tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post7176174148250376534..comments2023-10-10T09:39:33.688-07:00Comments on Writes in the City: I am not a chickWendyCinNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548500219172368038noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-70270431995091100602009-10-11T12:49:16.382-07:002009-10-11T12:49:16.382-07:00YEAH!YEAH!Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-70224411307591675622009-10-08T17:32:33.915-07:002009-10-08T17:32:33.915-07:00I loved the Underworld series with Kate Beckensale...I loved the Underworld series with Kate Beckensale, as an example. I have no problem with female leads as long as they're killing people. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-11136538216403962572009-10-08T13:54:09.978-07:002009-10-08T13:54:09.978-07:00Ed, so basically anything without explosions is a ...Ed, so basically anything without explosions is a chick flick. Okay.<br /><br />But what if the action movie has a female lead, hmm? What then? Because I'll turn into The Bride from Kill Bill if I hear you callin' me a "chick."<br /><br />;-)WendyCinNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548500219172368038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-40628442414557305172009-10-08T10:31:41.672-07:002009-10-08T10:31:41.672-07:00I'm not apologizing. I do use the term chick f...I'm not apologizing. I do use the term chick flick as dismissive. If the main theme of the movie is love and relationships, no matter what the lead character's gender, its a chick flick to me.<br /><br />I want action, adventure, monsters, spaceships, car chases and explosions.<br /><br />:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-80277027824370741462009-10-06T13:11:27.982-07:002009-10-06T13:11:27.982-07:00Marissa--That's awful! Poor Mr. Wilde, a chick...Marissa--That's awful! Poor Mr. Wilde, a chick like the rest of us.<br /><br />Kristina--Yep, absolutely.WendyCinNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548500219172368038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-6331449087015619312009-10-06T11:32:47.723-07:002009-10-06T11:32:47.723-07:00What makes me crazy is that if you take any number...What makes me crazy is that if you take any number of "chick flick" or "chicklit" or "women's fiction" plots and you reverse the genders, you'd get "love story", "comedy" and "literary fiction" with no gender qualifier as if male characters represent the universal and female characters are the (light, fluffy) sideshow.<br /><br />I heard Elizabeth Berg recently quote what Augusten Burroughs said about her: "If you had a penis you'd be John Updike."Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005060328496062807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-90886284055194859692009-10-06T10:28:04.472-07:002009-10-06T10:28:04.472-07:00This bothers me, too. The condescending tone more...This bothers me, too. The condescending tone more than anything, and the assumption that it can't be taken seriously if it's a chick flick (or lit). Someone recently told me that the film adaption of "The Importance of Being Earnest" was a chick flick. I had no words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-83510417992599682382009-10-05T15:31:06.636-07:002009-10-05T15:31:06.636-07:00The book world tends to use "women's fict...The book world tends to use "women's fiction" which I like a hell of a lot more than "chick lit" (eh, okay) or "hen lit" (no!)<br /><br />Melanie, the movies are: Thelma and Louise, Steel Magnolias, and The Color Purple.WendyCinNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548500219172368038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-91421603452601567382009-10-05T15:24:01.217-07:002009-10-05T15:24:01.217-07:00I get it, I do. And I wince a little too over the ...I get it, I do. And I wince a little too over the <i>chick lit</i> reference, much the same way.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-85132683486644777602009-10-05T15:06:52.320-07:002009-10-05T15:06:52.320-07:00Excellent points. Now I want to know which movies ...Excellent points. Now I want to know which movies you were referring to.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-86873613190264584272009-10-05T12:28:33.336-07:002009-10-05T12:28:33.336-07:00Lucky for me, romantic comedies are me and my hone...Lucky for me, romantic comedies are me and my honey's favorite movies. He loves movies with strong female characters. The fact that the women are usually gorgeous, doesn't hurt either! <br /><br />The term chick lit doesn't bother me when it's used for lighthearted movies or books geared mainly towards women. However, the term being used for nearly anything with a female protag is patently ridiculous.Debra Lynn Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817248340630521543.post-31701879513540685892009-10-05T11:54:54.508-07:002009-10-05T11:54:54.508-07:00Drives me crazy. Men can be so dismissive of anyth...Drives me crazy. Men can be so dismissive of anything with a female lead. It's aggravating.<br /><br />I'll never forget when I took my books to Half-Price books, and the girl smirkingly said to her co-worker, "<i>Chick Lit</i>."<br /><br />Irritating. If they had given "chick lit" a different name, I bet it would still be popular.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.com