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Originally posted by Haunted
I'm acknowledging this question. I'm going to have to think about it.
Well... I see your point Dr. K. As a feminist, I find it inherently promblematic that the male killer penetrates the female body. It is a dark and bold statement and it IS rapacious.
Not only do these films portray the female in a weak an needy role, but often times she is in the act of sex, which society practically screams the fact that women should not be open with their sexuality. The killers themselves are not sexual, but their knives are. This is all theory, you understand.
Now, I don't think that writers, directors, and producers of said films set out to demonize and destruct the woman. Most theorists will tell you that this is a subconscious issue. I don't feel like I can make that judgement call about said writers, directors, and producers, because it's also a fact that sex sales.
If you look at horror audiences, men have been the majority so of course there are going to be a lot of scantily clad women.
There are lots of great books on the subject. Feminist theory was not my strong point. I got more into Feminist Theo/Thealogy. That's where I'm the strongest.
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Well, I have a slightly different view of slasher movies. In most of the ones I have seen, the killer doesn't just run around stabbing women, he kills guys too. Remember the original NOES? Freddy used Johnny Depp to paint the celing. LOL Also, in Halloween 5, there is a couple having sex in a barn. The Shape kills the guy first, by stabbing him in the back with a pitchfork, right when he's getting off. LOL THEN he kills the girl. John Carpenter once said that the concept wasn't about punishing sexualy active teens. Its about the revenge of the repressed. In other words, The Shape cant get any, so he isnt going to let anybody else either. LOL Anyway, my basic point here, is that slasher films have both male and female victims. My only problem with them is there isnt enough female killers and/or monsters.