Woody Allen has his say on post-MeToo feminism and the surprise: we would have done without it

Invited to present his 50th^And film at the Venice Film Festival, Woody Allen took the opportunity to express his opinion on the Rubiales case but also on #Me too. AND we would have been fine without it.

Splicers have mobilized to denounce a system that protects and highlights men accused of sexism and sexual violence. “No to rape culture”, “Stop shining the spotlight on rapists” they proclaimed in unison during the film’s premiere. In a healthy post on Instagram, the feminist collective Red carpet of black rage rightly observed:

“With these repeated selections, film festivals continue to weave a transversal network of alliances and support to which it should apply victims of gender and sexual violence AND not to the filmmakers accused of this violence. »

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When feminism becomes nothing, it’s just stupid“

You don’t have to look far to understand how much the actions of these feminists, constantly mobilized, are necessary. While he is accused of sexual assault by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow and that is banned from Hollywood for several yearsWoody Allen has reached the point of to announce feminist during an interview for Variety.

Claiming that he hired women for his films and that no complaints had been filed against him in the course of his work, the director The 87-year-old presented himself as an ally of #MeToobefore giving her vision of feminism. Without too much surprise, we then learn that, according to him, feminism can be the object of drifts and become ” foolish ” :

If a movement brings something positive, for women in this case, it’s a good thing. When it becomes nothing, it’s just stupid. Sometimes it is justified and very beneficial for women, and that is good. But sometimes I read things in the newspaper that seem ridiculous to me and I find them stupid…

If feminism means letting abusers do what they want, then yes: Woody Allen is an ally of #MeToo

When the journalist Variety he asked the director to clarify what he found stupid, the latter explained it in the most normal way possible #MeToo sometimes no longer had any connection to women’s rights. According to him, that would be the real objective of the movement create problems out of things that “most people” consider normal, thus confusing one’s vision of the world with that of the entire world :

It’s stupid, you know, when This isn’t really a feminist issue. or an issue of injustice against women. It’s too extreme trying to make trouble with things that most people don’t consider offensive.

These facts that, according to Woody Allen, “they are not considered offensive by most people”the director provided a compelling example just a few days ago.

The latter had declared regarding the story of Luis Rubiales’ forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso who saw no evil in his act. The Spanish sports leader said it “I didn’t rape her” since the attack did not occur “a dark alley” and that was it ” friends “ with the footballer. Recall that the latter filed a complaint on September 6, after this filmed attack caused anger and indignation around the world.

More than a joke in bad taste, Woody Allen reminds us in spite of himself how necessary #MeToo is – and we’re better off without it

Beyond’a cynical observationwe can only worry about the fact that the men who support rape culture and are accused of sexual assault consider their worldview the norm.

This concern becomes a major political issue when these men make films that are financed, distributed and acclaimed, thus contaminating cinema and the collective imagination with their vision of the world full of violence and sexism. In short : thanks to #MeToo.

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