Mad Max: Fury Road has made some unlikely enemies.
Men’s rights activists have called for a boycott of the latest Mad Max film, saying the film is “feminist propaganda”.
According to Aaron Clarey, a blogger on men’s rights rag Return of Kings, Charlize Theron’s character “Imperator Furiosa” had more screen time than the title character Mad Max — and that’s just so unfair.
*Insert vigorous eye roll.*
“Charlize Theron kept showing up a lot in the trailers, while Tom Hardy (Mad Max) seemed to have cameo appearances,” Clarey ranted.
“Charlize Theron sure talked a lot during the trailers, while I don’t think I’ve heard one line from Tom Hardy. And finally, Charlize Theron’s character barked orders to Mad Max.”
Clarey said he was excited for the “explosions, fire tornadoes, even the symphonic score,” but was disappointed when he realised he’d been tricked into seeing a film that “kowtowed to feminism.”
He believes feminism has “infiltrated and co-opted Hollywood”, subsequently ruining every action flick.
“This is the vehicle by which they are guaranteed to force a lecture on feminism down your throat,” he spews.
“This is the Trojan Horse feminists and Hollywood leftists will use to (vainly) insist on the trope women are equal to men in all things, including physique, strength, and logic.”
Not only that, but Clarey fears women will start to be more like Theron’s badass fighting Furiosa, than how women are *supposed* to look. (In case you need #inspo, Clarey suggests Sophia Loren.)
But the “real issue” is whether men will allow themselves to be “duped” into seeing such a deeply offensive film.
So, in a noble effort to help those lacking his keen eye for spotting feminist infidels, Clarey has called for men to boycott the film.
Can we get a slow clap for Aaron Clarey?
What did you think of the new Mad Max film?
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Top Comments
Don't feed the trolls.
This guy is a troll from a troll site. If he seriously thinks Max's lack of lines is proof of a feminist agenda then he's obviously not watched any of the Mad Max films. Max is a man of few words. The second and third Mad Max films had strong female characters who gave Max orders. So basically this guy has no idea about this great Aussie film franchise.
Plus there is a huge difference between the amount of male action movie heroes and female action movie heroines. I love my action movies and some of my favourites are the ones with strong female leads. Sarah Conner in the Terminator franchise and Ripley in the Alien franchise are both great characters .... River in Serenity also comes to mind. I honestly think that if it's a great story, it's well told by a good director and well acted, it doesn't matter whether the lead is male or female. Liam Neeson's character in "Taken" or Bruce Willis' character in Die Hard could just as easily have been female ... Betty Mills has to go to Paris to save her daughter Kim, who's been taken ... Joan McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save hubby Harry and others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Kick-ass action, a few explosions and some memorable lines of dialog and you've got a great popcorn film or two there.
Gosh, I sure hope this poor dear never sees any of the movies in the Alien franchise. Or Terminator franchise. He should pretty much just steer clear of any movies directed by James Cameron. We might laugh but it would be a terrifying and deeply unsettling experience for the little lamb.