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10/29/09
it makes me so sad to see people who i think are (for the most part) intelligent and on-my-side using a pejorative term for social sensitivity and responsible representation. the term PC is a strawman of the right that asserts their freedom to diminish and marginalize the other. what is so wrong about taking the care to give consideration to those whose identities are dissimilar to yours?
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More simply, I submit that she believes: Feminism is a collection of ideals, internal guiding principles that form behavior. PC is an imposed set of rules, that at times, seem arbitrary and distort expression and accuracy in discussion of the very issues it purports to address. #diablocody
10/29/09
For instance, some might argue that it would have been more politically correct (to liberals) for Juno to have gotten an abortion -- I saw some editorials after the movie came out to that effect. Or for Jennifer Garner's character in the movie to be an astrophysicist instead of a housewife who wanted kids.
Lazy writers tend to make their characters into heteronormative, racially normative, whatever-normative stereotypes. Equally as lazy, if less offensive, is making those characters go against stereotypes in predictable ways. For instance, many filmmakers get away with having incredibly dull female characters by having those female characters fight or ride motorcycles or fix a car for you (sexily) (yes, I'm talking about you, Megan Fox).
That seems to me what she's saying. To those who say that this has nothing to do with feminism, I strongly disagree. Many (if not most) male writers use P.C. female characters as a placeholder for genuinely feminist creations, which for some reason many of them are not capable of (or don't bother with).
I don't think she's using it in the way right-wingers use it, which is more like "How dare you call my racist action racist! That is so predictable and P.C.!"
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[www.overthinkingit.com] #diablocody
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Juno doesn't toe the conservative line; whatever its flaws, it's not a movie that makes empty political considerations ahead of character ones. That's why its a good movie! I'm not saying that there aren't good political movies, or good movies where the protagonist makes political decisions that conform with my own, but usually those political decisions have some depth -- see the above two movies or even Dr. Strangelove. What's horrible -- and all-too-common -- is using devices that are politically acceptable to your audiences in the place of actual depth. See: Batgirl. #diablocody
10/30/09
Juno makes pregnancy look all a lot simpler than it is, plus tosses a lot of tropes in there that are common. Witty, snappy dialogue does not excuse the same old flaws. #diablocody
10/29/09
And P.S. I don't think she's trying to make a statement about political correctness in general, just in this context.
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[www.kaichang.net] #diablocody
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The article mentions Nicole Holofcener has a new movie coming out with Catherine Keener. Cannot. Wait.
She's one of my favorite writer directors. #diablocody
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Funny, Cody's quote here could be talking about Juno itself. #diablocody
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Urm...PIE. #diablocody
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