I was unable to finish watching Women's Work because all of the unrelenting, graphic violence against women made me nauseous. The odd thing is that, after I posted in my LJ saying as much, I was emailed by someone who said their boyfriend had the same reaction to my Faith vid. It never occurred to me that might happen. That led to a discussion about the portrayal of violence in the two vids and how it differs - which, I suppose, might extend to the two shows.
Certainly I'm a bit desensitized to the violence in my own vid, but I think the biggest reason one affects me that way and the other doesn't is because Faith has power and is the aggressor. Now, the power itself and how it and her calling are forced upon her do make her a victim of men, but honestly that's just a lot easier for me to *watch* than a long procession of (often innocent) women being maimed and brutally killed.
So the bottom line is that I still think Women's Work is a brilliant concept. I just can't watch it.
By the way, thank you for your wonderful comments about Living Dead Girl.
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Date: 2007-09-06 06:40 pm (UTC)Certainly I'm a bit desensitized to the violence in my own vid, but I think the biggest reason one affects me that way and the other doesn't is because Faith has power and is the aggressor. Now, the power itself and how it and her calling are forced upon her do make her a victim of men, but honestly that's just a lot easier for me to *watch* than a long procession of (often innocent) women being maimed and brutally killed.
So the bottom line is that I still think Women's Work is a brilliant concept. I just can't watch it.
By the way, thank you for your wonderful comments about Living Dead Girl.