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Stop using female as a noun! Vivien Send a noteboard - 04/04/2012 03:51:13 PM
You keep doing it! Female character is fine, female human is fine, but female just on its own? xx(


Also the movie is quite worthwhile. You should see it.

Once again, I thing hunger games is feminist because it doesn't have any stereotypes of how a woman should be and act, and absolutely no emphasis is places on her gender. There are very few such movies!

That's fine. I have no problem whatsoever with this statement.

And just to explain my statements above:
I fear the term feminist carries such a negative connotation sometimes because it seems that it's out to tell people what they are allowed to think about females.
If I want to watch a film where the female is nothing more than the pretty, dumb eye candy next to the hero, I'll do that. Because, ya know, such females exist. That's not the same as telling every woman out there to do or be the same. And then after I turn this film off I watch Ripley kick alien ass as good as any male character could have. Just don't tell me I have to decide, can't have both or that every film will have a Katniss now. Females are pretty and are ugly, they are smart and dumb. Just like movie characters. And just like guys.

The teenage guys in the row behind us were obviously disappointed Lawrence didn't get naked in the film. And they laughed while the little girl died. Idiots, obviously. But proof that people went to see this film for all kinds of reasons and one should not read too much into it either way.
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The Hunger Games gets a ... different kind of review. Artsapat - 03/04/2012 03:37:39 PM 2501 Views
"Written by a female with femalist themes" Vivien - 03/04/2012 04:38:54 PM 1258 Views
Ok, I did and basically it's garbage. *NM* Vivien - 03/04/2012 04:53:00 PM 1085 Views
I grant that I haven't read the Hunger Games yet LadyLorraine - 03/04/2012 05:10:38 PM 1205 Views
No, it's totally off. *NM* Aeryn - 03/04/2012 05:39:03 PM 1069 Views
fair enough. like I said, I haven't read it yet. *NM* LadyLorraine - 03/04/2012 07:20:34 PM 1007 Views
It's not. That's what shallow idiots say about things where women have power or physical skills *NM* Cannoli - 04/04/2012 03:45:22 PM 1080 Views
I can only speak for the film, which was not feminist. ironclad - 03/04/2012 06:01:18 PM 1173 Views
Where do I start? Vivien - 03/04/2012 07:43:18 PM 1179 Views
Hermoine was the most kick ass of the Potter kids. MightyYT - 04/04/2012 03:08:17 AM 1029 Views
So? Hunger Games has lots of male characters. Vivien - 04/04/2012 05:30:21 AM 1087 Views
But that is exactly what feminist means "it could have been a boy just as well" Aeryn - 04/04/2012 01:42:43 PM 1176 Views
His racism point... Artsapat - 04/04/2012 02:32:43 PM 987 Views
Makes me almost wish I knew the source material so I could judge what he is saying A Deathwatch Guard - 03/04/2012 10:50:48 PM 1065 Views
Why don't you think the Hunger Games are feminist? Vivien - 03/04/2012 11:17:53 PM 1179 Views
Why would I consider it to be femenist? A Deathwatch Guard - 04/04/2012 01:51:24 AM 1082 Views
I just don't consider feminism as something that has to be radical. Vivien - 04/04/2012 05:42:59 AM 1141 Views
Completely agree with your first paragraph ironclad - 04/04/2012 08:22:35 AM 1153 Views
Re: Completely agree with your first paragraph DomA - 04/04/2012 01:43:55 PM 1095 Views
To you "feminist" is a dirty word? To me, it means acceptable. Differences in definitions I think Aeryn - 04/04/2012 01:50:32 PM 1059 Views
Unfortunately truly ordinary female characters are so rare that the exceptions stand out Aeryn - 04/04/2012 01:49:16 PM 1126 Views
Fair enough ironclad - 04/04/2012 02:33:22 PM 1177 Views
Stop using female as a noun! Vivien - 04/04/2012 03:51:13 PM 1061 Views
It's stuff like that that makes you lose cred ironclad - 04/04/2012 05:26:24 PM 1121 Views
It's fairly derogatory as a noun, though, have to agree with Vivien on that one. Legolas - 04/04/2012 07:30:18 PM 1066 Views
I don't think Jens was really using it that way, though LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 07:34:28 PM 986 Views
Thank you! ironclad - 04/04/2012 08:03:38 PM 1099 Views
Of course he didn't intend it that way, but that's how it sounds. Legolas - 04/04/2012 08:06:03 PM 1085 Views
I understand that, but it's still such a ridiculous thing to get fussed over LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 09:20:01 PM 1129 Views
You are rather exaggerating just how "fussed" anyone did get, you do realize. Legolas - 04/04/2012 09:51:22 PM 1042 Views
Her tone was not just "informative". It was accusatory LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 10:17:57 PM 1014 Views
Female is perfectly acceptable to use in a medical/clinical setting. *NM* Vivien - 04/04/2012 10:36:57 PM 1269 Views
so if your problem is people using it disparagingly... LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 10:45:10 PM 990 Views
That's not what I said. Vivien - 04/04/2012 10:51:41 PM 1152 Views
I'm going to have to just outright disagree with you then. *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 10:54:25 PM 1048 Views
Which flies in the face of it's ordinary usage, which smacks of needless revisionism. Dan - 06/04/2012 09:42:15 AM 1049 Views
Oh please. Stop telling females to shut up. *NM* Aeryn - 09/04/2012 12:45:58 PM 1144 Views
If I wanted to be accusatory... Vivien - 04/04/2012 11:05:37 PM 1048 Views
Accusatory of what.i think you meant annoyed. So youre annoyed she was annoyed? Let's out this to re *NM* Aeryn - 09/04/2012 12:44:17 PM 1121 Views
Are you a native English speaker, Legolas? (Clarified to preempt possible internet tears) Dan - 06/04/2012 09:29:28 AM 1101 Views
Nope. (edit) Legolas - 06/04/2012 07:23:54 PM 1078 Views
Re: Nope. (edit) Dan - 07/04/2012 04:51:30 AM 1153 Views
"Female that"? That's even worse. Legolas - 07/04/2012 11:42:00 AM 1023 Views
Ok. Dan - 07/04/2012 03:27:16 PM 1332 Views
Let's try and whittle this down some so as to help you with the quotes. Legolas - 07/04/2012 05:42:32 PM 1028 Views
However he meant it, it was unpleasant to read. Just use "woman" instead. *NM* Aeryn - 05/04/2012 08:13:13 PM 995 Views
Re: It's fairly derogatory as a noun, though, have to agree with Vivien on that one. DomA - 05/04/2012 02:21:21 AM 1096 Views
I think the language difference is really interesting. nossy - 05/04/2012 03:13:03 PM 1121 Views
English is not French, and it's not German. Particularly the connotations of American English words Dan - 06/04/2012 09:39:00 AM 1190 Views
LOL! You don't say... DomA - 06/04/2012 05:06:20 PM 1057 Views
LOL u so mad Dan - 06/04/2012 06:19:28 PM 1072 Views
The prospect of "losing cred" is not going to stop me from speaking my mind. Vivien - 04/04/2012 10:30:03 PM 1034 Views
My dear Aeryn - 09/04/2012 01:07:34 PM 1107 Views
LOL ironclad - 09/04/2012 01:57:53 PM 921 Views
guess what, it is a noun. *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 07:26:39 PM 915 Views
That's the first time I have ever heard/seen anyone say that. nossy - 04/04/2012 08:19:02 PM 1064 Views
well it's important that you say "female human" LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 09:28:45 PM 1019 Views
Re: That's the first time I have ever heard/seen anyone say that. Vivien - 04/04/2012 10:48:07 PM 1020 Views
wait, so now you're claiming it's a grammatical thing? *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 10:58:31 PM 1067 Views
No, I have issues with words that begin with the letter f. Vivien - 04/04/2012 11:09:45 PM 1063 Views
ooookay then. LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 11:11:23 PM 1112 Views
Re: That's the first time I have ever heard/seen anyone say that. nossy - 05/04/2012 02:08:26 AM 1106 Views
Re: Stop using female as a noun! dacole - 05/04/2012 02:18:47 PM 967 Views
If dislike of the use of female as a noun makes me crazy town, I'm not the only crazy in here. Vivien - 05/04/2012 05:59:16 PM 1012 Views
For the record, I certainly don't think you're crazy town. nossy - 05/04/2012 07:23:18 PM 1044 Views
Oh, so now we're using 'dislike' instead of 'should'. It's funny how you fell back on that. Dan - 06/04/2012 10:01:59 AM 1066 Views
Fascinating. Vivien - 06/04/2012 09:54:47 PM 1062 Views
Re: Fascinating. Dan - 07/04/2012 03:54:26 AM 1067 Views
Just in case (however slim that chance may be) you are genuinely interested in citations/references. Vivien - 07/04/2012 05:34:37 AM 1051 Views
What a joke. Do you even know what grammar is? Dan - 07/04/2012 05:57:40 AM 1134 Views
Oh, come off it. This should be the point where you admit to being wrong. Legolas - 07/04/2012 12:11:07 PM 994 Views
Sorry, no. Read better. Dan - 07/04/2012 02:23:10 PM 1034 Views
*deletes long reply* Let's focus on the essence here. Legolas - 07/04/2012 06:38:08 PM 1011 Views
Re: *deletes long reply* Let's focus on the essence here. Dan - 07/04/2012 09:26:34 PM 1176 Views
Aha, we found the problem Aeryn - 09/04/2012 01:03:35 PM 1123 Views
You're being disingenuous. Aeryn - 09/04/2012 12:57:38 PM 1038 Views
Re: If dislike of the use of female as a noun makes me crazy town, I'm not the only crazy in here. dacole - 09/04/2012 03:09:06 AM 1042 Views
Nothing wrong with your use of female. You should ignore those crazy foreigners saying otherwise. *NM* snoopcester - 06/04/2012 02:49:41 PM 901 Views
I think I'll start saying males instead of men. If the males here don't mind? *NM* Aeryn - 09/04/2012 12:58:54 PM 1034 Views
To be fair Artsapat - 04/04/2012 02:37:25 PM 1059 Views
You didn't see thmovie? She is far from passive Aeryn - 04/04/2012 01:46:16 PM 1087 Views
Re: You didn't see thmovie? She is far from passive Artsapat - 04/04/2012 02:23:33 PM 1030 Views
Re: You didn't see thmovie? She is far from passive Bored - 04/04/2012 07:51:46 PM 1045 Views
This Cannoli - 05/04/2012 12:20:04 AM 1035 Views
Interesting. I really need to read these books soon, evidently. *NM* Legolas - 03/04/2012 10:52:43 PM 1029 Views
I got half way through the review and got bored. MightyYT - 04/04/2012 03:09:58 AM 1032 Views
And it appears the writer of the article completely missed a central point of the story *spoilers* Mat Maniac - 04/04/2012 05:44:40 AM 1079 Views
I think that might be debatable Cannoli - 05/04/2012 06:59:35 PM 1069 Views
She still made plenty of choices and she did choose to kill. Vivien - 05/04/2012 07:13:47 PM 1001 Views
The reviewer is kind of full of it, but makes a good point about the character Cannoli - 04/04/2012 04:22:30 PM 1119 Views
Out of curiosity (this off topic) LadyLorraine - 04/04/2012 07:32:25 PM 1010 Views
Rachel, of course. Cannoli - 05/04/2012 12:17:41 AM 1118 Views
Well. Now I've actually seen it. (mild spoilers) Legolas - 09/04/2012 12:17:03 AM 1102 Views
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