Colin Stokes TED talk video.
Ok. The dude doesn't like action movies. His son does though. But that's not enough for Colin. He launches into a harangue about how bad action movies are for boys, and how much Wizard of Oz teaches better values.
Then he brings up the Bechdel Test. Want to know another movie that passes the Bechdel Test? Showgirls.
So far, it's simply annoying. But at 8:35, he drops the rape bomb. He claims that an article in Newsweek said that 1 in 5 women were the victims of sexual assault in their lifetimes. Sounds like the 1 in 4 claim to me. But what really bothered me is his attempt to create a Threat Narrative. "I don't think that's the fault of popular entertainment"... and yet he goes on to strongly insinuate just that. He brings in the specter of rape, to justify his opinion. Dude. Don't let your kids watch Star Wars. That's fine. But don't tell me what to show my kids, and especially don't use rape as a bludgeon to Force people to agree with you.
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