ff

never surprising. always disappointing.
so sayeth lissa today, and she is right on for this week's feminist friday mood.

{jessica testa for buzzfeed news}

let us begin with: fuck off, rolling stone & harper's bazaar. fuck off and fuck you. you are disgusting and pathetic.

and of course. there is the academy award nominations. you know. the whitest oscars since 1998. in the year of fullerton. or. the praise for complicated white men awards.

let's take a look at the best picture noms.

american sniper - white man is good at shooting stuff
birdman - white man is eccentric
boyhood - white boy becomes white man
the grand budapest hotel -  white man has wacky adventures
*note. it is arguable that a person of colour is the main character, or a main character. so YAY!
the imitation game - white man is good at maths and science
selma - HOLLA!!! ding ding ding! woooooooooo!
the theory of everything - white man is suuuuper good at maths and science
whiplash - white man plays music

okay, so. i'm not saying these are bad movies... i have only seen one of them, but they are almost all high on my wanna-watch list. but. BUT. omg, world. can we make movies about anyone who isn't white and male?! only one of the women nominated for best actress is in one of these films. that's bonkers. i guess they just acted real real good in absolute shit movies. good work, fancy ladies!

AND THEN. of the men nominated for best actor, four of five are from these films. and the fifth is from A MOVIE ABOUT WHITE MEN! whaaaat?! crazy. know who isn't nominated... that's right: the one person of colour leading a movie. so selma is one of the best movies, but the main character is whateves, and it must have directed itself because the WOMAN of colour who directed it got a big fat: nope!

all the best screenplay noms, both original and adapted, are men. every. single. one. cuz women writers ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

it is so remarkable it is almost laughable. almost. except not. just disappointing. and not surprising.

{waterford wispers news}

 

speaking of laughable! hahahahaha it's funny because we are left out of everything, but we're equal, no really, shit is equal, everybody stop complaining, women are like, TOTALLY TREATED EQUAL and are found in equal positions of power!!! stop loooooking for reasons to be offended, ya god damn harpies!

 

happy friday, harpies!