tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post9167425298080523445..comments2024-01-31T22:11:39.253-08:00Comments on Feminism/Popular Culture: Eve and Wall-ECortneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872805766270158996noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-14593743752386100112016-10-29T08:23:56.654-07:002016-10-29T08:23:56.654-07:00He is so obsessed with the idea of romance and com...He is so obsessed with the idea of romance and companionship that he touch her body and take her to a walk, to play games, and watch the sunset WITHOUT HER CONSENT. She's on stanby mode, she can't fight or protest any of this. That's really creepy. Because this is how rape culture works, without women consent. <br /><br />I love de movie, it's cute, funny and well done, but Pixar insists to keep gender roles in place. And that's not funny, at all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-50690935674753021702012-05-10T01:55:00.061-07:002012-05-10T01:55:00.061-07:00Just letting you know, as studying this film for s...Just letting you know, as studying this film for school I was taught that in biology, square is the symbol for male (Wall*E) and oval for female (EVE). Please conduct some research before dishing out criticism. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-76595607940625387792010-05-19T00:36:17.537-07:002010-05-19T00:36:17.537-07:00Really well written article. Every Pixar movie has...Really well written article. Every Pixar movie has an iconic moment - the first 20 minutes of Wall-E are testament to their mastery of cinema, not just animation. And UP, well again the first 20 minutes is some of the most moving cinema I've seen in years - I cried in the cinema - a first for me.Wall-E SoundTrackhttp://www.moviesplanet.com/movies/3862/wall-e/soundtracknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-19858171186555763602009-07-31T12:49:25.500-07:002009-07-31T12:49:25.500-07:00I couldn't get through 10 minutes WALL-E…that ...I couldn't get through 10 minutes WALL-E…that is after the first 1/2 hour. It’s like going to the church of liberal authoritarianism and listening to a sermon. The obviousness of gender based social commentary is border-line laughable. The social engineers that produced this film can be happy they fulfilled the media's obsession with gender role reversal. Of course, that is the mainstay of the contemporary feminism - changing society through the control of images. This is nothing new; this tactic was used throughout history. Alas, it’s BS, and artificial. The phallic-centric conspiracy is true to the extent that nature is the conspirer. To suggest that a secretive cabal of men had held “womyn” down throughout the ages separated by time and space is silly. Unfortunately, this reality is too much for contemporary special interest studies departments. That is, unless, you control the alternative reality we increasingly live in - the media. Please read "War against Boys" it was published by one of your former feministas - I think you will be more enlightened than watching Wally-E and reveling in your newly discovered sexual dominance of the species. By the way, where have you been for 29960 years? You might in fact realize the fallacy of your more extreme views and the inherent damage it is doing. Oddly elevating womyn has only been successful by bringing down, the image, of man. And you call it progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-54153307127459158222008-09-14T08:43:00.000-07:002008-09-14T08:43:00.000-07:00Just checked out your site. Thanks for your comme...Just checked out your site. Thanks for your comments. Wanted to introduce my site to you- it's Women & Hollywood and it covers news and commentary about women and Hollywood from a feminist perspective. I'd love to hear what you think of it.<BR/><BR/>http://www.womenandhollywood.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Good luck in school. Glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.Melissa Silversteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924290650216428106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-51732380209273024512008-08-20T12:02:00.000-07:002008-08-20T12:02:00.000-07:00There is actually a link to that piece in this pos...There is actually a link to that piece in this post already. I should have made that more explicit. Bornstein's work is just fabulous!Cortneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872805766270158996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-1418063279354004752008-08-20T11:30:00.000-07:002008-08-20T11:30:00.000-07:00thought you'd enjoy this: http://katebornstein.typ...thought you'd enjoy this: http://katebornstein.typepad.com/kate_bornsteins_blog/2008/07/walle-a-butchfe.html?cid=127168534#comment-127168534Radical Remindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155472776262393597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-75529891550041387082008-08-11T22:07:00.000-07:002008-08-11T22:07:00.000-07:00What a great blog! It's so great to find another b...What a great blog! It's so great to find another blogger interested in feminism and pop culture. I want to respond to so many of your posts, but the one I had the most reaction to is the Dr. Phil one, because I have slowly been realizing over the years how much he hates women. Ugh!Shainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115196203975421372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-45574169302009505932008-08-06T13:46:00.000-07:002008-08-06T13:46:00.000-07:00I have to disagree. The romance was typical Disney...I have to disagree. The romance was typical Disney/hollywood/TV. WallE is the standard, rough around the edges, clutsy but good intentioned male. Eve is the stereotyped female who is smarter and more refined and at first has no interest in him, but he woos and woos and eventually wins her heart. Practically every sitcom has the genders just like that and most movies have the romance that way. If you really want to stretch your brain, try to imagine it the other way around.Dan Trachtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422178709667045015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-89079247066828028702008-08-06T09:42:00.000-07:002008-08-06T09:42:00.000-07:00Yeah...nothing surprises me with Pixar anymore...Yeah...nothing surprises me with Pixar anymore...kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268308908367447768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-2110136444743042582008-08-05T13:25:00.000-07:002008-08-05T13:25:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cortneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872805766270158996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-60301441477279696302008-08-05T13:22:00.000-07:002008-08-05T13:22:00.000-07:00I compared Wall-E to Johnny 5 from the Short Circu...I compared Wall-E to Johnny 5 from the Short Circuit movies of the '80s. Or an '80's boom box....kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268308908367447768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006133754103433895.post-58093405734774720542008-08-05T05:06:00.000-07:002008-08-05T05:06:00.000-07:00I absolutely loved WALL-E, for many of the gender-...I absolutely loved WALL-E, for many of the gender-bending reasons you mentioned. The one thing i didn't like is how trigger happy they made Eve... i mean, really, every little wind blow would require her to stick her arm out and shoot the place up. Bad ass, yes, certainly, but i just wish she wasn't so trigger happy :)<BR/><BR/>Also, i agree that movies are way too expensive. That is why i always go for matinees, try it, it will save you $5 a ticket!Radical Remindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155472776262393597noreply@blogger.com