A few months ago I subscribed to Netflix, and watch programmes on both my TV and laptop. It’s an outstanding service (subscription is about £7.50 pcm, less than the BBC licence fee, and far better value) and I recommend it to people all the time. I often watch comedy on Netflix – most BBC ‘comedy’ these days is unwatchable to anyone with a sense of humour, i.e. feminists excluded – and their content is excellent, including a recent Katherine Ryan Netflix special, ‘In Trouble’. Ryan is an Irish-Canadian comedienne and, in my view, the funniest stand-up comedienne in the world today, by a country mile.
My thanks to Stephanie Thogersen, a whiny Swedish feminist, for articulating one reason Netflix is so successful. Enjoy.
[Update, in response to a comment: Thogersen is described as the head of the Stockholm Feminist Film Festival. We can safely assume there’s one film by a female director that won’t be shown there – The Red Pill, directed by Cassie Jaye.]
Justice for Men & Boys 
One has no way of checking the figures of course – so let’s proceed in the basis that they might be right.
The question then becomes, why are there so few female directors?
Is it men preventing them, and if so how?
Seems unlikely to the point of impossibility.
Which leaves only two other reasons.
They can’t direct /produce.
Well, Cassie Jaye did ok with Red Pill against much opposition – so it’s probably not that.
They choose not to.
Ah, I think we might be onto something there.
So, then does that mean they should be MADE to?
….Let me get back to you on that.
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Thanks, great points. I’ll add a line about The Red Pill now.
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‘Is it men preventing them … ?‘
Here’s a clue.
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Men are almost all movie and TV directors because that role is one that few women choose to undertake, naturally. It is the most difficult, stressful, demanding, time-consuming and (ultimately) responsible in the industry. The success of a show or movie rest so very much on the director’s vision and resolve, and many directors have suffered breakdowns during difficult shoots or studio shenanigans. It’s the same set of reasons why men, historically, have occupied such roles in any industry, or indeed politics. Feminists do not care that the vast majority of the other roles in the film & TV industry (lighting, camerawork, engineering, set-building, rigging and so on) are done almost wholly by men; because there’s rarely, if ever, any fame, glory or plaudits attached to support roles. Hence why the BBC is using unlawful means to ensure that women will soon take half of onscreen roles, but not those behind the scenes. Hollow vanity, thy name is Feminism.
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‘Hollow vanity, thy name is Feminism.‘
Woman.
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Arf! But let’s not pretend that we don’t suffer the worst of shallow, vainglorious men. They tend to drift into politcs…if only to be browbeaten by female politicians.
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In my childhood and youth I and my contemporaries went to Saturday morning Cinema. Cartoons, Flash Gordon a Western or such like and the dreaded British Children’s Film. Later of course I realised that these were produced at Gov. insistence. Universally regarded as the boring bit when one should go and get “toffees” and chat to your mates. When will this idea that entertainment produced by or for committees under “worthy” guidance will be anything other than unentertaining.
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I should perhaps have mentioned this before the subject began to go off the boil, but better late than never.
Back in the early ’90s I was offered a place on a short ‘intro to TV production’ course run at the once famous British film studios at Elstree
There were few automatic career implications, it was just what was known then as a ‘background’ course.
Despite having worked most of the ’70s at Television Centre, it was not at the ‘Sharpe end’ of the business.
My first love was radio and my expertise was in that, so I went.
It may come as no surpise to hear that almost all the attendees were young women (the BBC had all but stopped routinely training men by then) and I was the token man.
A clue to this was to be had in the pre course notes that advised the waring of shoes suitable for walking across slightly rough land — so I had to leave my fetching red high-heels at home that week and make do as best I may.
But on the fourth day we were broken up into so many small groups of four, comprising;
1. Producer
2. Camera ‘man’.
3. Sound recordist
4. Programmme secretary
and ‘invited’ to prepare and make a short programme.
Now, the producer is in charge, responsible for originating the programme idea, directing the others as necessary and bashing the resulting footage, kicking and screaming, into some sort of shape, however inadequate.
If the thing is a success they take the credit, if not they take the blame.
That’s just the way it is.
Next, our ‘handler’ turned up and asked
“who wants to be the producer?”
Downcast eyes, and Prolonged silence.
I kept my mouth shut because I did not wish to agressively bully my way into the plum job ahead of these pretty little girls — it seemed un-gentlemanly.
This happened three or four times with the same result until she had to threaten to appoint someone herself, at which point the embarrasment became too much and I volunteered.
The relief amongst the group was almost audible, and with the threat of responsibility lifted what was now ‘my team’ became once more cheerful and animated.
You’ll be pleased I hope to hear I shan’t insult your intelligence by suggesting the conclusions to be drawn here.
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I’m curious
Doesn’t this commentator realize that women watch these movies as well?
so… either
1. women are betraying their sisterhood liker the internalized misogynist they are !
2. its a load of old tosh made up in order to excuse poor feminists thinking over the crap movies they make…like ghostbusters !
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