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Well, the idea is still that men are doing the majority of things in the movie's universe. Whether the female character is desperate to get a boyfriend, trying to prove herself to her father or trying to stop a male villain, the story and her actions are still largely centered around the lives of men.

Representation isn't a quality someone can "assert" or not assert. It's a matter of whether someone is there or not. I think you are genuinely confused on that the word means in this context.

OH SHYAMALAYN.

Also your life is not a movie.

Indeed...also I think the idea is not so much to judge individual movies by it, but to look at how many (or rather, how few) pass the test to get a general idea of how much women are represented.

I'm a shorty short mcshorterson myself, but this strikes me as a similar problem to one I have as a busty gal. Anything lower cut than a turtleneck becomes a "boob shirt." I feel your pain.

Full disclosure: My friends and I watched Eastern Promises because we heard it had Viggo Mortensen fighting naked in it. Ended up liking the movie just on it's own merits but that fight scene was too real and painful looking to enjoy the way we thought we would. More power to anyone that does enjoy it though.

I'm so glad! :) I was worried when I was writing it that I was rambling. ...Which I kind of was, but hopefully in a good way.

I kind of like this, but here's my reasoning on it:

Or that they THINK they're happy now, but some day they will look back on a life bereft of children and be HOLLOW AND FILLED WITH REGRETS.

I just always assumed the Tea Party was pure Malkavian.

No, I think you're right on the money.

Good point. That's the fantasy they've probably been playing out in their heads for the last 13 years.

Why do I get the feeling that if a few similar-minded patriots who happened to be Muslims or Arab-Americans tried carrying an armory like this into a fast food restaurant, these "Open Carry Texas" goons would be the first to call the police?

I never thought I'd say this, but the fact that it's PBR isn't even the worst thing about it. This would be seriously disgusting with good beer too. What was the thought process?

"Gee, I like beer, but I wish it was hot. Not just warm, but HOT hot. Also I like burgers but I don't think they're soggy enough, if only…

Also: If we don't have kids, we're selfish and hollow. And if we have kids out of wedlock, we're everything that's wrong with society.

But (black) women enjoying sex leads to teen pregnancy, obviously. (/sarcasm)

Aww, fair enough. I think I read it in the wrong state of mind, (that bit I said about it being used a lot in entertainment industries was from firsthand experiences and...let's just say I've been hearing it a lot lately, which is why I was tetchy.) Sorry:)

Yeah, I don't really buy the "no one's making you work here, therefore stop complaining about being treated like shit" attitude. It's used in a lot of fields that have a lot of glamour, particularly those in the entertainment industry. And the biggest proponents of the "you should be happy just to be here, stop asking…