ScarJo, Smash Sisters, and Other Violent Women
Violence isn’t always agency, but it sure is better than victimhood.
I recently watched Black Widow, Marvel’s latest blockbuster. In it, ScarJo and FloPu first fought each other and then subsequently kicked the ass of the bad guy, who traffics in young women—and made $140 million its opening weekend to boot. The raw violence of women on screen, giving and taking as rough as male superheroes, was eye opening. I felt the p…
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