About this episode

Lena, Alissa, and Quentin Tarantino discuss various aspects of Hollywood, including sexism and character portrayals.

Lena, Alissa, and special guest, Quentin Tarantino, discuss fandom, fame, badly-behaved women characters, and the corrosive effects of Hollywood sexism. Quentin also shares film recommendations, and gives his take on past C-Word episode subjects.  This episode was first published on 10/28/2021.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lena Dunham, Alissa Bennett

Guest: Quentin Tarantino

Topics covered

• fandom
• fame
• Hollywood sexism
• women characters
• film recommendations

Keywords

• fandom
• Hollywood
• sexism
• women characters
• film recommendations

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