I watched the Oscar’s Sunday night, and then, with more than a little frustration running through my veins, I wrote about the sad and weird relationship to women going on through the whole darn thing. That article, called “Dear Oscar: Women Have Stories Too“ is up up on the front page of the Women’s section and the Entertainment section of Huffington Post today. Come read and comment and share what you think.
I’m also about an event I’m doing next month. As many of you know, I’ve been running Playing Big as an online six-month program for the past two years. For the first time, I’m taking a selection of the Playing Big material and offering it in a 2-day live workshop, on the beautiful California coast, April 14 and 15. This is a small group pilot program limited to 12 participants, so it will fill up fast! Click here to learn more.
Love and hugs,
Tara
Tara – I read it and I loved it!!! I posted it to my FB wall. Excellent!
Can we get REAL please, America?!?!?
So many of these portrayals can slip under the radar if we grow complacent. This is a good call for us to keep an awake and discerning eye when watching film and media (life in general!) so we don’t unwittingly lower our mindset as women as we walk through the world………and for female (and male) film makers to stop blindly following the herd. I think women are hungry for accurate and meaty portrayals. I think there is change afoot, but The Oscars show, at this point in time, is not likely to be on the cutting edge of that.
Well said, Tara. There was a perfect “footnote” under your story in the form of an ad. It said “Woman 54 but looks 27” The fact is there are few women in Hollywood that work much past 27.
Awesome story Tara!
And it is so very important! I remember being very confused ( and sometimes stilll am) at coming of age from all those false images of women!
Sometimes the male depictions of women make me laugh. They also encourage sexism from men.
How brave of you to write such an article because feminism is so taboo!
Cheers!
I read the article — spot on! I was encouraged to see “Iron Lady” at the movie theater and “The Help.” I hope things are changing for the better in Hollywood, but I think it’s going to take the almighty dollar to get more movies about strong women made. For every macho male movie I go see with my husband I make him go to a movie with good roles for women. If we all did that more of these types of movies would get made.
Wonderfully written Tara! Perhaps this is why I no longer watch the Oscars or most of their celebrated movies–they simply don’t speak to me as a three dimensional woman.
I understand concerns about joy and aging all to well. My wife died last year and I really miss her. I wonder if there are divorced or widowed women who feel the same way. Feel free to share this with other bloggers (eg, the woman from Portland who relocated to mid-America.)