On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Debra Euler wrote:
> What else do you really expect
> from a fairly big-budget mainstream SF movie? This sort of movie
and
> Conservative writing and casting protects the
> investment of the backers.
NH: In this case though, I suspect that the conservatism backfired. I
NH: In this case, I think that the producers' conservatism backfired. I
could be wrong, but my sense is that even 'mainstream' audiences are not
liking the film in droves.
In response to the comment that feminist content won't be a part of
mainstream filmmaking any time soon, I might expect no better of
mainstream producers, but I can't expect them to change at all if I don't
tell them what's interesting to me. Silence will change nothing. It's
important to me to continue to critique the work I find problematic (and
to respond positively to the work I appreciate, ie work that values
diversity and complexity). By speaking up, I'm bringing a different point
of view to the table, and I'm refusing to accept the assumption/judgement
of "in the minority-therefore-less-valid." What I'm trying to articulate
could probably be boiled down to, "I think we need to stand up and be
counted." We might not be *listened* to, but they'll know that we're
here.
> it ain't gonna happen in any major way in the near future.
NH: Until some of the producers start coming from our communities. There
didn't used to be any feminist sf writing, either, until we started
writing it.
-nalo
"There are two kinds of dates; the kind that you go out with, and the
small fruit that you eat."
-my aunt
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