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Violence Against Women? Melanie hit multiple times??


I found this film to be morally irresponsible in relation to violence against women and girls. In fact, it disgusted me.

Melanie/Wanda is punched in the face:

1) In the desert by a man

2) In the desert by an old woman (then Mel is blindfolded which looks terrible)

3) In the cave she is punched and knocked unconscious by a man

4) In the cave by a man who tries to kill her


I found the violence against this female character was sickening and SO over-the-top.

Shame on the filmmakers for allowing this to occur in their film. Too much violence against women in the world-- it shouldn't be happening in Hollywood films, too.

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I found this film to be morally irresponsible in relation to violence against women and girls.
What do you find morally irresponsible about equality?

In fact, it disgusted me.
Your misandry disgusts me.

Melanie/Wanda is punched in the face
So? Male characters get punched in the face all the time. I bet you weren't complaining about the female-on-male violence in Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, where Bella assaults Jacob.

I found the violence against this female character was sickening and SO over-the-top.
Why is she any less deserving of violence just because she has a vagina?

Shame on the filmmakers for allowing this to occur in their film.
Yes, shame on the filmmakers for not being sexist.

Too much violence against women in the world
Fail. The vast majority of crime victims are male.

it shouldn't be happening in Hollywood films, too
Why not? There's violence against men in movies.

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