We're showing kids a world that is very scantily populated with women and female characters. They should see female characters taking up half the planet, which we do.
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When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting things to do. Decades later, I can hardly believe my sons and daughter are seeing many of the same limited choices in current films.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Geena Davis reflects on the impact of gender representation in films on children.
The quote highlights the concern of limited roles available to women in films, both in the past and present. Geena Davis reminisces about her childhood experiences of acting out movies, emphasizing how children, regardless of gender, often gravitate towards the more dynamic and adventurous roles typically assigned to boys, which in turn influences their perceptions of gender roles in society.
Themes
Gender RepresentationFilmsChildrenRolesSociety
In practice
Example use cases
In a film discussion panel about children's movies, this quote could serve as a springboard to talk about gender roles in modern cinema.
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