Comments on: The Fempire — Women Supporting Women

By: Story About Diablo Cody and the “Fempire” Still Stirring up Web Chatter - Carpetbagger Blog - NYTimes.com

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:47:03 +0000

[...] to see attention given to women in Hollywood. Noting how ephemeral careers in Hollywood can be, Women & Hollywood ended its commentary with a cri de coeur: “Long live the [...]

By: lizriz

lizriz — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:26:54 +0000

Perhaps the real story is that groups of women banding together in Hollywood to help each other is about as rare as L.A. traffic. Here’s just one of my posses: http://www.gritfilm.org/

We just wrapped on a web series that’s in post right now. Ten webisodes; ten directors.

It is, of course, nice to see people working together and forming support groups getting some press. Although Holy Crap does the NYT Style section need to be renamed.

By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:15:18 +0000

You know there is something about this kind of article that from the very beginning sets these women up to be disliked though. I mean the one woman who wrote the HORRIBLE “What Happens In Vegas” (yes I saw most of it) now makes seven figures per script? That doesn’t seem right for someone with so little obvious talent so far. This article does make their life seem very charmed for so little actual screen time.

I am friends with a woman who is a major TV producer in LA. She has a degree in comparative literature from UC Berkeley and is about as cool, smart and feminist as it gets. I asked her why she has never been featured in a piece like this and she told me that she would never participate in “typical New York Times schadenfreude bait.” I see her point.

Anyway, great site. Thanks Melissa!

By: Paige Orloff

Paige Orloff — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:30:33 +0000

Great piece, and great site. I’m all for the fempire, for anything that gets female voices heard, but let’s not forget that there are tons of gifted female writers who don’t get (or seek) the press that these women do, who also support each other. And unfortunately, the Times article felt like it was treating the women and their united front like a sideshow attraction.

By: SolShine7

SolShine7 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:40:09 +0000

Yep. Long live the fempire and many more to come!

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By: grrljock

grrljock — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:11:37 +0000

As Ani DiFranco put it:

“and god help you if you are an ugly girl
course too pretty is also your doom
cause everyone harbors a secret hatred
for the prettiest girl in the room”

Currently, Diablo Cody’s the ‘prettiest’ (richest, etc), so the knives are out for her. Glad to hear that she’s using her power for good.

By: Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist!

Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist! — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:07:30 +0000

WELL SAID, MELISSA. Firstly, I was offended that the article was filed under Style/Fashion, they couldn’t have bloody put this under Movies/Art???? WTF????????

I’m such a huge Cody and Fempire fan, I’m really excited that they’re banding together. I definitely hope they will set up a production company. Let’s hope this article will refute that other article on this website a few weeks ago about how women aren’t supportive of other women in Hollywood.

It’s amazing how much hate there is for Diablo Cody. she hasn’t done anything wrong, but yes, you’re right. People are jealous and bitter. One whiney, moronic loser even formed a Diablo Cody hate club on myspace and named me as the number# 1 “sheep fan.” HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I’m proud to be #1 “sheep fan” because Cody ROCKS.