Quote Originally Posted by Messalina View Post
Hello Zapan,

So lovely to hear from you. You are correct re; "XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS" and "MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER". Their female opponents have been few. Especially, regarding violence. I have never viewed "HIT-GIRL". However, your description sounds right for this kind of film, produced in this era. I suspect, what your are intimating re; "Women being battered like this." is correct. Particularly, if you are suggesting it is men who, are doing the battering.

In my last message, I was not making reference to violence re; male characters and female characters, specifically. Rather, simply how the two are often presented. That being, male characters are often presented as; immature, self-centred, silly, well-meaning, bumbling oafs. They also presented as; callous, predatory, self-destructive brutes. Where as, women are (depending on context) often presented as; all-seeing, all-wise, responsible, sensible, mature earth-mother 'types'. They are always struggling against the insensitive, macho, misogynistic patriarchy who, are exploiting and holding them back.<yawn>

However, your point is well made. It has begun to turn my stomach; seeing production after production in ciney and telly in which, sexual violence is visited on men as 'humour' or retribution for some real or perceived slight, to a woman.

Warm regards,
Messalina
Hi Messalina,
I'm Try, not Zapan. Regarding your point about the differing portrayal of men and women in tv shows, I watch so little tv I don't know much about that. As for violence, well, I've made my point about how it's treated differently for the sexes, and I see you understand what I mean. My story is of a crime fighting heroine, who can fight like Steven Seagal, but the gang of crooks she's fighting are women. I wonder how people will react. You can see it here, https://www.wattpad.com/ . You have to join, it's free, then search authors for 'Homersdad', that's me, and you'll see a story called 'They call her Petal'. It's not complete, the site wants stories submitted in installments, I'll update it every few days. It's violent, but no fatalities. I also hope it's sexy and works as a story.
To sum up how I think 'action' tv and cinema works, women are there as eye candy, men as targets for violence.