Comments on: Aaron Sorkin Defends Himself From Accusations Of Misogyny In ‘The Social Network’

By: okinawaassault

okinawaassault — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:11:26 +0000

I'm not sure if sexism is the right word, but the women in The Social Network have their scene, say their zinger, and leave. They're still secondary to the men in the movie, which doesn't seem too accurate for a movie about a guy who kept a girlfriend for six years.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:11:35 +0000

Not that I really care, but the writer of Frasier? The only girl I remember from that series was David Hyde Pierce and an uncomprehendable British woman who cleaned their house.

They even had a woman that they talked about and never showed.

Movies like The Hangover I understand with sexist views, but the Social Network? People need to pick their battles. My guess is that this is pre-Oscar favorite slamming from very weak and hopeless competition.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:08:47 +0000

@ American Thrift Media -- lots of people go after other films about the rampant misogyny present in them. There seems to be something different happening with this one where those complaints are actually being heard on a wider frequency than usual.

I'm not sure why this movie is any different in that regard, though; it's possible that it's because of how often this movie is being called representative of the last decade and the digital age (etc.) and a lot of people are stepping back and saying "Wait, no, this has not been representative of my own experience" for all the reasons raised by the people linked above.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:03:34 +0000

Am I missing something, or is there a particular reason we're supposed to believe that is indeed Sorkin commenting on that site?

By: American Thrift Media

American Thrift Media — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:49:50 +0000

I thought there were two women in this film that didn't have issues and came off intelligently well in every scene they were in. Both are those that Sorkin cites in his response, and they each get the "first" and "last" words in the film. And there's really only one guy in the movie who is without major issues, IMO, and that is Eduardo Saverin...So, it's 2-1 in favor of the women.

I don't get the criticism, then, especially considering how many other films (comedies especially) that people could go after for seeming misogynist.