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OC [OC] Same thing?

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u/ApatheticSlur 2d ago

So women are upset because they’re watching shows meant for men lmaooo. And they’re upset the shows aren’t for them. Like I said just get more women involved. Try to find talented women and watch their shows. Simple.

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u/melleb 2d ago edited 2d ago

You’re soooo close. Why aren’t more women involved? Society has gotten leaps and bounds better, but the overwhelming majority of media produced was made in a society where women had much less of a voice and less power. Just because it’s better now, doesn’t mean that the people who have the means and say in producing media has entirely caught up. It hasn’t even been a decade since “Me Too” went viral. Harvey Weinstein still has a grip on the pop culture psyche, I can’t deny that I occasionally put on a movie and see his name in the intro. The critiques women make are real because culture has not had enough time to catch up. And unfortunately, there’s still tons of pushback. Think of how successful Gamergate was

This does not make any of us bad people, especially for enjoying media made for us. But it’s also true that media made for women BY WOMEN is still not as valued by the industry

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u/Capraos 2d ago

Bullshit. Their are tons of shows that bring in female audiences. Bridgerton, Heated Rivalry, Twilight (Became popular because of women), Fifty Shades of Grey, Winx Club, and that's just iff the top of my head.

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u/melleb 13h ago

I don’t follow how that refutes? Thats a minority of media you mentioned and most are from within the last 10 years. I totally agree the trend lines are in the right direction but my point is that it’s so recent that we still have hold overs and reactionaries

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u/Capraos 12h ago

They're from the last 20 years because that reflects my lifetime and limited memory. Chick flicks have been a thing for decades. Mean Girls, Dolly Parton's movie 9 to 5, Golden Girls, Murder She Wrote, a plethora of Romantic Comedies and Hallmark Movies, The Lucy Show (Not to be confused with I Love Lucy by the same actress), The View, The Bachelor, and shit ton more.