Rachel Brosnahan (27) in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV 2017)
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i don't think it's a coincidence that heroines and female protagonists in most entertainment franchises are depicted as extremely beautiful and a good chunk of their power is expressed primarily through their sexual prowess. it makes women correlate attractiveness and femininity with power without actually showing them what having and getting real power looks like. this "women can do both" femme-fatale shit distracts audiences from the fact that femininity actively disempowers women. it drains their finances, keeps them focused on appealing to men instead of overthrowing them (priming them to seek men's approval above their own well-being), and harms their bodies.
i promise you women being sexually attractive to men never helped get them rights or respect. not even an iota.
(also, i've noticed that these super smart, charismatic, beautiful women are always portrayed as exceptional while the women around them are flighty, crazy, stupid, helpless, dumb, hysterical and she's the one to help and liberate them from their bad looks, empty heads, and cowardice. because the narrative must show that she is an EXCEPTION and not the norm because most women really are "like that." they are an unachievable standard that is simultaneously used to bash women while pretending to lift them up. also, there's a lot of white supremacist rhetoric)
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MIDGE MAISEL & LENNY BRUCE
in the marvelous mrs. maisel S4E08.
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THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2017-2023)
SEASON FIVE, EPISODE NINE | FOUR MINUTES
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