I know I beat the drum consistently for Kathryn Bigelow but I want everyone to remember that if, and when she wins, the best director award at the Oscars on Sunday it will be only the beginning. Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking things are equal just because a single woman wins the award.
There is still so much work to do to improve the situation for other female directors.
Martha Lauzen, the guru of stats from San Diego State U. for one, won’t let that happen:
Just because you can name four or five women directors doesn’t mean no problem exists. If you don’t think there’s any problem then you’re not going to be looking for a solution. And that perpetuates the status quo.
If Kathryn Bigelow wins, media stories could talk about how everything has changed now and that women are equal. And that would be unfortunate.
We must all be vigilant.
Women Directors Face Celluloid Ceiling (AFP via Yahoo)
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most definitely!
this lady is blinded by her own bs. In fact I know that a television writer basically told her to shut up when she asked him why women were not in television over the last four years. Funny thing was the guy was a head writer for golden girls, rosanne, and reba! She has a bias prospective on things because she hates men women and children. Something bad must have happened to her in her past for her to be such a tool