Is she a wonder?

If there were a men-only screening of something similar, it would seem either business as usual, or anachronistic. One film, one night, one cinema -- you'd have to be pretty snowflakey to make any kind of complaint about this at all.

It might actually be interesting to do a one-off all-male screening of the movie as well, just to see what happens. They could encourage men to bring their sons, boy scout troops, or what have you.

The best-case scenario is that they enjoy the movie, and perhaps a bunch of boys seeing a female superhero are encouraged to think of men and women as equals.

The worst-case bottom-of-the-barrel possibility is that you end up with a bunch of drunks who spend the screening hooting at Wonder Woman's tits.

Another possibility, one I think likely, unfortunately, is that the screening isn't particularly well-attended.

Having slept on it, I suppose I do see one downside to an all-female screening, but it ain't for the poor excluded men. There is an unfortunate lingering tendency to think of books/movies with male protagonists as being for everyone -- while those with female protagonists are just for women. I'd really like that not to be the case, and IMO an all-female screening of a movie with a female superhero rather perpetuates it.

I'm still shrugging, mind you.

I will note that although I am a feminist -- god help you if you attempt to belittle my intellect, pay me less, or talk down to me -- I tend to dislike and avoid gurlpower all-female events intended to empower the womenfolk. I understand and sympathize with the intent, but I think they often tend to underscore that women are a separate class.

The first law firm I joined after law school was big on such events, and frankly, most were freaking excruciating. I only went when a higher-up twisted my arm and refused to let me off the hook.

At one women's dinner, attended by a good hundred or so women lawyers at the firm, they announced at the dinner we were supposed to all stand up and tell the room something about ourselves that no one in the room knew. For most of us, at least a few other women in the room were friends as well as colleagues, so it would likely have to be something pretty personal if they didn't know it already.

Some women were fine with this, and told stories I'd only tell to a very close friend. One stood up and talked about her mother's rape and how it affected her. Others groped wildly for some fun small fact from childhood -- e.g.,"I played on the boy's volleyball team in sixth grade." (If we'd been told this was going to be required, we could have thought up such an anecdote ahead of time, but here we were put on the spot.)

When it came my turn, I stood up and said "gee, I guess all my interesting stories are still in the future" -- and sat down. (After that, a few women said "gee, I can't think of anything." I was proud to lead that charge.)

Sorry, I'm not going to share some kind of personal anecdote at a fucking BUSINESS event in front of higher-ups and subordinates as well as peers at my own level, most of them relative strangers, some of whom I disliked. No. And I'll be damned if I can see how it would empower me or any woman.

Agree.

I'd like to see thus marketed the way they market any other superhero/adventure movie.

What was the movie where Angelina Jolie played a bad-ass Indiana Jones type character?  I went to see that with a mixed group of friends; they guys all bought her as a badass (and found it a turn-on).  Not a chick-flick, at all. (She did all her own stunts, too, if I recall, which is impressive.)

I hope this movie is similar, but the marketing is currently doing it no favors in that direction.


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Lara Croft!  That's it.

Anyway.  I totally bought her as a badass who could beat up my boyfriend -- and so did he! 

She's not Israeli, she's an Amazon.

I find it hilarious that anyone is getting that upset about a freaking one-off movie screening. The mayor's response was perfect.