thank you for creating so many works that are not pro desperate/reckless breeding!
respect, H/r
ps - i get especially annoyed when flagrantly “having it all” types like tina fey (whom i otherwise admire) create characters that portray women as obsessed with being a bride (30 rock) &/or having a baby (baby mama). i say blerg to that, madam. blerg!
The last two are new European films I saw in Berlin. Dunya and Desie is actually really great, except it centers on the one teenage girl’s unplanned pregnancy with twins and how she “heroically” eschews abortion. Ciao Bella, same thing - teen girl gets knocked up and her decision not to abort is portrayed as hopeful, inspiring and heroic. I do grow weary of this plot device, and wonder why it’s all the rage right now.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
dear nina paley,
thank you for creating so many works that are not pro desperate/reckless breeding!
respect, H/r
ps - i get especially annoyed when flagrantly “having it all” types like tina fey (whom i otherwise admire) create characters that portray women as obsessed with being a bride (30 rock) &/or having a baby (baby mama). i say blerg to that, madam. blerg!
March 7th, 2008 at 9:05 am
I agree, but it’s still better than celebrities breeding in real life.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I see it in the first three, but I don’t understand what the last two have to do with babies…am I missing something?
(I went to see “Knocked Up” with friends when it came out, and it made me cringe a thousand cringes. I’m not a baby person either, really.)
March 12th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
The last two are new European films I saw in Berlin. Dunya and Desie is actually really great, except it centers on the one teenage girl’s unplanned pregnancy with twins and how she “heroically” eschews abortion. Ciao Bella, same thing - teen girl gets knocked up and her decision not to abort is portrayed as hopeful, inspiring and heroic. I do grow weary of this plot device, and wonder why it’s all the rage right now.
March 14th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Hey, I’m a breeder and even I think this sudden celebration of Gals Who Spawn is creepy.