Sick and tired of women being objectified on film? Canadian TV personality Ziya Tong sure is.
And she’s got a thought exercise for everybody:
How differently would men see themselves if as boys they grew up with movies featuring them like this. ?
[via @reddit] pic.twitter.com/B3ppQisgfM
— ???? ???? ????? ? (@ziyatong) May 4, 2020
Screenshot for posterity, of course:
Wow, Ziya. Great question! We definitely can’t think of a single movie in which shirtless or near-naked guys frolicked around in their shirtless near-nakedness while the woman remains mostly clothed.
You mean He-Man? https://t.co/bXyzpUQjKY
— neontaster (@neontaster) May 5, 2020
Do you think this portrays practical body images for boys? pic.twitter.com/ni5GecvMKr
— SPK (@bananareasons) May 5, 2020
This is what I grew up watching…
BRB, going to go defend the secrets of Castle Greyskull! pic.twitter.com/nJHliXvKod
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) May 5, 2020
Who can say? https://t.co/0tyzCQkuLs
— China is lying (@jtLOL) May 5, 2020
— Joel Martin (@Devilneck) May 5, 2020
Zardoz? Conan the Barbarian? Tarzan?
— Jim Jamitis ???? (@JimJamitis) May 5, 2020
Blue check marks are at it again… pic.twitter.com/DPMFvFvPTV
— Dac-attack (@YMdac92) May 5, 2020
— Rich Sweet (@djrichsweet) May 5, 2020
https://t.co/TP6Ol8sHxP pic.twitter.com/JuMkSlOvCh
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) May 5, 2020
— Witchy Chick (@1WitchyChick) May 5, 2020
We can do this all day, really. pic.twitter.com/9WPP1azfVc
— Witchy Chick (@1WitchyChick) May 5, 2020
Please do. Whenever a tweet like this pops up I get treated to so much eye candy.
— Bern (@LovelywaytoBern) May 5, 2020
Ha!
For real, though, of all the things to get outraged about, this seems like something that should be pretty low on the list. And before anyone argues that the dudes depicted above are still powerful because they’re wielding weapons, ask yourselves why women even need a weapon to be powerful.
I love how it’s flipped to make a point but still the woman has a cropped top
— Chelsea (@ChelseaP_PR) May 5, 2020
Why is she still dressed in a sexy outfit? I question your commitment.
— Murder Mo-rnet (@molratty) May 5, 2020
I grew up in the time of Leia. Nobody would ever accuse me of being a shrinking violet. We all understood before the default was to be offended; that Leia was a bad ass WITH or WITHOUT clothes. Get over it.
— GOPPouncer (@Mellecon) May 5, 2020