G.I. Jane let women star in military propaganda too

What’s Happening

So basically The 90s measured female power simply through broken glass ceilings.

Jane so entered the military-industrial complex. Jane let women star in military propaganda too Ladies, is it feminist to join the military-industrial complex? (shocking, we know)

Caroline Siede — By Caroline Siede | | 1:00pm Photo: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Film Features women of action Copy to clipboard × Copy Link Copy Link — Facebook X Reddit Bluesky Email 0 With Women Of Action , Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over time.

The Details

The 1990s loved a woman in uniform. Jamie Lee Curtis joined the police force in Blue Steel.

Jodie Foster worked for the FBI in The Silence Of The Lambs. Michelle Yeoh became a supercop in Police Story 3 .

Why This Matters

Captain Janeway debuted as the first female lead of a Star Trek show. Even Disney sent a princess to join the army . It was a decade where female power was measured ceilings and climbing institutional ranks.

This is exactly the kind of news that gets fans excited or concerned.

Key Takeaways

• And nowhere is that more apparent than in one of the most thunderously on-the-nose female-led action movies ever made: 1997s G.
• On the other, it raises some thorny questions about whats actually empowering when it comes to female action heroes.

The Bottom Line

Jane suffers from the Barbie monologue problem, wherein openly discussing sexist double standards feels dorky and heavy-handed even when its true. That in and of itself is a tool of patriarchy.

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