What really sticks about about Thelma and Louise is that the two titular characters are strong women who, by the end of the film, prove that they don't need men to make their own decisions. This notion of strong women rings true today, as more women are becoming more active in politics. Hillary Clinton, for example, ran for President during last year's campaign. However, women are still seeking to break their stereotypes. Men such as the truck driver and Darryl still exist--men who view women as inferior, inane, and infantile.
Call me what you will, but I'm a huge fan of Survivor. This season has possibly the biggest villain in the show's history. His name? Russell.
Seen in the video is his formation of what he calls "The Dumbass Girl Alliance." He approaches three different women on day one and tells them all that they should form a secret alliance with him. To their faces, he comes across as an honest person, but to the camera, he reveals that he's just playing them. In his mind, these women are gullible. Later on in the same episode, Russell continues to forge fake alliances with all the women on the tribe. As of this post, two women have confronted Russell, calling him out for his lies. The result? Both women were voted off the tribe. Russell is controlling the women: The ones who don't have a clue don't know anything's wrong at all, and the ones who do have a clue get the axe.
It's true that Russell's whole goal--as he said to the camera--of being on Survivor: Samoa is to simply lie, cheat, or anything else to win. He's out to prove how easy it is to win Survivor. Whether or not he actually looks down upon women in real life remains to be seen, but in the microcosm of the reality show, Russell represents the dominant male who looks down upon women. Men like this still exist today, as they did in Thelma and Louise.
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Chris’ post reminded me of this line from the movie…
ReplyDelete“If she calls, just be gentle, you know? Like you're really happy to hear from her. Like you miss her. Women love that shit.”
This comes from the police officer who advises Thelma’s husband how to react when she calls. Needless to say, this line made me, as a woman, very mad. This negative mindset still exists to this day. Chris gave a great example of it on the show Survivor. Men simply tell women what they want to hear (in this case, “Honesty is important”, “This is real”, “I’m not joking”, etc.). For some reason, a majority of men think that they can just “play” us. They think that we are gullible and will fall for just about anything. Really, how dumb do they think we are? Naturally, I was happy to see that Thelma didn’t fall for “that shit”.