tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post8158978330341573481..comments2024-02-05T17:00:31.227+11:00Comments on Working Through It: Dear PixarJackie Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-68331202920587292972014-01-23T17:40:53.063+11:002014-01-23T17:40:53.063+11:00Very true. Things definitely are better than they ...Very true. Things definitely are better than they were, so we're getting there... slowly.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-37557608872960879142014-01-23T17:40:02.287+11:002014-01-23T17:40:02.287+11:00Good luck with that! :)Good luck with that! :)Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-26689858326193091282014-01-22T22:19:08.975+11:002014-01-22T22:19:08.975+11:00I've just been watching videos from the Geena ...I've just been watching videos from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media this morning, so a very apt post to read. It is sadly too true. For every female speaking character in films, there are three male ones. In crowd scenes, only 17% of the crowd are female. Women are just not represented, and if the media changes then society will follow. They do have the power. childledchaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593246633519249486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-62214964419200662722014-01-21T21:29:45.021+11:002014-01-21T21:29:45.021+11:00I've never given this any thought, just hadn&#...I've never given this any thought, just hadn't occurred to me, but you're right. <br />I hope Pixar does get to read this somehow and things begin to change. <br />Delores; Estelle Getty died already, otherwise she'd be the one. They'll have to find someone else.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-47045167720410294802014-01-21T13:11:35.761+11:002014-01-21T13:11:35.761+11:00I'm waiting for a story with a female protagon...I'm waiting for a story with a female protagonist who is middle aged +, wrinkled, arthritic, crabby and post menopausal and is a love interest for a 25 year old male.....and she damned well better be 'feisty'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-61997378924194463122014-01-21T11:24:15.414+11:002014-01-21T11:24:15.414+11:00Oh yes. And I have never seen a klutzy male charac...Oh yes. And I have never seen a klutzy male character who blushes, stammers or falls over in front of good-looking women...Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-77721875210809769592014-01-21T11:14:01.799+11:002014-01-21T11:14:01.799+11:00And rather a lot of writers too. As one example h...And rather a lot of writers too. As one example have you ever seen a male described as 'feisty'? And the dictionary definition doesn't specify gender, but I cannot remember ever seeing it used to describe a male.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com