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The Infamous Electric Carving Knife - A Moment of Levity
Brown Eyes:
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Jeff Wrangler:
Tell you what, when I saw this thread pop up this morning, I was going to go back and delete my post, but on reading it, I think it still holds up pretty well after a year! :laugh:
And it's only been a year. I would have thought this discussion had taken place a lot longer ago than just a year. Shows how memory plays tricks. :-\
Marge_Innavera:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on January 06, 2007, 09:33:08 pm ---.......I thought EVERYONE owned and used one.....and when I saw it in the movie, I thought that was a pretty common occurence....
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I did too. Had no idea there was so much macho-snobbery connected with an unremarkable kitchen appliance.
One thing I've always noted in references to Monroe is the tacit approval of male stereotypes when it comes to this character, but not to Ennis and Jack.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on March 01, 2008, 11:12:43 am ---I did too. Had no idea there was so much macho-snobbery connected with an unremarkable kitchen appliance.
One thing I've always noted in references to Monroe is the tacit approval of male stereotypes when it comes to this character, but not to Ennis and Jack.
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Good point, Marge. But that's not just about biases on the part of commenters here. I believe that reaction is what the fillmmakers intended to provoke, and viewers respond to that.
Marge_Innavera:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on March 01, 2008, 01:42:23 pm ---Good point, Marge. But that's not just about biases on the part of commenters here. I believe that reaction is what the fillmmakers intended to provoke, and viewers respond to that.
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So Ang Lee had a double standard about destructive male stereotypes -- verboten for characters he wanted us to like but okay when...... what? The guy isn't good looking enough? Somehow, I doubt that. It's more likely that the character pushes some unacknowledged-conflicts buttons in viewers.
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