"The other woman". Three men gang up to take vicious revenge on an unfaithful slut, feeding her hormones, causing spine injury, ruining her financially. A hilarious comedy. (Reversing genders on a movie in theaters near you.)

McFeely_Smackup · 2014-05-12T16:13:03+00:00

Reminds me of a shockingly misogynistic musical I saw recently.

For my wifes birthday I took her to see a local theater performance of a musical called “Baltimore”. It was set in the 1920’s, cute period costumes, etc.

I really had no idea what the show story was, so I was kind of surprised to find out that it was about a married man who brutally murdered his lover when she decided to leave him. The story kind of degenerated from there. The man tried to pin the murder on his wife, who was portrayed as comically stupid, too dumb to even confess to the crime properly and it came out that he actually did it and was arrested (The wife’s stupidity and misplaced unwavering loyalty are a running joke through the performance). Once he’s in jail, he’s locked up with 6 more men who killed women, who sang a a very amusing song where each detailed how they murdered their wives or girlfriends, and the trivial reasons they did it (one woman was killed for chewing gum). The audience had a good laugh along with this one.

So, the story progresses and follows the fellow through his trial, and eventual acquittal…what with there being few characters more sympathetic than an adulterous man who murders his lover, the audience cheered out loud when he was found “not guilty”. The play wrapped up with the two primary woman killers laughing and dancing off into the sunset having become wealthy and famous from the crimes they got away with.

Now, as the lights came up, I should have been surprised at how grotesquely misogynistic the play was, and how disturbing it was to see the audience laughing and clapping for men who murdered women without provocation and were rewarded for it. I would have been, except there’s no musical called “Baltimore”. The show was “Chicago” and it was about women who murdered men, I simply did the old switcheroo on the sexes.

This is the longest running musical in Broadway history, and a highly successful motion picture…a story about women who murder their lovers, get away with it, and sing funny songs about how little provocation they had.

"The Other Woman" is just another in a long line of shows/movies/ads that would be utterly unacceptable to us if the sexes were reversed, but the overwhelming reaction to criticism is "oh lighten up".

AlongAustower · 2014-05-12T13:20:39+00:00

this is where feminists say "wow, who would have thought that by changing the context it would change the meaning completely"

because sexism/racism/homophobia are actually acceptable as long as it's in the right context.

AlongAustower · 2014-05-12T13:24:45+00:00

Have you ever seen those ad's from the 50's where the husband is smacking his wife for buying the wrong brand of coffee? I wonder if in 50 years we will look back to the 2000's with embarrassment over how men are portrayed as stupid, lazy, good for nothing morons who deserve to be hurt and ridiculed. Or will we be more horrified that there werent enough female super heroes?

shadowbanned6 · 2014-05-12T11:13:01+00:00

Pussy Pass pure. Women get away with stalking, violence, mayhem.

It is funny, it is justified, it is entertaining, it is funny.

Reverse the genders, and women would be up in arms, world wide. Even Hillary Clinton, Biden, would interfere and call for the movie to be withdrawn.

Men are sheep and allow to be humiliated like this.

In Brazil the movie is called "women attacking".

Question: /to remedy this unjust situation,

Do you think the original movie should be boycotted, censored, prohibited (more censorship)
Do you think the opposite should be allowed and socially acceptable. Men punishing sluts can be a joke, albeit tasteless (more freedom for comedy, arts, even if vile and vicious)

clenndog · 2014-05-12T15:30:10+00:00

Jesus is that what they do to the guy in the movie? Poor old Jamie lannister

Edghyatt · 2014-05-12T16:53:31+00:00

When Cameron said that it's important this movie be "a celebration of women", it really says a lot about what studios show to audiences that demand that men be an unrealistic depictions of hard-playing money makers living with the unrealistic luxury of being with Kate Upton (referred to as "boobs", but it's okay because a woman said it) and two other women who are mistress and wife.

But I do think the movie will flop and the only people who might take it seriously already mostly know they're not right in the head.

TheRealMouseRat · 2014-05-12T14:07:05+00:00

I think people consider this o.k. because cheating on someone is a seriously bad thing to do. However, if it's o.k. to do with a guy, it should be o.k. to do with a woman. (it seems however, like this movie goes a bit too far)

Rabbit_TAO · 2014-05-12T13:39:19+00:00

How original. This has never been done before. I'm sure it'll get great reviews. Girl power!

2014-05-12T18:16:04+00:00

Saw this movie opening night, and thought the same thing. Would've been banned if the genders were reversed.

DavidByron2 · 2014-05-12T15:48:33+00:00

Ha. Title actually got me until I read to "hilarious comedy". I must be getting old.

Nomenimion · 2014-05-12T18:12:34+00:00

When feminists whine about "sexism" in movies, comics books, etc, keep this in mind.

That said, we're all free to either go see this or not.

squeak6666yw · 2014-05-12T20:00:44+00:00

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Kuato2012 · 2014-05-12T20:48:17+00:00

I'd happily trade their pay gap (which is largely or entirely due to personal choices) for my empathy gap (which I did nothing to earn, and no choice I make can ever change, and is more harmful).

Akesgeroth · 2014-05-12T23:24:37+00:00

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014/

As detestable as the movie is, it's not as if anyone worth listening to has been giving it undue praise.

elverloho · 2014-05-13T00:02:02+00:00

So... Shall we do a kickstarter for this gender-reverse version? :)

FlamingFreedom · 2014-05-12T20:01:02+00:00

I know it would be a significant project, but I wish someone would shoot an actual trailer for this. It would have to be done right. I'd chip in to a Kickstarter for things like that.

IHazMagics · 2014-05-12T22:25:38+00:00

Kinda reminds me of Jennifer Annistons character in horrible bosses.

ThePigmanAgain · 2014-05-13T00:53:26+00:00

Great, now i have to hate Kate Upton as well. And she used to be so cute and goofy! I guess that's what happens when you hang with the wrong crowd, you turn into shit before you even get to 25 years of age.

ThePigmanAgain · 2014-05-13T01:07:35+00:00

Not surprisingly, the movie has been something of a hit, grossing over 120 million in less than one month.

jcoleman624121 · 2014-05-13T02:59:03+00:00

this page could have been put together better

broconsulate · 2014-05-16T23:05:03+00:00

It could almost work if the women character was a huge bitch and the men were plucky nerds or something.

2014-05-18T20:06:42+00:00

I've brought movie up with woman friends before, who all seem to feel the same way. A man is a complete asshole, and the women respond by being significantly worse. The issue that was a trend: This movie teaches a terrible lesson to young women. When you are wronged, you should respond by taking revenge of equal or more horribleness.

greatname77 · 2014-08-23T04:51:17+00:00

Yo this fucking takes me to the fucking Micheal brown case

nolehusker · 2014-05-12T17:23:55+00:00

Anyone find it funny that it takes 3 women to take down 1 man? Surprised that the feminist aren't up in arms over this.

Hallyug · 2014-05-12T21:31:31+00:00

hahahahahahhahahhahaha

Cognosis5 · 2014-05-12T15:09:46+00:00

Well, the guy in the movie was breaking the law in his business dealings and playing a girl for a patsy.

The female characters never sought to cause physical injury.

The hormones thing isn't particularly nice, though.

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