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Jun. 6th, 2012 01:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakReporter interviewing RDJ and Scarlet Johannsen demonstrates sexist idiocy, gets called out by ScarJo on same.
You know, about 80% of the lj reviews I've read who loved Black Widow started their praise with a disclaimer that the reviewer normally hates/dislikes/doesn't care for Scarlet J., but in this case, etc. Now I had seen Ms Johannsen in a few films, not many, pre-Avengers, the most memorable of which had been The Prestige, in which I had liked her in a supporting role. I had never read an interview she gave, so I had no idea about what her off screen persona might be. Which means I also don't know, to this day, what ScarJo did to be disliked by so many. Was it simply because she's a successful young actress? Was she in the habit of being offensive? I have no idea. But I do know that the behaviour of the reporter in the post I linked is all too common (and also reflected in those mostly male reviews which, completely ignoring any actual scene content and Natasha's quintessential plot contributions, sum up her role as eye candy), and I can't tell you how delighted I am that finally a younger actress (awesome veterans like Helen Mirren have been known to do it before, of course) calls the guy on question out on it.
I already loved your role, Ms. Johannsen. Now, whatever people's pre Avengers beef with you was, I also salute you.
You know, about 80% of the lj reviews I've read who loved Black Widow started their praise with a disclaimer that the reviewer normally hates/dislikes/doesn't care for Scarlet J., but in this case, etc. Now I had seen Ms Johannsen in a few films, not many, pre-Avengers, the most memorable of which had been The Prestige, in which I had liked her in a supporting role. I had never read an interview she gave, so I had no idea about what her off screen persona might be. Which means I also don't know, to this day, what ScarJo did to be disliked by so many. Was it simply because she's a successful young actress? Was she in the habit of being offensive? I have no idea. But I do know that the behaviour of the reporter in the post I linked is all too common (and also reflected in those mostly male reviews which, completely ignoring any actual scene content and Natasha's quintessential plot contributions, sum up her role as eye candy), and I can't tell you how delighted I am that finally a younger actress (awesome veterans like Helen Mirren have been known to do it before, of course) calls the guy on question out on it.
I already loved your role, Ms. Johannsen. Now, whatever people's pre Avengers beef with you was, I also salute you.
