# Misogyny and pop culture: don't yuck my yum! (Spoilers for the movie Poor Things)

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**Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-pop-culture-dont-yuck-my-yum-spoilers-for-the-movie-poor-things/997107/423 "2024-02-18T01:08:08Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> Again, “this movie sounds like it’s primarily for men” is NOT the same as saying it is misogynistic.

The bit just before the quote you responded to:

> [@Poor Things - movie. Open spoilers after first post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-things-movie-open-spoilers-after-first-post/996425/40):
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> I have a strong opinion about why I am unlikely to see it, in part because I have yet to see serious discussion addressing the fraught context of a sexualized and empowered woman written by and for the male gaze.

> male gaze
> 
> _noun_
> 
> noun: **male gaze** ; plural noun: **male gazes**
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> 1. the perspective of a notionally typical [heterosexual](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=2a7f26ccc3600125&hl=en&sxsrf=ACQVn0_Dr0VAJxLCvvaTgjK4ffU9o_aA8g:1708218289593&q=heterosexual&si=AKbGX_rEkSHdR9ulIQYeh6xSG1UBoZYIfMwGvN1nYsJiJfOovmJ3PABf-UOJvrF7VAAPH3voYFNMW7_FnltPHQ5q8pDXm6sXZwybmReLSuyL-A5fDaqlsFQ%3D&expnd=1) man considered as embodied in the audience or intended audience for films and other visual media, characterized by a tendency to [objectify](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=2a7f26ccc3600125&hl=en&sxsrf=ACQVn0_Dr0VAJxLCvvaTgjK4ffU9o_aA8g:1708218289593&q=objectify&si=AKbGX_onJk-q0LQUYzV7-GRhpJ5D-3p3G0Wy7KTIfGS_hmdM4RLbzsgt_vMgyCxygLSOVBiYFCa6lBwDVQxnTXBItJdPfXpQaqhIxIKxRuReB2rU2f-OIRA%3D&expnd=1) or [sexualize](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=2a7f26ccc3600125&hl=en&sxsrf=ACQVn0_Dr0VAJxLCvvaTgjK4ffU9o_aA8g:1708218289593&q=sexualize&si=AKbGX_onJk-q0LQUYzV7-GRhpJ5DzperxPkHwvHtMrJ1hD-qE6V-tKA-7m96J5vCs8X1qlgE11tHfdw5DUtlLsuOhB__kZKK98EUn9buikqPJ2LdFoSXxu8%3D&expnd=1) women.

That seems a strong statement about a movie they have not seen. We are being told this movie was made by men to objectify women for the pleasure of men.

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