Ghostbusters och bristen på kontextbefriad tråk-snygghet
”I haven’t seen the film yet, but the above ties into something I’ve been saying for ages about the way female characters are routinely presented as being The Same Kind Of Conventional Beautiful without any reference to context: it ignores the fact that personal presentation is an expression of personality […] The stereotype becomes a cheap shorthand excuse for dressing the characters as though they’re heading for a glamour shoot, because god forbid “this woman cares about fashion” be translated as “wears really gorgeous, practical rainboots and sews pockets into all her skirts” instead of, as it more commonly is, “has perfectly styled long hair worn down at all times and always wears heels, even if they’re an FBI agent in the field”.
