Not about the movie, not about even the person’s criticism as a whole, but the phrasing. “besides making a female Frankenstein’s monster”. Say that it’s called “Frankenstein’s Brother”. The phrasing “…making an alternate male Frankenstein’s monster” is weird. It would sound better that it is “besides making Frankenstein’s brother/uncle/bride”. I get what the commenter was saying, but the wording made it sexist.
We all need to be conscious that how we address woman-led movies because how we talk about them drives if studios make women-led movies. If a male-led blockbuster flops, we don’t say “the male-led movie failed”. We say it was a shit movie and that it failed. If a female-led move flops, we always call out that it was female led. That becomes in the eyes of hollywood “since it was female-led it flopped”. So, I think it’s important to call out that a movie can be perfectly shit regardless of what gender led the film.
Frankenstein’s monster was male and specifically asked for a female bride, it’s an integral part of the story. If Frankenstein’s monster asked for a non-binary partner, that too would be an integral part of the story and I would have used non-binary instead of female.
The entire film is predicated on a female Frankenstein’s monster and from what I now understand, lots of feminist themes.
If this were a parody of a Disney Princess movie and it was predicated on a male lead, I’d have to use the same language but you wouldn’t flip out.
I understand what you’re trying to get at, but I don’t think this is a spot to make a stand on gender language norms and the word “female” being sexist. There are times when it is, but this isn’t that time.
Not about the movie, not about even the person’s criticism as a whole, but the phrasing. “besides making a female Frankenstein’s monster”. Say that it’s called “Frankenstein’s Brother”. The phrasing “…making an alternate male Frankenstein’s monster” is weird. It would sound better that it is “besides making Frankenstein’s brother/uncle/bride”. I get what the commenter was saying, but the wording made it sexist.
We all need to be conscious that how we address woman-led movies because how we talk about them drives if studios make women-led movies. If a male-led blockbuster flops, we don’t say “the male-led movie failed”. We say it was a shit movie and that it failed. If a female-led move flops, we always call out that it was female led. That becomes in the eyes of hollywood “since it was female-led it flopped”. So, I think it’s important to call out that a movie can be perfectly shit regardless of what gender led the film.
People need to realise that most people don’t obsessively scour the feeds for the latest vocab guidelines.
What we choose to say have meanings, even if it wasn’t the intent.
Frankenstein’s monster was male and specifically asked for a female bride, it’s an integral part of the story. If Frankenstein’s monster asked for a non-binary partner, that too would be an integral part of the story and I would have used non-binary instead of female.
The entire film is predicated on a female Frankenstein’s monster and from what I now understand, lots of feminist themes.
If this were a parody of a Disney Princess movie and it was predicated on a male lead, I’d have to use the same language but you wouldn’t flip out.
I understand what you’re trying to get at, but I don’t think this is a spot to make a stand on gender language norms and the word “female” being sexist. There are times when it is, but this isn’t that time.