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  1. I’m not one to shy away from expressing unpopular opinions. So here goes. I saw Fury Road. I get why people like it. But it isn’t feminist.
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  2. On the surface, Mad Max is about resisting a cartoonish version of misogyny. But that resistance takes the form of more glorified violence.
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  3. Fury Road is different from many action films in that it lets some women participate as equal partners in a cinematic orgy of male violence.
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  4. Feminism doesn't simply mean women getting to partake in typical badass "guy stuff". Feminism is about redefining our social value system.
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    Feminist FrequencyVerified account ‏@femfreq · 2h2 hours ago
    Sometimes violence may be necessary for liberation from oppression, but it's always tragic. Fury Road frames it as totally fun and awesome.
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    1. @femfreq so the problem you have with it has nothing to do with equality, it has to do with it being violent?
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    2. As a film Mad Max absolutely adores its gritty future. The camera caresses acts of violence in the same way it caresses the brides' bodies.
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    3. @femfreq thankyou for this, I've seen a lot of people describe it as a feminist action film, which seems odd considering it stars a mad dude
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    4. @femfreq There I disagree. There are consequences to the violence and those are shown.
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    5. @femfreq (haven't yet seen it and tbh I will probably still really enjoy it)
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    6. "We are not things” is a great line, but doesn’t work when the plot and ESPECIALLY the camera treats them like things from start to finish.
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    7. @femfreq Idk, isn't the violence perp'd by women in the film measured, always defensive, generally not of a piece w/that of the male char's?
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    8. @femfreq the physical beauty of the women is only glorified in one shot of the 2 hour film
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    9. @femfreq by the sound of it, Fury Road is the natural evolution of the recent crop of big silly blockbusters. I want to see what the fuss is
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    10. Mad Max's villains are caricatures of misogyny which makes overt misogynists angry but does not challenge more prevalent forms of sexism.
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    11. @femfreq Very interesting to hear - thank you for sharing! I was excited to hear them describe it as "feminist" but this is disappointing.
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    12. Viewers get to feel good about hating cartoon misogyny without questioning themselves or examining how sexism actually works in our society.
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    13. @femfreq A simplistic view of the message. That initial view is intended to establish a position that is later contradicted.
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    14. It makes me profoundly sad that mainstream pop culture now interprets feminism to mean “women can drive fast and stoically kill people too!”
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    15. @femfreq haha I'm sorry to be so passionate but it really spoke deeply to me in my heart!! still a big fan i just don't agree! :(
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