Comment on This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits

• knitwitt@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  When EggInDisguise suggests that it may be personal choice and you chime in to say that representation matters as a response, it sort of comes across like you don’t think the actor’s preferences matter over the end goal of changing the media landscape.

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  • velma@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is a produced television show. Nothing the actress is wearing is her choice in the show.

    I will fight tooth and nail for anyone to choose how they present their body. I don’t care if people shave or don’t shave.

    I do care about how the media presents women and the affect it has on how society expects women to look and behave.

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    • knitwitt@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Assuming that actors literally have no choice at all is a bit short sighted. The original premise of the whole thread was ‘what if that’s just their preference’?

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      • velma@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Then you’re back to ignoring how media presents women as if this conversation about personal choice and patriarchy have no bearing here which is false.

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