The first review that caught my eye was on Slate (I am addicted to Dear Prudence). I glanced through it and a reference to another article, “The (Homo)Social Network” is what snagged my attention. The homosocial is on my mind almost twenty four seven thanks to this project, so there was no way I could let this opportunity for a modern connection slide past me.
So, I gathered a list of articles reviewing The Social Network, which wasn’t too hard because some of the reviews refer to other reviews. This list is by no means exhaustive, obviously, but it heartens me to see reviewers grappling with the role of women within the movie, and its social consequences. Enjoy.
- From Bitch Magazine: "Tube Tied: Stephen Colbert Asks About Women, and Maybe that's All I Need" by Michelle Dean
- From Jezebel: "The Social Network, Where Women Never Have Ideas" by Irin Carmon
- From Women and Hollywood: "Stephen Colbert Asks Aaron Sorkin About the Ladies in The Social Network" by Melissa Silverstein
- From IFC: "The (Homo)Social Network: "The Social Network" doesn't have a problem with women -- its characters do." by Alison Willmore
- From Slate: "Is the Facebook Movie Sexist?" by Dana Stevens
- From Salon: "Sorkin explains "Social Network" sexism" by Tracy Clar-Flory and "Female programmers on "The Social Network." How accurate is the Facebook movie's depiction of women as trophies in the world of Web 2.0? We asked the experts." by Tracy Clark-Flory
- From The Daily Beast via Business Insider: "Groupies, Sexed-Up Asians, Vengeful Sluts, And Feminist Killjoys – Meet The Women Of The Social Network" by Rebecca Davis O'Brien
- [Edited on 19 October 2010 to add another link] From Tenured Radical, The 2.0 Edition: "Straight People, Listen! The Pervasiveness of Cruelty in Mass Culture" by Tenured Radical
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