Hollywood is a town where networking and connections count more than talent.
Good grades in college…USELESS!
Award winning short film…USELESS!
Being the niece of a studio executive…USEFUL!
It’s all about who you know and what favors people owe you.
When choosing who you want to work with, you’re basically deciding who you want to play golf with, go to the Laker game with, and drink scotch with. (all in the name of business of course).
So no wonder men decide to work with other men.
But…I …I like the Lakers, I can play golf (miniature golf that is), and heck I’ll drink a scotch if it means directing a multi-million dollar film.
For this reason I think women should form their own club.
And contrary to belief this club doesn’t involve us having pillow fights in our underwear.
We’ll celebrate out Independence…
Cue: Destiny’s Child Independent Women
“All the women who are independentThrow your hands up at me
All the honey's who makin' money
Throw your hands up at me”
There’s this false notion that there’s only one vacant spot at the men’s club for a woman.
But that isn’t the case.
Women feel the need to compete against one another and as a result we end up sabotaging one another.
Women need to rally together rather than tear each other down. We should advocate for one another and shouldn’t look at each other as competition, but rather as allies.
We would all be a lot better off if we did.
To many people in the entertainment industry women are like exotic wild creatures on the verge of extinction and we represent diversity in the industry. (Go figure right)
Because we represent the “diversity” in the industry some women feel that there’s only one spot for the “token woman.” Instead of competing for the “token” place, we should advocate for one another and fight for more spots to be opened up for women.
The classic example of a woman deliberately belittling another woman is Sigourney Weaver’s claim about why James Cameron didn’t win the Academy Award for Best Director
"Jim didn't have breasts, and I think that was the reason"
Really Sigourney, Really? Was that necessary?
Rather than celebrate this historic win by Kathryn Bigelow Sigourney Weaver rains on our parade.
I mean what a sore loser.
She tarnishes Bigelow’s win. She may have thought that Cameron deserved the win, but there was no need to bring gender into her argument.
If Tarantino won, would she have made any complaints against him?
“Jim didn’t have as big a …” (you can fill in the blank)
“Jim didn’t have as big a …” (you can fill in the blank)
So if woman can’t even be proud of and embrace the achievement of other women how can we expect others in the industry too?
Honestly, I think Bigelow should have said…
“I won because I have breasts and the 81 other winners before me won because they have penises.”
Kathryn would never say this because she never even addressed the fact that she’s a “female” director, but that’s another issue.
So…club meeting starting next week, and I elect Tina Fey as our president.
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