Judd Apatow doesn’t know what sexism is…

Sun, Jul 26, 2009

…Katherine Heigl doesn’t know what grownup is, and Orphan knows that women deserve only punishment. It’s fun!

Yup, it’s another installment of The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.

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Accounting Ninja

Sun, Jul 26, 2009 3:10pm

Very astute observations. Other than MAJ, if anyone is looking for some equally in depth analysis of Apatow, Rogen and his ilk, I recommend Tiger Beatdown. She’s a funny lady who writes about feminism. The only drawback is you have to do some archive digging.

Oh, what the hell, I’m feeling generous!:)
Year One
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Some discussion of the dudecentric comedy formula
SuperBad
40 Year Old Virgin

Victor Plenty

Mon, Jul 27, 2009 2:26am

Here’s another trenchant analysis of Apatow’s oeuvre.

tomservo

Mon, Jul 27, 2009 12:52pm

I understand the underlying sexism behind much of Apatow’s characters, but I still laugh my ass off. Does that make me a bad person?

Newbs

Tue, Jul 28, 2009 11:54am

read and commented!

amanohyo

Tue, Jul 28, 2009 7:24pm

No tomservo, laughing doesn’t make you a bad person. But be careful my friend, one day you may accidentally understand things so well that you are unable to laugh at things you once found funny.

That’s what happened to me and groin injury jokes. It was truly a sad day when I realized that testicular violence had somehow lost its ineffable magic.

Thanks for the links Accounting Ninja.

Victor Plenty

Tue, Jul 28, 2009 8:29pm

Accounting Ninja’s links are definitely worth the time, I’ll second that.

The phrase “trenchant analysis” applies only with irony to the silly content at the other end of my own link. The material at Tiger Beatdown is both funnier and more insightful.