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In reply to the discussion: Perhaps I'm nuts but I found the Boob Song not only a parody of Hollywood musicals which [View all]reorg
(3,317 posts)25. my words
"it would appear that some commentators have no concept of the literary terms "persona", "voice", "perspective". They seem to think that Seth MacFarlane writes and plays the roles of Peter Griffin, Stewie and similar ostensibly childish characters to give literal expression of his own, personal point of view."
What does any of this have to do with what Jennifer Lawrence may or may not know about women's struggles?
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snagglepuss
Feb 2013
OP
You're probably right, but it runs into the old problem of what happens when...
Ian David
Feb 2013
#3
and yet movies with excessive violence get a more reasonable rating than those which show boobs.
Javaman
Feb 2013
#6
Spot on. You describe a mindset which seems to be shared with religious fundamentalists.
snagglepuss
Feb 2013
#9
Exactly. Here's the video - the site I'm linking to suggests a "rape count" for the number of
Iris
Feb 2013
#29
I don't think it was, given the entirety of all MacFarlane's misogynistic comments.
Arugula Latte
Feb 2013
#17