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But The Producers Give To Planned Parenthood. Does That Count?
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A study by the USC Annenberg School says that the number of speaking roles for women in movies has dropped to a five year low, and that women only get 20% of those speaking rolls from Hollywood movies. The study also says that 31.6% of women were "sexualized," in that percentage is higher four teenage girls. I'm not sure how they define "sexualized," but there is. And, of course, most female roles are for 21- to 39-year-olds, Because, ostensibly, they think nobody wants to look at women over the age of 39. It's dangerous, sometimes, to apply statistics to creative efforts, but it's been like this for some time, and it doesn't matter how many major financial successes have been made in recent years with strong female leads. Some prejudices die hard. (Daily Mail; thanks to Dave Elliott at WGUF/Naples-Fort Myers for the link)
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