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TMC · 03-01-2014, 02:10 AM

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...lywood/284119/

What does say Adam Driver’s reported casting on “Star Wars” say about gender biases in TV vs. movies?
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TMC · 03-08-2014, 02:57 AM

http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/adam...irls-breakout/

As Leah Pickett argues, "audiences and critics are much more likely to reward male actors for playing strange or unlikable men, while actors playing unlikable women are either vilified by the viewing public or brushed aside as too ditsy, bitchy, slutty, or incompetent."
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03-01-2014, 02:10 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,010	Why is the 1st breakout star from “Girls” a guy? http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...lywood/284119/ What does say Adam Driver’s reported casting on “Star Wars” say about gender biases in TV vs. movies? Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#QeM0jHaxKsBThcjF.99

03-08-2014, 02:57 AM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,010	Why Adam Driver is the breakout star of “Girls” http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/adam...irls-breakout/ As Leah Pickett argues, "audiences and critics are much more likely to reward male actors for playing strange or unlikable men, while actors playing unlikable women are either vilified by the viewing public or brushed aside as too ditsy, bitchy, slutty, or incompetent." Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#o6kyes8wM75X3JoE.99