tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post65467441964199115..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: What's Feminist about Steel Magnolias?Clarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-44039917488526423752009-10-13T12:35:25.134-04:002009-10-13T12:35:25.134-04:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who hated th...I'm glad I'm not the only one who hated that movie...it was a hard one to sit through after JR sacrificed herself for the sake of a pregnancy.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-60454307969915099242009-10-10T22:55:01.157-04:002009-10-10T22:55:01.157-04:00I couldn't agree more!I couldn't agree more!Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-67250165026807015302009-10-10T18:51:24.399-04:002009-10-10T18:51:24.399-04:00This is one of the films that passes the Bechdel T...This is one of the films that passes the Bechdel Test, where two women talk to each other about something other than a man.<br /><br />Aside from that, it sure does have a heapin' helpin' of patriarchy. I've never been one of those "women are better than men" feminists, having been oppressed by people of both sexes, so I have a hard time slogging through most of these.<br /><br />It's feminist in the eyes of the men who control the film industry, because there are no explosions. A film that seriously questions the patriarchal status quo never makes it to development.oldfeministhttp://www.oldfeminist.comnoreply@blogger.com