Comments on: (en)Gendering the Oscars

By: Jo T

Jo T — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:36:03 +0000

There are unisex public bathrooms, and they work pretty well….

By: Jim Hagen

Jim Hagen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:41:05 +0000

Yeah, but what would happen if one year no women won an award? There would be screams of sexism in the Academy. And if no men won there would be screams of the Academy being patronizing to women. It’s a lose/lose. The best of all worlds would be for the Oscars to be a nice quiet affair of concern only to the contenders. No reason for the world to care so much.

By: Geekproposal

Geekproposal — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:32:32 +0000

I agree that the segregation of sexes (or any factor) is discriminatory even if it’s intended to help someone. But I’m not sure I have a problem with this separation of awards. I think on some level it just doesn’t concern me because it follows the same logic as the separation between lead and supporting actor.
Great post though. While I may not agree that the male/female awards should be unified, it’s certainly an issue to be aware of.

By: Rashmi

Rashmi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:21:38 +0000

i agree to Elsesser.

By: llEulogy

llEulogy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0000

That article was quite possibly the stupidest pile of drivel I’ve read in awhile. The Oscars are not broken, and the academy is definitely not out to belittle women by having a separate category for the leading and supporting roles. I’d go and tear it apart piece by piece, but I think a Carlin quote will sum it up nicely.

“There are some feminists and people that want to call a manhole cover a peoplehole cover. It’s that type of crap you see on David Letterperson!”

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:04:40 +0000

How does making an award gender-neutral correlate with providing “unisex bathrooms”??

By: Tommy Danger

Tommy Danger — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:41:35 +0000

this is as dumb as saying let’s make unisex public bathrooms. if it’s not broken…

By: creativepotager

creativepotager — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:19:07 +0000

Considering today is International Women’s Day I think it is a perfect post for discussion. I’ve been having a similar conversation over on Creative Potager specific to comments made by Kathryn Bigelow about creativity and being a woman… thank you for the historic perspective. Terrill Welch

By: Cayann, QSoL

Cayann, QSoL — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:22:47 +0000

Why, then, is it considered acceptable to segregate nominations by sex…

…for the same reason that this is the first time a woman got best director.

By: Joel Hansen

Joel Hansen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:29:37 +0000

They make a point in that article to say that the way they split the sexes is discriminatory against women because “it assumes they couldn’t compete against men.” What if it’s the opposite, and we men just know we would lose?

Anyway, men and women are different, so I don’t mind honoring both in one awards show.