About this episode
The episode discusses the film (500) Days of Summer and critiques the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope.
Oh boy. We are wrapping up Manic Pixie Dream Girl month (thank goodness) with (500) Days of Summer. It is A. Lot. We are sorry (but not sorry) for our rage – at least we have JGL’s dimples? Show Notes: 500 Days of Sexism: https://dailyfreepress.com/09/28/00/199160/500-days-of-sexism-misunderstood-media/ Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
Topics covered
- Manic Pixie Dream Girl
- romantic comedy
- gender representation
Keywords
- JGL
- dimples
- sexism
- film analysis
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