The Age of Sincerity

You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario, which is both complicit and complex. It’s misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman’s sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film. … There is something very distorted about this reality that they’ve created, which is that it is OK to torture women on screen. Any kind of violence towards women in a sexual scenario is fine. But give a woman pleasure? No way. Not a chance. That’s pornography.

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Ryan Gosling, actor and feminist, in a letter protesting the NC-17 rating of Blue Valentine. The rating was based on one consensual sex scene, in which he goes down on Michelle Williams. 

Ryan you need to stop this perfection before you kill us all. 

(via itscandidlycara)

I don’t say this about many men, but I want to marry Ryan Gosling.

(via melaniehamlett)

MANY PEOPLE WONDER HOW RYAN GOSLING BECAME POPULAR WITH SMART LADIES. THIS IS HOW. THIS IS AN OLD QUOTE. THEN DRIVE CAME OUT AND HE LOOKED GREAT IN IT SO IT ADDED TO THE MYSTIQUE. BUT IT ALL BEGAN WITH HIM DEFENDING THE RIGHT OF WOMEN TO ENJOY SEX ONSCREEN. 

(Source: snowstorminjuly, via melaniehamlett)

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