Metropolis Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 https://www.dailywire.com/news/46166/netflix-denounces-term-chick-flick-offensive-paul-bois I swear people wake up thinking about ways to be offended by something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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captainbleh Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I think there are some good arguments for ditching it (and its equivalent in literature). I can't force people to ditch it, but I don't use it . Same for "actress". But it's just people looking for new ways to be offended and "first world problems", obviously. The knee-jerk dismissiveness here is really annoying sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 *face palm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerimar Nyliram Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Everything's offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Their post is offensive to Chicken Little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I like it when people get offended by people getting offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I get exasperated by people taking things offensively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 I think there are some good arguments for ditching it (and its equivalent in literature). I can't force people to ditch it, but I don't use it . Same for "actress". But it's just people looking for new ways to be offended and "first world problems", obviously. The knee-jerk dismissiveness here is really annoying sometimes. So the term is an issue to you? I ask because this is not something I've heard one person ever complain about. It's not the content that is referenced because "chick flick" covers multiple genres of film. It started with romantic comedies, but has become a catchall for any movie a woman wants to see. It's the word chick. I know some women don't like the term, there are others who don't care, and there are those who are actually fond of it. Let's be honest about one thing. Chick Flick is a thing because it rhymes. The number of people who use the term with malice is probably far less than those who truly hate the term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 I like it when people get offended by people getting offended.And who was offended by others being offered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zambingo Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I like it when people get offended by people getting offended.And who was offended by others being offered?I'M OFFENDED NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Seriously Tank, with you working in film is it a term that has any negative connotations in the industry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I'm most intrigued at the idea of anything other than a rom-com being called a chick flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Would you consider The Notebook a rom com? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Seriously Tank, with you working in film is it a term that has any negative connotations in the industry?Not actively no. But terms in Hollywood are always getting redefined. I'm more offended by "elevated horror" and "grounded scifi." Not the movies that are those things (like say Hereditary or Children of Men for example) as bad, but the fact that studios, and even more so, reviewers have to justify why a genre movie becomes a crossover hit. As if the fandom genre poop couldn't possibly be good. Even John Krazinski tried to push off Quiet Place as NOT a horror film. I think this is a case of an exec wanting to make female driven romantic comedies without being trite and full of sociopathic behavior (like most rom coms) and decided chick flick was a lesser way to describe such a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Would you consider The Notebook a rom com?Never saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 I'm offended that this thread doesn't come with Chick-fil-A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Would you consider The Notebook a rom com?Never saw it.I'm also not doubting or mocking. I just don't know that I've ever experienced it. Kinda like the first time I heard people dip fries in mayo. Although after the shock I did start mocking those people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Seriously Tank, with you working in film is it a term that has any negative connotations in the industry?Not actively no. But terms in Hollywood are always getting redefined. I'm more offended by "elevated horror" and "grounded scifi." Not the movies that are those things (like say Hereditary or Children of Men for example) as bad, but the fact that studios, and even more so, reviewers have to justify why a genre movie becomes a crossover hit. As if the fandom genre poop couldn't possibly be good. Even John Krazinski tried to push off Quiet Place as NOT a horror film. I think this is a case of an exec wanting to make female driven romantic comedies without being trite and full of sociopathic behavior (like most rom coms) and decided chick flick was a lesser way to describe such a movie. See I didn't even know they went that fast in the film industry classifying films. It's sorta like music. Sub genres are broken down into more sub genres. Eddie Trunk on his podcasts laments the term Hair Metal. He feels it was a way for industry execs to marginalize the bands of that era. Though Trunk does admit to the quality of music and changing tastes being the reason for it's demise. I'm not sure if a term is a reason for box office success or failure of a certain film. To me bringing up the subject probably makes it a situation more than it was beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 That's a great example. So many genres get pigeonholed by one subgenre. You say you like metal, and people think of The 80s and not where the genre is at now. A lot of people say they hate horror films, but what they mean is, they hate slasher films from the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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