The failure of feminist Hollywood

"We don't need strong female characters, we need strong characters that just so happen to be female."

Never forget: NOBODY had a problem with "Ellen Ripley" taking the lead in "Alien". And we're talking 1979, here. And then again in "Aliens" in 1986. She was badass, and everyone loved the character. Why? Because she wasn't there to make men look stupid and inept. She was surrounded by brave, competent characters, and fought bravely WITH them. "Ripley" is the character feminists need, but don't deserve.

Legally blonde is a great example of correct female lead writing, Elle breaks the "Dumb blonde" trope, she's kind and compassionate and feminine but she's also snarky and smart and motivated and self empowered, while not needing to tear down men on the way. She does her own thing and empowers other women

“We spent all our time making sure we could make men feel as unwelcome and unwanted as possible” “Men not wanting to watch our shows is due to prejudice”

As a woman what I find hilarious is that men have proven more capable of writing a strong female character more than these modern day female writers. All they do is insert their miserable lives into any and everything they “create.”

“Men are too masculine, that’s toxic” Proceeds to create female characters that are extremely masculine and present that as great strong women. Say what?!?

I think the perfect example of a modern female character done well is pretty much anything Emily Blunt gets involved in. The Day After Tomorrow, Sicario and A Quiet Place being perfect examples of fleshed out characters who are brilliantly written and acted.

And , "Madame Web" just drove this point home with authority.

I miss when female characters weren't activists for non-existent issues

We went from Spider-Man and “with great power comes great responsibility” To She-Hulk and “saving people are for narcissists, billionaires, and adult orphans” That, in itself, is a narcissistic statement

the entertainment industry has just got so lost with what makes "strong female characters" "strong female characters". they're now stuck printing out invincible unstoppable girlbosses who overpower foes twice their size... none of these obnoxious girlboss characters will be remembered in 40 years like Ripley and Sarah Connor and Leia etc, those old great strong female characters weren't considered strong because they are unstoppable, but THE EXACT OPPOSITE. they went up against opponents far stronger than themselves but didn't back down, their strength was in their character and will to carry on, spitting in the face of terrible odds.

You nail it. I love the Hollywood elite who think no strong woman ever made a movie before. They clearly never watch Kathrine Hepburn, Mae West, Audrey Hepburn, or Lauren Bacall in a movie. There have been strong women characters in film throughout history. The difference is those characters were the result of talented writers who could flush out the characters strength not the hacks writing in Hollywood today.

"Do you know how often I have to control my anger while men explain my field of expertise to me?" - as she loses her temper explaining Hulk's field of expertise to him

"Being gay and female doesn't fix terrible writing..." Someone should tell the White House.

How in the world did we go from Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor to She-Hulk (really any female Marvel superhero) and Ghostbusters (2016)?

👌 I have been saying this from long time. So called feminist "shoving corporate feminism"

Hulk: - Experimented on as a child - His father killed his mother - Turned into a monster against his will - Is a man - Captured by the government - Experimented on by the government - Involuntarily killed lot's of people without wanting to - Lived in hiding from the government for multiple years in a third-world country separated from his loved ones - Love of his life died - Unable to commit suicide because the monster within him prevents it - Got stuck on an alien planet for years - Got controlled by the monster within him while on that planet - Pressured to save the world multiple times the list goes on... She-Hulk: - Is a woman - Gets catcalled by men "I have so much more experience controlling my anger infinitely better than you!" edit 3 :if you watched the show, you will see that she is ready to kill anyone for simple reasons... she almost killed some dudes that catcalled her or 'insulted her'...

"It's like writers WANT people to hate female leads." Honestly, that's the thesis right there. That's the crown jewel of this whole video.

Agree with you 500% !!!!!! and as a mom of a 10 year old son it makes sad for the way men are being portrayed. As a family we tend to watch movies from previous decades since they are far better in all aspects. Woke and feminist Hollywood have ruined television and movies. It’s like the Peppa Pig vs Bluey debate. Bluey is fantastic and loved around the world by parents and children as it represents both parents beautifully without putting the other down. If you haven’t seen Bluey as a kids cartoon-do!

I’m addition to the other great female leads mentioned, I would add that Jodie Foster was incredible in Silence of the Lambs and Contact. Rewatched these recently and I was really blown away at how really great she was.