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more about #fangirls more comments → ArtfulSlinger: Sadly, they don't like all female stories, just ones with enough buzz or fanatics behind it. 'Whip It' did NO where near these kinds of numbers and s... more » Suzie Wong: I don't think it's the first interracial Disney relationship - wasn't Esmeralda meant to be a gypsy, which implies that she's Roma? (I know you can ge... more » sangmo: I wouldn't lump Precious in the same category as New Moon. I very much doubt their target audience shares too many similarities. It's apples and ora... more » Luna_BloodMoon: i resent the fact that New Moon is mentioned in the same context as a film like Precious (i'm not including The Princess and the Frog as of yet since ... more » Thus Spake KATE!: curious headline, considering the vast majority of the twilight-related content on jezebel has been dismissive of or condescending towards twilight fa... more » effgeevee: Question, for those who've read Twilight and sequels, and who see movies regularly - is the sexism in Twilight, the dodgy values and sexual assault an... more » Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: You know what grinds my gears? How every time there's a Jez article about how women are marginal in movies, WOMEN fall all over themselves to establi... more » lodown: I'm not sure if woman care about seeing 'female-oriented' films or just good ones. Personally, I don't give a crap if the protagonist is male or femal... more » Erda: I don't know if I like this idea that women being taken more seriously by Hollywood means more movies like this, though. Something like Precious, sur... more » BestEuphemismEver: New Moon: Finally, good for something. more » duckwise: Similarly, game studios need to take female gamers more seriously. Come on, guys, market to us! We are much better than guys at purchasing things on... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: On my more cynical days, I sometimes think they don't really give a crap if lady-targeted movies out-revenue male-targeted movies by, like, a billion ... more » Apollonia: Chad Ochocinco tweeted this weekend that he saw "Precious" and that Monique better win an Oscar or he's "pulling a Kanye." That's proof that even the ... more » charliekohler: I'm writing a book, and I was determined to not have 1. the romantic relationships be centric to the protagonists' lives; 2. the female protagonists b... more » misscreant: It's frustrating to have a discussion about movies and gender because people will point out that Twilight has very lowbrow appeal. Call me a snob, bu... more » -
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Hollywood Needs To Take Women, Fangirls Seriously
The Princess and the Frog doesn't hit theaters until December 11, but it's already making money — and it joins New Moon and Precious as proof that audiences respond to female-driven stories.
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