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Saturday, December 6, 2025

What's Wrong with the 'Feminist' Trope in Film

Feminism; we all know the word... but do we know what it really means?

TV show gilmore girls? 

Feminist representation in media has always seemed to be a topic of conflict. Characters that follow this trope 

Basically: Feminism should not be portrayed as the rejection of femininity, as a villainous goal to overthrow men, or even the rejection of all things masculine. Rather, it should reflect an embracement of things that are unique to femininity, whomever it may belong to. It's damaging for growing men, women and nonbinary members of society to see these ideals reflected in film as being annoying or unintelligent.

Stereotype is often man-haters