Monday, February 24, 2014

worldsostrange

"From 1998 to 2013, the percentage of female film writers dropped from 13 percent to 10; the percentage of female directors dropped from 9 to 6."

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/02/19/women_s_media_center_2014_report_the_representation_of_women_in_journalism.html

http://www.anorak.co.uk/229042/strange-but-true/china-erects-pair-of-massive-breasts-attached-to-tiny-girl.html/

"But when I asked a group of actors, producers, writers, and casting directors about who’s to blame for reinforcing that standard, everyone pointed the finger in a different direction. It was like the Rashomon of sexual objectification."

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/02/women_in_hollywood_are_female_executives_to_blame_for_the_industry_s_unrealistic.html

(Could it be time to finally watch Rashomon...)

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