Comments on: Open Forum Friday: Is Horton Hears a Who Sexist?

By: Jeff Fisher

Jeff Fisher — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:39:45 +0000

Wow. I just saw the first part of Transformers. The main male character knows nothing about cars, while we learn that the female “sidekick” knows everything about cars and could take one of the Transformers apart and put it back together without breaking a sweat. We see another equally gorgeous and equally superior female computer expert at the Pentagon who is smarter than everyone there, except that the sexist men are too stupid to realize it. Then we see a President who only wants to eat Ding-Dongs – he makes yet another noble suffering saint of a female get them for his worthless self while her genius could obviously be better employed.
I was stunned by the sexism. On a lark I did a search on Goodle for “sexism Transformers movie.” I got a lot of hits. Yes, it seems that people agree that the movie is sexist…against women.
I’m going to leave this alternate universe now. I’m going bacx to the world where Thomas Edison, a man, invented the lightbulb. Even if the women in that world are too stupid and too bigoted to admit even to themselves that men sometimes have their uses and shouldn’t be exterminated…

By: Demexii

Demexii — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:32:27 +0000

“The subplot is totally archaic, and actually it is never explained why the mayorÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s son had to be the heirÃ¢â‚¬Â¦since the mayor had female predecessors. ODD.”

He was the oldest. And the heir went to the oldest person (male or female). It was not because he was male.

“Females are half of the planet. They should be half of the characters.”

There has yet to be a female president but the Kangaroo was the “leader” of the forest. Now females are less aggressive and weaker than males in general so to make a movie realistic that would need to be overcome. The problem remains that when someone sees a male and female fight the expected winner is the male.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:15:37 +0000

Saw Horton with my 5-year old daughter.

The 96 daughters each had two minutes to get daddy’s attention, which they all craved. Then the son, who was introverted and wanted to be alone got all dad’s attention BECAUSE HE HAD TO BE THE MALE HEIR. This, in spite of the 96 daughters who were working their a@@es off to get on dad’s good side.

The subplot is totally archaic, and actually it is never explained why the mayor’s son had to be the heir…since the mayor had female predecessors. ODD.

The messages are subliminal, but they are pervasive. How many female protagonists have there been in the past 25 kids movies…I mean protagonists, not supporting characters. Enchanted is the only one that I can think of. Even the animal movies. Females are half of the planet. They should be half of the characters.

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By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:12:57 +0000

Oh, geez. Another one of those. Listen, I saw the movie (best movie I have seen in many months!), and I don’t think there is any reason to be concerned for many reasons. 1. Why point the finger at one movie when a million others before its time have been the same if not even worse? 2. Listen,the story happens to have the mayor’s silent struggling child, who JUST HAPPENS TO BE A MALE, speak up and reveal his true self…which I think is a lesson that many people should carry within themselves plus it adds a heart to the story that makes you wanna go “Awwwww…” 3. You wanna raise empowered daughters? Stop feeding them this “superiority” crap that feminists who have strayed from the original message have shoved down people’s throats. Its “equal” not “better”. (I’m female by the way, and oh, a single daughter in a family of 4 males!)

Movies, and Hollywood in general, have fairly grasped the concept of having more female heroines in their movies. I mean, no reason to worry and become paranoid, hey, it might not be COMPLETELY fair but if you over-analyze and whine about everything nowadays why don’t you just go jump on a bridge and solve your problems? It’s just a children’s movie…not the state of the union speech….

Peace.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:43:10 +0000

Sticks and stones Rusty.

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:22:48 +0000

For a guy against violence you sure can pick a fight. You remind me of my friend Brawly McFistyCuffs.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:16:27 +0000

You are right, however, I don’t think the point is made very clear if I say “you should be whining that there aren’t more main characters with common sense”. I agree with you though – and I am sorry for tickling your american sensibilities by saying ‘pacifism’.

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:11:45 +0000

@”Whats a word for people avoiding violence”

common sense. your welcome.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:58:35 +0000

Whats a word for people avoiding violence that doesn’t invoke an ideology so that I may avoid confusing a smarmy intellectual like yourself Rusty?

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:45:59 +0000

More protagonists are not Pacifists because pacifism is an immoral ideology which most people have the good since to reject.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:27:12 +0000

People should grow beyond identifying themselves through their gender. You identity should come from things you yourself have had thoughts, ideas and influence on. Gender is just a uniform for your mind, which can think ANYTHING!

Instead of worrying that more women aren’t main characters, you should be whining that more pacifists aren’t main characters. That would make alot more sense.