Single White Female (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]

I just watched this years after seeing the original version in the 90s. Great film but indulge me a little rant here. Watching it with fresh eyes, I can’t help but notice the underlying mysogyny in this film. I’m referring to the masterbation scene. Why is it that all female psychos in films do this on screen and it appears to be some kind of red flag that they’re dun dun dun…… PSYCHO! I mean, really? Men would never do such things, I’m sure *eye roll* and if they did in films, it is certainly not portrayed as some kind of psychopathic marker. Why is it that any woman expressing any kind of female desire or enjoyment of sex is immediately portrayed as a psycho? It really, really annoys me. Heaven forbid women should enjoy sex in any shape or form (as men are allowed to, and frequently and freely do in film) because if they do, they clearly must be psychopathic or insane/damaged in some way. Think about it- films like fatal attraction, basic instinct, the temp, disclosure, deceptions, the witches of eastwick, catwoman etc all portray women who are unapologetic about their sexuality as being either bad, psychologically unhinged, murderers, or evil, needing to be punished. Moreover, in films where the female character suddenly becomes sexually aggressive, it is only because she is going through some kind of evil transformation. The “good” women are the ones who keep their desires quiet, hidden and unfulfilled. Men, on the other hand, who are unapologetic about their sexual desire are labelled as heroes – James Bond, I am talking to you.

Sorry, but nope. Clearly, we should all be chaste and view sex as some kind of duty to perform for the sole enjoyment of men. Right. Rant over, now I’m off to show my ankle to the chimney sweep like the harlot that I am.