Series *tries* to make it less problematic (if that could be possible), but it’s still pretty cringe-worthy. Roxane Gay’s recaps are awesome in calling out where they misstep.

I still maintain the first ‘Fifty’ is the ‘Citizen Kane’ of movie adaptations. Sam Taylor-Johnson made something watchable out of pure sh**.

I’ve always hated his films, but I’ve been completely checked out since he tried to whitesplain his use of the n-word. What a piece of absolute trash.

Agreed, particularly with #3. Yeah, Krueger, you did acknowledge Thurman’s story, but this “he wasn’t like that with me” implicitly throws her under the bus. Also, hello, internalized misogyny! No, a director should not be strangling his actors.

Dude, the having multiple online identities to bash a rape victim is super pathetic.

What does that have to do with her calling out rape culture?

And to quote an English expat friend of mine who’s been living in France for almost ten years: There isn’t a problem if you don’t acknowledge a problem exists. :)

Yes, there are some grassroots movements going on, but a) they’re still not that feminist b) most are super white feminist [hey-mayor of Paris!]

Actual response from my bosses (university professors) when a fellow female colleague and i complained about harassment and stalking from French male students: “So, you are saying you think the students treat you differently because you are a woman?” It was like looking into the abyss. You might buy into their égalité…

Um, no, France is rape culture central.

Plus, a small percentage?!? 53% of white women voted Trumpy.

Um, do you interact with French people....? That IS representative of their opinion. Even the most progressive feminist organization I could find over there was freaked out about appearing “too feminist” or somehow offending men.  Also, dude, the United States is HELLA racist and misogynist. Trump is not some random…

Eye roll. 2015-2017. Montpellier. Dude, where have you been? He’s invited to Cannes every single time he releases a film. They even joked about the molestation accusations at the last one. There’s a reason why he says the French love him.

The answer would be that he is representative, unfortunately, of the States.

I still think you can critique the structures and narratives of misogyny in another country (while remaining critical of your own). And, to be blunt, it’s pretty damn bad in France. It wasn’t “two old ladies,” it was 100+signatures, plus ‘LeMonde’, which gave a platform to the damn thing.

Saw two Allen films while living in France-large cinemas packed both times.

Disagree with you on this one. Particularly on an everyday level, I see a massive generational divide.

Seriously. This “rite of passage” or “let’s not get too carried away” (ala Sharon Stone) attitude is so exhaustingly disappointing.

I hate Charlie Hebdo with a passion. The European “our satire is so radical” attitude is so irritating. No, it’s not. It’s just racist.

Seriously, I heard that “there’s no racism” line so many times in France. I literally had a white student say that the Charlie Hebdo guys’ lives were worth more than the 2,000+ Nigerians who died that same week. Vomit.