Quote: (03-12-2018 03:40 AM)TooFineAPoint Wrote:
Quote: (03-11-2018 09:14 PM)Days of Broken Arrows Wrote:
We had this discussion over ten years ago somewhere in the manosphere. Might have been in the Heartiste comments section.
We no longer get stunning female movie stars like Hedy, Marilyn, or Raquel because the female audience can't handle seeing women of that caliber. Years ago, women could admire other women who were more beautiful. Today, they're too neurotic and get jealous and resentful.
And so, starting around 1990, we got an array of reasonably nice-looking but flawed female leads with whom American woman could identify. There was the gangly Julia Roberts, the scrunch-faced Renee Zellweger, and now the dorky, boyish Jennifer Lawrence.
Preach, brother.
The non-threatening leading lady is probably one of the principle sources of reduced Hollywood profits, but they want you to believe it's "piracy" and "misogyny" instead.
If the trend continues of elevating generous 6s and 7s to super-stars while the former 8s and 9s are shunned, then we will get fat and obese 4s and 5s in the future.
Too bad that women currently don't buy that, but give them time and Melissa McCarthy will be the beauty role model.