History Quotes / StrawFeminist

->One of criticisms for this movie is the portrayal of women; mainly Amanda. No longer are the women in [[Creator/WoodyAllen (Woody) Allen’s]] movies just slightly neurotic or finnicky but now straight up evil harpies... in the past Allen was much more able to take as well as he gave. In ''Film/AnnieHall'', Annie may have issues, but Alvy was just as bad if not worse. In ''Anything Else'', Amanda is evil and Jerry is [[CanonSue as innocent as an angel.]]
-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/anything-else-2003-woody-allen/ on]] ''Anything Else'' (2003)

->The most toe-curlingly awful moments of [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS9E5TheTimeMonster}} The Time Monster]] are where Ruth is made a feminist to make her comically annoying. But that's nothing compared to this story, which contrives to have the Doctor [[YouGetMeCoffee be a sexist ass]] to Sarah just so she can complain about it. The problem here should be obvious -- the show goes out of its way to make a major character sexist just so it can get in a line complaining about sexism. In other words, the show's reaction to feminism is actually to [[NotHelpingYourCase make its major characters more sexist]].
-->--'''El Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2011/09/why-not-make-some-coffee-time-warrior.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior}} "The Time Warrior"]]

-->--'''Fatima Blush''', ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'' [[Main/{{Hypocrite}} (who then proceeds to get angry when Bond says making love to her was not the greatest pleasure of his life)]]

-->-- '''Jane''', in ''Film/ShirleyValentine''

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->“Do you ''support' the aims of the male supremacist razorblade industry?”

->Out of my way, sperm bank!

->Out of the way, sperm bank!

-->--'''Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2011/09/why-not-make-some-coffee-time-warrior.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior}} "The Time Warrior"]]

-->--'''Kenji''', ''KatawaShoujo''

-->-- '''Jane''', in ''Shirley Valentine''

->"All men are potential rapists. All men. Without exception."
-->-- ''Film/ShirleyValentine''

->Its so odd to see Tegan not approach somebody with her usual bad attitude and filthy mouth but I guess even Janet Fielding couldn’t bring herself to throw her weight around in the presence of a living legend like [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Creator/NicholasCourtney. She saves all of her bile for Mawdryn and in some hastily scripted scenes comes across as a right old cow ...Rather wonderfully the one person she cannot brow beat is the Brigadier and he casually (almost perversely) [[StayInTheKitchen throws as much sexism her way as possible]]. Although Tegan ([[WagTheDirector or probably Janet Fielding]]) has to have the last word and quietly mutters ‘[[BigStupidDooDooHead chauvinist]]’ when he is out of sight. It makes me wonder if that for all her objections to the contrary if Tegan is the sort of self punishing individual that would subconsciously seek out a chauvinist to marry.
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2011/09/season-twenty.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS20E3MawdrynUndead}} "Mawdryn Undead"]]

->Seems like equality for women has ended up meaning inequality for men.
-->--'''from a [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2010/09/03 Luann]] strip'''

->It's the media, man, the goddamn brainwashing mainstream feminist fascist media.
-->--'''Kenji''', ''KatawaShoujo''

->One of criticisms for this movie is the portrayal of women; mainly Amanda. No longer are the women in [[Creator/WoodyAllen (Woody) Allen’s]] movies just slightly neurotic or finnicky but now straight up evil harpies... in the past Allen was much more able to take as well as he gave. In ''Film/AnnieHall'', Annie may have issues, but Alvy was just as bad if not worse. In ''Anything Else'', Amanda is evil and Jerry is [[CanonSue as innocent as an angel.]]
-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/anything-else-2003-woody-allen/ on]] ''Anything Else'' (2003)

->The most toe-curlingly awful moments of [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS9E5TheTimeMonster}} The Time Monster]] are where Ruth is made a feminist to make her comically annoying. But that's nothing compared to this story, which contrives to have the Doctor [[YouGetMeCoffee be a sexist ass]] to Sarah just so she can complain about it. The problem here should be obvious -- the show goes out of its way to make a major character sexist just so it can get in a line complaining about sexism. In other words, the show's reaction to feminism is actually to [[NotHelpingYourCase make its major characters more sexist]].
-->--'''Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2011/09/why-not-make-some-coffee-time-warrior.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior}} "The Time Warrior"]]

->Hanna Rosin's newly-released ''The End of Men'' (based on a column from ''The Atlantic'' with the same name) argues that, basically, ''Film/SpiceWorld'' was [[MistakenForProfound one of the more prescient films of the last fifty years]]...men, [[MenAreUncultured unable to do any damn thing right]], are regressing to a sort of stunted Creator/DanielTosh-esque be-hoodied boy manhood. Soon they will be kept on ranches and farmed for their sperm while the women of the matriarchy hold high minded debates about whether it's okay to require that men taken for walks off of preapproved government Man Reserves should be leashed, or if that's inhumane.
-->--'''[[http://jezebel.com/5947841/no-one-knows-who-the-hell-is-in-charge-anymore Erin Gloria Ryan]]''', ''Jezebel''

->As far as feminism has come in recent decades, there are still any number of pre-conceptions that exist and are casually perpetuated. Women in positions of authority are particularly likely to be stereotyped. In fact, observers are likely to use the behaviour of women in authority to reinforce and validate their own sexist beliefs.\\\
Indeed, no matter how a woman in authority acts, there’s likely to be a stereotype to account for it. Concerned about those under her? She’s a '[[MotherBear mother]].' Aggressive? She’s a '[[DoesNotLikeMen ball-buster]].' Intuitive? '[[HystericalWoman Overly emotional.]]' Logical? '{{Ice queen}}.' It is very easy to fall into the trap of playing into sexist stereotypes because there are so damn many of them. One could easily justify [[DependingOnTheWriter the various zig-zags]] taken by the ''Voyager'' writing staff in characterising as attempts to avoid various prat falls. However, swerving to avoid one stereotype means you wind up hitting another.
-->--'''Darren Mooney''' [[http://them0vieblog.com/2014/10/06/star-trek-voyager-prime-factors-review/ on]] ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''

->I don't understand why the ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' writers don't get this. Yes, ComicBook/LoisLane has to be a "strong" character. Yes, she has to be emotionally tough and borderline brilliant in order to attract someone like Superman. Her strength makes her stand out. But why, oh why, do the writers equate acting like a cow to complete strangers]] with personal strength. I didn't see a tough woman forging her own way in the world here, I saw a [[SpoiledBrat whiny, overgrown toddler]] browbeating someone because she was the one who wanted to [[ShoppingMontage make stops along the way]] and so was late for her reservation.