I never ever ever was a girly girl Ballet, dollies and pink were never my domain. I never had inspiration either as I approached adulthood to be a Bond Girl Bond Woman. I was a Tom boy through and through and my favourite toy was my James Bond Car the Lotus Espirit.
Bond to some might have been a misogynistic dinosaur in the past but we have to remember that Bond is indicative of our times it seeks to mirror our society. Though certain situation may be a leap of face and poetic licence is the order of the day.
I saw Skyfall at the Showcase Cinedelux in the Directors Lounge You arrive as if you a a secret agent you are provided with Some Mars planet sweets and shown to your seat . I was shown to a leather glad booth , here I imagined myself to be awaiting Bond with the prospect of going on some sort of secret mission.
But I am afraid the world is going to combust in a concoction of self righteousness it appears we can not say Bond Girl now its Bond Woman according to one documentary I saw . Life I agree is sometimes full of labels but as long as it is not inflammatory or racist is there really a problem? If you have a girl and she is described as being a TomBoy perhaps if you are really really bothered you can say yes she is a practical girl ...
Bond to some might have been a misogynistic dinosaur in the past but we have to remember that Bond is indicative of our times it seeks to mirror our society. Though certain situation may be a leap of face and poetic licence is the order of the day.
I saw Skyfall at the Showcase Cinedelux in the Directors Lounge You arrive as if you a a secret agent you are provided with Some Mars planet sweets and shown to your seat . I was shown to a leather glad booth , here I imagined myself to be awaiting Bond with the prospect of going on some sort of secret mission.
But I am afraid the world is going to combust in a concoction of self righteousness it appears we can not say Bond Girl now its Bond Woman according to one documentary I saw . Life I agree is sometimes full of labels but as long as it is not inflammatory or racist is there really a problem? If you have a girl and she is described as being a TomBoy perhaps if you are really really bothered you can say yes she is a practical girl ...
Aaarrrrrgh! Political correctness is so annoying!!!! Why can't people just have fun with something without making it all about the principles??? Sounds fab btw :)
ReplyDeleteI do find all this political correctness really frustrating. I'm listening to Sherlock Holmes at the moment and it is so deliciously casually racist/ sexist/ classest that it feels ever so naughty!
ReplyDeletetoo much rules and regulations everywhere
ReplyDeleteQuite honestly one of my g'daughters (well both in a way, but in particular one of them) is a tomboy - we know it, her mam knows it & she knows it. So why the concerns? So daft it's beyond...
ReplyDeleteit is all a bit much... gets annoying!
ReplyDeleteI was such a tomboy... don't understand why everything needs to be so politically correct. Do people really care?
ReplyDeleteI am constantly amused that people never know know to refer to my colour, to be honest most things don't offend me although I'm not overly even on"coloured" .. It just seems a bit vague , but I wouldn't kick off about it!
ReplyDeleteSorry, I meant "keen" !
ReplyDelete