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Once Billy’s influence wears off, Fred is quick to reassure Wesley that what happened isn’t his fault and that he’s a good man. Fine, okay! I’m not here to argue that the misogyny really is primordial, when bigotry of all kinds are so clearly learned behaviors. Still, it’s striking that the episode closes on how Wesley feels about committing sexualized violence, rather than how Fred feels about having it committed against her by a trusted friend. It’s Fred, rather than Wesley, who takes initiative in repairing the damage to their relationship
✏️ This smacks of the same thing that bothered me about the Barbie movie. At the end, Barbie has to console Ken and how he feels/what he went through (in their patriarchal overthrow and subjugation of the Barbies)… not whatever happened to her. It’s always about what happened to the man, and it’s up to the woman to help fix him. 👓 women masculinity 🔗 View Highlight