It is about ten minutes of an entire romantic relationship over the course of an international flight. It is hysterical and parodies different important points of a relationship. The woman, Alexis, is played by Aisha Tyler (a hilarious comedian). She is depicted as an intelligent woman who is found reading alone in the first scene, but falls for a handsome stranger on her flight. This is a comedic look at the stereotypical behavior of men and women during a relationship. Towards the end of the film, the man questions whether he can remain committed to Alexis for the entire flight. She seems to have no problem settling down, but the man is depicted as the possibly promiscuous person in the relationship. I found this interesting because it reminded me of our class discussions about women not needing a man and Gretchen's CWW presentation on Chelsea Handler. Handler wrote a book about her sexual exploits and does not apologize for her promiscuity. The double standard that men are the only gender allowed to be promiscuous is ridiculous. Also, I have been watching many romantic comedies which depict women as craving a relationship or deeply in love with someone. During our discussions, many of us have said that it's great how women realize that we don't need men and can stand independently. Yes, of course we can stand independently and it's okay to be single. With that said, it's okay to be the stereotypical boy-crazy housewife type. The problem with feminism is that feminists are made to look like man-haters. I know this isn't true. Part of what the female liberation stands for is allowing women to embrace sexuality and be the women they want to be. If a woman wants to be in a relationship, get married, and/or have children, she shoudn't be viewed as a woman bringing "female kind" down. Yes, there are feminine ideals and societal views but what I hope everyone has taken from this course is to simply be yourself and express yourself, whether you're "fitting in" or "standing out". Love yall good luck in your future endeavors:)
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Blog Post #5
Oh man...one more blog? Seriously? Time has indeed flown. Anyways, I have been watching a lot of tv and movies lately and this class has made it much clearer to see how media portrays various women in film. One of my favorite movies happens to be a short film called "One Flight Stand".
It is about ten minutes of an entire romantic relationship over the course of an international flight. It is hysterical and parodies different important points of a relationship. The woman, Alexis, is played by Aisha Tyler (a hilarious comedian). She is depicted as an intelligent woman who is found reading alone in the first scene, but falls for a handsome stranger on her flight. This is a comedic look at the stereotypical behavior of men and women during a relationship. Towards the end of the film, the man questions whether he can remain committed to Alexis for the entire flight. She seems to have no problem settling down, but the man is depicted as the possibly promiscuous person in the relationship. I found this interesting because it reminded me of our class discussions about women not needing a man and Gretchen's CWW presentation on Chelsea Handler. Handler wrote a book about her sexual exploits and does not apologize for her promiscuity. The double standard that men are the only gender allowed to be promiscuous is ridiculous. Also, I have been watching many romantic comedies which depict women as craving a relationship or deeply in love with someone. During our discussions, many of us have said that it's great how women realize that we don't need men and can stand independently. Yes, of course we can stand independently and it's okay to be single. With that said, it's okay to be the stereotypical boy-crazy housewife type. The problem with feminism is that feminists are made to look like man-haters. I know this isn't true. Part of what the female liberation stands for is allowing women to embrace sexuality and be the women they want to be. If a woman wants to be in a relationship, get married, and/or have children, she shoudn't be viewed as a woman bringing "female kind" down. Yes, there are feminine ideals and societal views but what I hope everyone has taken from this course is to simply be yourself and express yourself, whether you're "fitting in" or "standing out". Love yall good luck in your future endeavors:)
It is about ten minutes of an entire romantic relationship over the course of an international flight. It is hysterical and parodies different important points of a relationship. The woman, Alexis, is played by Aisha Tyler (a hilarious comedian). She is depicted as an intelligent woman who is found reading alone in the first scene, but falls for a handsome stranger on her flight. This is a comedic look at the stereotypical behavior of men and women during a relationship. Towards the end of the film, the man questions whether he can remain committed to Alexis for the entire flight. She seems to have no problem settling down, but the man is depicted as the possibly promiscuous person in the relationship. I found this interesting because it reminded me of our class discussions about women not needing a man and Gretchen's CWW presentation on Chelsea Handler. Handler wrote a book about her sexual exploits and does not apologize for her promiscuity. The double standard that men are the only gender allowed to be promiscuous is ridiculous. Also, I have been watching many romantic comedies which depict women as craving a relationship or deeply in love with someone. During our discussions, many of us have said that it's great how women realize that we don't need men and can stand independently. Yes, of course we can stand independently and it's okay to be single. With that said, it's okay to be the stereotypical boy-crazy housewife type. The problem with feminism is that feminists are made to look like man-haters. I know this isn't true. Part of what the female liberation stands for is allowing women to embrace sexuality and be the women they want to be. If a woman wants to be in a relationship, get married, and/or have children, she shoudn't be viewed as a woman bringing "female kind" down. Yes, there are feminine ideals and societal views but what I hope everyone has taken from this course is to simply be yourself and express yourself, whether you're "fitting in" or "standing out". Love yall good luck in your future endeavors:)
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