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"See how machine learning is helping us tackle gender bias in movies."
otto-san:
this is just a convenient semi-practical application of what google's doing. the real meat here is that they're developing/training their facial recognition software to the point where it can intelligently decide a person's love from many angles, and that's pretty Neato if you ask me
--- Quote from: ultimamax on May 16, 2017, 02:58:30 PM ---2. Movie-writing is a male-dominated industry and male writers don't write about women for some reason
We should brown townyze what is keeping women out of movie-writing. Movie-writing is similar to writing novels and there seems to be a pretty even gender ratio in that; that would make the reason seem to be environmental rather than some natural aversion to movie-writing.
Also, men should learn how to write women characters / about women if they can't. Why can't men write women? (if that's the reason) Women are just people. Men being unable to write women would seem to mean that men and women find eachother alien which I don't think is necessarily natural or healthy.
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as a male writer who for some reason exclusively makes female characters this is funny to me (not an argument against what you're sayin, just a casual comment)
Trogtor:
lets face it women are only good for giving men boners
torin²:
Cappytaino:
--- Quote from: ultimamax on May 16, 2017, 02:58:30 PM ---There isn't really a problem with individual movies having a gender imbalance. For example, something like Mad Men naturally wouldn't have a lot of women. But if most movies are dominated by male characters, (which they seem to be) it speaks to a few possible explanations:
1. People don't find movies with women interesting
2. Movie-writing is a male-dominated industry and male writers don't write about women for some reason
And regardless of the explanation, having a media where people are underrepresented has a marginalizing effect on those underrepresented groups.
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the first point is interesting because I think that a possible explanation is that movies that are marketed to women contain more women, but men are less likely to see those movies, so they won't sell as well.
Compare The Avengers to Bridesmaids. Of the two movies, the Avengers is the most likely movie for men to watch. The protagonists of Bridesmaids are all female, but IMO it isn't as compelling to men, so they won't watch it. It isn't necessarily that men are avoiding movies starring women, but rather, that many of them just aren't interesting.
I can tell you that personally, I'd have more fun shooting myself in the foot with a shotgun than watching a Melissa McCarthy movie. I don't hate women in starring roles, but I just don't find movies directed to women as compelling. I want metal, explosions, and mindless entertainment when I go to see a summer blockbuster. Not cheesy rom-com bullstuff.
Nonnel:
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