Why no one takes feminists seriously: "Toy Story 3 is 'carelessly sexist' claims feminist magazine"

"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin

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Toy Story 3 is 'carelessly sexist' claims feminist magazine

"It’s on course to be the blockbuster movie of the summer, but there’s one group who won’t be snapping up tickets to see Toy Story 3 when it hits British cinemas next month.

Feminists at an influential magazine have accused the film of being ‘carelessly sexist’ and argue it may damage children.

U.S. publication Ms claims the seven-to-one male-to-female character ratio is ‘unfair’ and that women are depicted negatively in the movie, from toy owner Andy’s nagging mother to the ‘overly emotional’ Barbie.

The plastic doll is also called a ‘traitor’ in the film for leaving the gang to live with Ken in his dream house.

What’s more, the magazine points out that Ken is depicted ‘as a closeted gay fashionista with a fondness for writing in sparkly purple ink...(making) this yet another family movie that perpetuates damaging gender and sexuality norms.

‘Pairing homophobia with misogyny, the jokes about Ken suggest that the worst things a boy can be are either a girl or a homosexual.’

The magazine also points out that Bo Peep has been dropped for the third installment of the franchise, which took £73 million at the U.S. box office on its opening weekend.

According to writer Natalie Wilson: ‘Kids who grow up watching sexist shows are more likely to grow up internalising stereotypical ideas of what men and women are supposed to be like.’

She added: ‘Yes, the film is funny and clever. Yes, it is enjoyable and fresh. Yes, it contains the typical blend of witty dialogue as well as a visual feast-for-the-eyes.

‘But, no, Pixar has not left its male-heterocentric scripts behind. Nor has it moved beyond the “everyone is white and middle class” suburban view of the world.’"


Comments in the article:

estella: Yes sexism is a problem, but in a kids film?!?! Do me a favour.

As though children are even going to pick up on the ratios or perhaps even that Ken is supposed to be a 'closeted gay'!

Mark: I think that these so called femenists are single handidly doing more to create a divide between the sexes than anyone else does. They should just leave it be and try focusing on problems that really matter.

Frida: I fail to understand why these feminists don't spend their time helping the victims of gang rape in DR Congo instead of spouting such rubbish from the comfort of their offices. What hope do the millions of oppressed women across the world have if this lot have nothing better to do than blether on about Barbie and Ken?


Here is some similarly entertaining hysteria from another esteemed feminist:

"The mind is always out of balance with the body [where a homosexual lifestyle is chosen]. Intuitively speaking, homosexual intercourse is clearly forced ... Unlike the vagina, the anus is not self-lubricating, so an artificial lubricant must be used. The vagina is self-cleansing, while the anus is a fiIthy wasteland of bacteria ... any reasonable thinker [should know] that the anus ought not to be used as a receptacle for a penis"

--- Homosexuality: Truths and Myths / Feminist Mentor Thio Su Mien, Ph.D. (Law)