Not matter whether you love or hate her work, or love or hate her persona, she really is one of the only women working in the film business who is not afraid to talk about feminism and Hollywood.
She spoke this past weekend in SF at a screening of Jennifer’s Body and the blog TresSugar got some juicy quotes from her about her feelings on women and Hollywood.
On a Hollywood double standard: “Women aren’t allowed to be anti-heroes or flawed. Megan got lambasted for talking about Michael Bay. Shia LaBeouf criticized another director, and he got called ‘refreshing’ and ‘honest,’ while Megan is a bimbo who should never work again. Women aren’t allowed to be as complicated as men.”
On being a feminist filmmaker: “If anything we’re less post-gender than 10 years ago. The Kathryn Bigelow thing was awesome, but it’s difficult to be a feminist filmmaker. No one wants you pressing your feminist agenda on nice clean celluloid. It doesn’t sell.”
I really have to agree with what she says about how things are worse for women than 10 years ago. While their might be more women, there is less interest in things about women especially material that forwards a feminist viewpoint. We really need to figure out how to get feminist material to sell. It can be done. We’re just not there yet.
I am really glad we have her voice in the wilderness.
Diablo Cody Gets Sincere About Women in Hollywood (TresSugar)
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Diablo Cody gets so much hate thrown at her, it’s amazing and disgusting. Hollywood is really such a hateful place for women and people of color.
I love her and I will always support her works 100%. Agreed with her about Megan Fox re: Michael Bay. sometimes Fox gets on my nerves (regarding her comments on other females) but in the end, I’ll always support her, too.
Although, I don’t care for her work – I will agree with her on these subjects.
Megan Fox blasted the wrong guy, if you will. Spielberg, a pro, wouldn’t have fired her, if these comments were directed at him but Bay on the other hand is petty enough to do it. She made the sorry mistake of commenting on a guy who can’t take criticism – even if its true.
The thing that is great about Diablo speaking out about women in the business is that she has many followers and she creates an awareness especially from younger ladies who don’t know about this issue in film. In regards to the comments made by Megan Fox, didn’t she call Michael Bay a Nazi tyrant; whereas, Shia Lebouf was making an respectful critique?
But I do see the double standard between what’s acceptable for women to say compared to men.
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