A blog post by a men's rights activist which claims that Mad Max: Fury Road is a part of a feminist conspiracy has gone viral, gaining huge media attention. SheWired brings you 7 reactions to his most outrageous assertions.
1. “[First of all] it looked like a straight-up guy flick. No fucking around.”
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Isn’t practically everything that comes out of Hollywood a guy flick? It's about time we had a smokin' hot shaven-headed Charlize Theron out there kicking ass.
2. “Charlize Theron’s character barked orders to Mad Max. Nobody barks orders to Mad Max.”
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Except… uh, it seems they do.
3. “Alas, I was forced to accept reality. Fury Road was not going to be a movie made for men.”
Since when did all action films have to be “made for men”? Also, for most men who aren't whiny little meninists, a strong female lead isn't going to stop them watching a good movie.
4. “The real issue is not whether feminism has infiltrated and co-opted Hollywood, ruining nearly every potentially-good action flick with a forced female character or an unnecessary romance sub-plot to eek out that extra 3 million in female attendees.”
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Wtf is a “forced female character”? Wtf even is that?
5. “It’s whether men in America and around the world are going to be duped by explosions, fire tornadoes, and desert raiders into seeing what is guaranteed to be nothing more than feminist propaganda…”
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And subliminal messages from the shadowy entity they call the FEMINIST ARMY will flash every 30 frames a second.
6. “… while at the same time being insulted AND tricked into viewing a piece of American culture ruined and rewritten right in front of their very eyes.”
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Uh, it's made and directed by Australians and stars a South African and a British lead.
7. “So do yourself and all men across the world a favor. Not only REFUSE to see the movie, but spread the word to as many men as possible.”
I'm pre-booking tickets for myself and all my guy friends right now.
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