This movie needs a gender swapped version

guywithaccount · 2014-04-06T23:56:52+00:00

I finally watched this movie, and all I could think was: am I supposed to be appalled or something?

The older woman in the beginning, who said she should talk to the man's wife - sure, that was a bit condescending, until I put myself into the place of a woman who doesn't worry her pretty little head about such things, and thought: "yes, you should talk to my wife, because I don't care about this shit, it's not my problem... why are you even bringing this to me?"

The jogger who tells the guy to smile? She seemed nice, for the most part.

Is that woman on the corner supposed to be homeless? Because some homeless people say all sorts of crazy shit IRL. An interaction like that wouldn't unduly bother me.

The guy with the headscarf? Except, you know, western culture doesn't expect women to cover up like that. So I'm assuming this is supposed to be a Middle Eastern ~~woman~~ man, who's covering up because it's part of his culture. Way to be fucking ethnocentric, you conceited French fucks.

The rape gang just started out as a bunch of crude assholes. And in real life, you can find people like that anywhere. The main character was an idiot for yelling after them after they were already leaving, he should have just let them go. But, you know, here is a difference between men and women: we're acclimated to violence and aggression. Even if we haven't had to deal with it since we were kids, we know how it works.

The scene with the police seemed slightly contrived, but... okay, what the hell, cops are assholes, so let's assume that some of them IRL do treat their female coworkers like secretaries from the 50s and invent nonsensical reasons to question a rape victim's story. (I mean, she suggests it's odd that no one saw him being raped in an alley broad daylight. Other than, you know, THE NEIGHBOR WHO SAW HIM. You know, the one who scared the rape gang away?)

Though, I have to say, the strawman has a point. Very few rapes happen that way; we know that. So why is it being used to represent what we're supposed to assume is a normal woman's daily experience?

At the end, when the guy's wife picks him up, and he starts going on about what his brothers have fought for, I couldn't help but roll my eyes. God, dude, shut up. Sorry you got raped in an alley for the convenience of the narrative, but otherwise from what I can see, your life isn't all that hard.

askeetikko · 2014-04-06T08:09:16+00:00

A movie showing women what life as a man really is. These presentations make it seem that only women have problems and all male problems are ridiculed.

ralphswanson · 2014-04-06T17:19:59+00:00

The privileged feminist who made this clip is blind the female privileges it discloses:

. women can expect to be supported by men, even when children are in daycare or when there are no children . women can be around children without being assumed to be a pedophile . women can complain about sexual harassment (or any abuse) from the other sex and be taken seriously . women have institutions, college departments and government agencies that defend their gender and produce advocacy like this clip

And who thinks men will be appalled by female partial nudity and sexual offers?

Title	This movie needs a gender swapped version
Author	askeetikko
Upvotes	1
Comments	6
Date	April 6, 2014 8:05 AM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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