This is not OK.
No matter how hard Jennifer Lawrence, Lena Dunham, and Amy Schumer try to fight it, sexism is alive and well in Hollywood.
And while social awareness for female inequality in film — and every profession, for that matter — may be at an all-time high, that doesn’t mean the industry itself is ready to change.
Just ask Ross Putman, a producer who is doing his best to highlight just how bad things really are for women, even at the earliest stages of filmmaking.
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Ross went viral on Wednesday after he created a Twitter account to display actual descriptions for female characters, (all of whom he’s renamed JANE for the sake of anonymity,) that he’s read in legitimate scripts — and while it may seem funny at first, it’s actually just sad.
In fact, every single woman featured is characterized almost entirely by her looks!
A rare heroine is granted the ability of athleticism or wit — but not at the expense of being “as adorable as she is sexy.”
Ch-ch-check out the sad truth of Hollywood’s problem with writing strong female characters (below)!!!
Like draping the Venus De Milo in a burlap dress, Jane’s sensational natural beauty fights through her plain blue Ann Taylor outfit.
— Ross Putman (@femscriptintros) February 10, 2016
A gorgeous woman, JANE, 23, is a little tipsy, dancing naked on her big bed, as adorable as she is sexy. *BONUS PTS FOR BEING THE 1ST LINE
— Ross Putman (@femscriptintros) February 10, 2016
This is JANE. She’s lithe, leggy, spirited, outgoing, not afraid to speak her mind, with a sense of humor as dry as the Sonoran Desert.
— Ross Putman (@femscriptintros) February 10, 2016
His wife JANE is making dinner and watching CNN on a small TV. She was model pretty once, but living an actual life has taken its toll.
— Ross Putman (@femscriptintros) February 10, 2016
JANE (late 20s) sits hunched over a microscope. She’s attractive, but too much of a professional to care about her appearance.
— Ross Putman (@femscriptintros) February 10, 2016
Though drop-dead beautiful, JANE (40) has the appearance of someone whose confidence has been shaken. She is a raw, sexual force, impeded.
— Ross Putman (@femscriptintros) February 10, 2016
JANE, 28, athletic but sexy. A natural beauty. Most days she wears jeans, and she makes them look good.
— Ross Putman (@femscriptintros) February 10, 2016
All heads turn to find JANE (28) in the doorway: stunning and trying her best to hide it.
— Ross Putman (@femscriptintros) February 10, 2016
Gross, right??
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