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osprey_archerTwo movies about Ruth Bader Ginsburg have come out this year: On the Basis of Sex, a biopic about Ginsburg’s groundbreaking legal work in sex discrimination, and RBG, a documentary about Ginsburg’s career as lawyer, judge, Supreme Court Justice, and icon.
I’m still waiting for On the Basis of Sex to make it to a theater near me, but I watched RBG on DVD the other day and had a good time, although as often happens with documentaries I don’t have much to say about it.
I think my favorite bit was the part where they talk about Ginsburg’s transformation into an internet meme - the Notorious RBG - because, as they note, it’s unusual for older women to be paid much attention in our society, but people will come out of the woodwork to hear Ginsburg speak, watch movies based on her life, or read about her - like this article in The Atlantic, which has some interesting discussion about the oddness of the fact that RBG - measured, moderate, focused on the law - has become a feminist hero at such an angry, radical moment.
I’m still waiting for On the Basis of Sex to make it to a theater near me, but I watched RBG on DVD the other day and had a good time, although as often happens with documentaries I don’t have much to say about it.
I think my favorite bit was the part where they talk about Ginsburg’s transformation into an internet meme - the Notorious RBG - because, as they note, it’s unusual for older women to be paid much attention in our society, but people will come out of the woodwork to hear Ginsburg speak, watch movies based on her life, or read about her - like this article in The Atlantic, which has some interesting discussion about the oddness of the fact that RBG - measured, moderate, focused on the law - has become a feminist hero at such an angry, radical moment.
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Date: 2018-12-30 02:42 pm (UTC)"Help us,
Obi-wan KenobiRBG, you're our only hope" --is sort of the role I see her playing in today's America. (Well, only very sort-of, but you know what I mean. Wise older figure who seems all too likely to be cut down by a lightsaber at a critical moment, so WHERE IS OUR LUKE SKYWALKER IN THIS ANALOGY? JEEZ Asakiyume, don't you know that we must save ourselves and not rely on powerful hero-types? Yes, other-voice-in-my-head, I do, but I was just trying to leave a comment about RBG, okay??)no subject
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