While movies like "500 Days Of Summer" and "You've Got Mail" might be the perfect companions to a Friday night at home, they (unfortunately) don't include the most progressive feminist plot lines. There are definitely rom-coms that turn stereotypes on their heads, but many actually perpetuate sexist character tropes. Fan favorites like "She's All That" and "Jerry Maguire" center around a woman completely changing her life for a man, while "500 Days of Summer" and "Garden State" idealize t...
While movies like "500 Days Of Summer" and "You've Got Mail" might be the perfect companions to a Friday night at home, they (unfortunately) don't include the most progressive feminist plot lines. There are definitely rom-coms that turn stereotypes on their heads, but many actually perpetuate sexist character tropes. Fan favorites like "She's All That" and "Jerry Maguire" center around a woman completely changing her life for a man, while "500 Days of Summer" and "Garden State" idealize t...
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