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    Image of Trulymadlyme Trulymadlyme
    02:45 PM

    In reply to Readers Not That Into Self's Pseudo-Kelly Clarkson
    Zoe's cover sold better because people are way, way more into pooping bonuses than pooping surprises. Duh! #kellyclarksonself
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    Image of judgingamy judgingamy
    02:45 PM

    In reply to Do Young Men Need A New Kind Of Masculinity?
    It would be good to have more visible, feminist men around. My ex-boyfriend used to shut his fucked up "friends" down and they always seemed to respond better to that then when I or another girl in the room was offended. I think a lot of misogyny is perpetuated by group-think amongst boys -- seeing how far they can get away with saying disrespectful things/wanting to fit in, and for one of their own to have the courage to diverge from the group is extremely helpful. #masculinity
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    Image of sybann sybann
    02:26 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    This looks truly awful - but a snuff film is one in which someone actually (not fictionally) gets killed on camera. And I hope no more of them ever get made. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    02:22 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    Great job in summing up what is so disturbing about the premise of this movie Katy. I'm going to bookmark this page so I can forward this to everyone I know when this moving comes out and people ask me what the "big deal" is. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of judgingamy judgingamy
    02:20 PM

    In reply to Readers Not That Into Self's Pseudo-Kelly Clarkson
    Kelly Clarkson also hasn't done much recently, to my knowledge. Zooey had a highly buzzed-about movie. I'm sure that's a factor. #kellyclarksonself
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    02:20 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    I think I'll stick to my well established regimen of watching cartoons fall in love with each other via a series of catchy Broadway-ready songs. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of clevernamehere clevernamehere
    02:19 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    That is a seriously violent preview.

    The thing is, it doesn't even look like an interesting movie. The only appeal I can see is if you like to see women beaten. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    02:23 PM

    @clevernamehere: I thought the same thing. Besides being grossed out, I was bored. I kept looking at how much time was left on the clip, it seemed interminable. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of TransFat TransFat
    02:17 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    "The Killer Inside Me is set for release in 2010; its five minute trailer promo gives away a good chunk of the plot"

    Wish I read that before I dived into the trailer head first. Yeah, yeah it said spoiler warning but it also said other sexy words too. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    02:15 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    Presumably he's going to follow up with a film of Edith Templeton's Gordon? #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of Penny Penny
    02:14 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    Oh, my. I wish I could comment somewhat eloquently on this, but I really can't bring myself to watch the clip.

    My first instinct is yours, it's nothing more than a snuff film. A piece that glamorizes violence against women.

    I am also a horror movie lover (although I do shy away from gratuitous NON-stylized violence) and I can be pretty fucking demented when it comes to sex. I do believe that people can have rape fantasies, I do believe that a woman does not have to be in control to fuck....I guess I really would have to see the movie to fully comment. And I don't think I want to. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    02:13 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    Disturbing.

    Question: What's the difference between this movie, which I'm getting geared up to dislike, and a movie like "Secretary," which I very much enjoy? In both cases violence is both unwanted and initially resisted. Except it seems this movie ends with a pile of bodies, while "Secretary" ended happily(ish) everafter. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    02:16 PM

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: See, I don't think she resisted the violence in the secretary. I read her face on the first spanking interaction as sort of shock, but she liked it. Also, you can tell he cared for her and he was tender to her. They just had a BDSM relationship. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of GirlFailer GirlFailer
    02:17 PM

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: See, I never felt that the violence was initially unwanted in Secretary. I thought of it as a consensual relationship from the beginning. I mean, both parties could have stood for a little therapy, but it was at least consensual. This movie appears to be about a sociopath that preys on women, end of story. Just my take. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    02:19 PM

    @GirlFailer: I love that we started our points the same way. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    02:19 PM

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: I'm into a little BDSM (with an abusive past, so it's complicated more than normal) and I loved Secretary.

    I think the difference is the way the movie is set up. In Secretary the audience is made to believe that they have an unspoken bond, that she can't put into words what she needs, but he manages to fulfill. In actual practice, that can be incredibly dangerous to assume you know what another person wants, but in the context of the film, it works.

    From the context of the trailer above, it looks like we're supposed to buy that being forcibly, and viciously whipped with a belt by a man you just ordered out of your house is going to get you turned on. The context and chain of events leading to the moment is just different. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of GirlFailer GirlFailer
    02:20 PM

    @Triana Orpheus: Yeah, that's exactly how I felt. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of colormeroutine colormeroutine
    02:21 PM

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: There's a pull-and-push of power in Secretary- they both have some level of control over the other. That is the difference between consensual BDSM and abuse #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    02:26 PM

    @curiousgeorgiana: AHA. That helps me immensely! Thank you.

    I think you're absolutely right about the setup of the two films. Secretary has that element of pit-of-stomach uncertainty about which direction the film goes towards. The movie above doesn't seem to have any kind of uncertainty at all. Boring. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    02:27 PM

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: I'm so glad other people had the same take on Secretary. It makes me nervous to enjoy that film sometimes :o) #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of PepperSandy PepperSandy
    02:41 PM

    @Triana Orpheus: Agreed. And I don't remember it as being such a hard hit that it made you think she was seriously injured. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    02:43 PM

    @PepperSandy: It was through her skirt with an open palm. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    02:13 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    I've been waiting for this - the book is remarkable. I think it's generally a bad idea to write a film off before you've seen it.
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    Image of winner winner
    02:34 PM

    @Diziet_Sma: Amen.

    Though I'm not such a big Alba fan. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of MrsButterworth MrsButterworth
    02:36 PM

    @Diziet_Sma: Yeah, this is one of my favorite books of all time!

    Although I have to say, the way it's written is a big part of it's power, I wonder if it will translate well to film... #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    02:39 PM

    @Diziet_Sma: Especially one directed by someone with Michael Winterbottom's resumé. A film that explores issues of abuse and misogyny is not always abusive and misogynistic. Maybe we should wait and see it first, before passing judgment? #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    02:10 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    Oh, man, treat the trigger warning seriously.

    Not recommended unless you are in a secure place. FYI. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    02:09 PM

    In reply to The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
    But no one's sewing digestive tracks together in a human centipede, right? Phew. #violenceagainstwomen
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    Image of pesematology pesematology
    02:06 PM

    In reply to Do Young Men Need A New Kind Of Masculinity?
    I'm watching this awesome film about this right at this moment, called Tough Guise. If you're not already interested, it's narrated by an adorable scruffy feminist dude. #masculinity
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    Image of bluetrain84 bluetrain84
    02:24 PM

    @pesematology: Oh yes, I watched that in my Intro to Feminisms class in college! #masculinity
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