women tend to be written as moving decorations that spew cliches and scream randomly. Not believable or interesting.

I struggle to rationalize how writers can mess something so simple up so dearly. They don't even try.

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Boston Globe: For female stars, roles need more depth [View all] YoungDemCA Sep 2014 OP

You know what character I like? JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #1

I watched about 15 minutes of Madam Secretary last night. sufrommich Sep 2014 #2

This has forever annoyed me about movies and TV. chrisa Sep 2014 #3

Male writers tend to write about themselves through their main characters Wella Sep 2014 #4