Thursday, April 23, 2009
EXTRA CREDIT NUMBER 2
I watched the movie Role Models the other day. The 2 main characters have to look after little kids as part of a court settlement similar to community service. One of the characters, a man in his 20s, Wheeler, has to look after a little black kid. The kid is obsessed with boobs. When Wheeler first meets the kid, the little boy is drawing a picture of himself with a huge penis, and a woman with huge breasts pouring something on it. The caption of the picture is "Beyonce pouring sugar on my dick". This is just one example of how he views women. Even though this is a comedy, some people could be offended. Throughout the movie the boy is making references to breasts. He points them out and makes a comment about every woman in the movie. Him and his mentor Wheeler have conversations about boobs. The men in this movie view women in a typical stereotypical "frat boy" way, idolizing the women as a sexual object just good for pleasure and nothing else. Whats sad is that a boy in elementary school is already obsessed with the glorious fun bags.
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Michael, i strongly agree with your assessment of this particular movie. Even though the movie is a comedy, it is still offensive. Breasts are an organ for nurturing babies and not something that should be used to characterize females. :)
ReplyDeleteGood work, Mike. Your choice of font color has nearly left me blind, however! :)
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