um can we talk about the fact that stephen colbert asked penn badgley ‘what do you think it says about our society that people are attracted to this psychopath?’ and he replied 'well, it says something about how much we are willing to be patient and forgive someone who inhabits a body that looks something like mine, the colour of my skin, my gender, these sorts of things, these sorts of privileges, and, you know, how much less willing to forgive people who don’t fit those boxes’
one gag that never fails to make me lose my shit is when a character is shown next to a framed photograph of themselves, in the exact same pose as in the photo
it’s a mouthful to explain but god damn. that is comedy gold right there.Â
complex women defined by solid characterization rather than a handful of underdeveloped masculine-coded stereotypes.
Furiosa test.
^^
“Ghostbusters” blows all of these tests completely out of the water.
And generates at least one that I think ought to be added:
The Pizza Night Test
Women are shown eating non-salad food and no comment is made about anyone getting fat or breaking their diet.
I love everyone in this bar.
A subvariant of the Pizza Night Test, also exemplified by Ghostbusters– lead characters who are women that weigh more than a buck twenty and it’s neither a plot point nor a source of comedy.
[image from priscellie: tweet by PhotoPuck: “Proposed: the Furiosa test. Your movie/game/book/play passes if it invites men’s rights dipshits to boycott.”]
Whenever a female actor that has my body type is added to a story and is not just a comic relief, 2 years are added to my life.