A historical Oscar night yesterday - first ever female Best Director and Best Picture directed by a woman! Although something can be said about having to be more macho than male directors in order to be "deserve" the adjective 'serious' in front of your title - a very interesting and thought-provoking article in Salon.com.
I wonder... does the same thinking scheme have anything to do with Jane Austen being dismissed as "chicklit" (!!) - and further to that, is there anything inherently wrong and inferior about chicklit? Chick flicks? (which never get nominations) "Feminine" things?
I wonder... does the same thinking scheme have anything to do with Jane Austen being dismissed as "chicklit" (!!) - and further to that, is there anything inherently wrong and inferior about chicklit? Chick flicks? (which never get nominations) "Feminine" things?
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