TMC
04-12-2016, 12:56 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fien-print/critics-notebook-why-did-female-882659
The last seven days have been a rough one for television’s female characters. By Daniel Fienberg’s count, six shows had female characters put to death. But there could’ve been more, as that number only counts the shows he watches. "That's six shows,” he says, "killing non-villain, non-victim-of-the-week female characters, which becomes dramatically more interesting when I make this observation: Last week, the number of shows that had female characters who left storylines either via natural, non-violent death or any of the myriad ways which, in normal life, people depart jobs, cities, or fantastical realms without dying equaled zero.” PLUS: Why institutional sexism (http://jezebel.com/lots-of-female-television-characters-were-killed-off-la-1770374116) probably explains last week's female character bloodbath.
The last seven days have been a rough one for television’s female characters. By Daniel Fienberg’s count, six shows had female characters put to death. But there could’ve been more, as that number only counts the shows he watches. "That's six shows,” he says, "killing non-villain, non-victim-of-the-week female characters, which becomes dramatically more interesting when I make this observation: Last week, the number of shows that had female characters who left storylines either via natural, non-violent death or any of the myriad ways which, in normal life, people depart jobs, cities, or fantastical realms without dying equaled zero.” PLUS: Why institutional sexism (http://jezebel.com/lots-of-female-television-characters-were-killed-off-la-1770374116) probably explains last week's female character bloodbath.