Posted on 05/25/2017 1:32:50 PM PDT by drewh
On Wednesday, Alamo Drafthouse Austin announced it would hold a women-only "Wonder Woman" screening when the movie debuts in June.
"Apologies, gentlemen, but we’re embracing our girl power and saying 'No Guys Allowed' for one special night at the Alamo Ritz," the movie theatre wrote. "And when we say 'Women (and People Who Identify As Women) Only,' we mean it. Everyone working at this screening — venue staff, projectionist, and culinary team — will be female."
Some people did not respond well to the announcement and perceived exclusion.
"Alamo Drafthouse, will there be a male only screening for Thor: Ragnarok or a special screening for IT that's only for those who identify as clowns?" one Facebook commenter wrote.
"We might actually have to steal that clown idea," the Alamo Drafthouse account responded. "Thanks Ryan!"
In fact, it seems that whoever is running the Austin Alamo Drafthouse Facebook account has a snappy response for critics across the board. Here's a sampling of how the theater is responding:
Alamo also provided some more earnest responses, noting that it often provides special viewings for groups such as veterans and active military members, and that its many other "Wonder Woman" screenings are open to all.
There was clearly demand for the tickets to the women-only showing. The first screening sold out, leading Alamo to add a second women-only "Wonder Woman" screening. As of Thursday, the second women-only screening had also sold out.
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Ya’ gotta see this.
“In fact, it seems that whoever is running the Austin Alamo Drafthouse Facebook account has a snappy response for critics across the board. Here’s a sampling of how the theater is responding:”
Alamo Drafthouse is FAMOUS for their snappy retorts to people they think are wrong.
Case in point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs
And from that came... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1COD6IIcwI
Imagine what will happen when they make a “Xena: Warrior Princess” movie.
I can see them having a special screening for women with Adam’s apples.
Someone please explain. This does not compute. Is this version of Wonder Woman targeted for dykes? Do women get off on a sister that has a lasso-of-truth to set all men in their place?
What is going on here? Norman coordinate! Norman coordinate! Norman coordinate!
They should let the guys hang out in the lobby and drink and have a party afterwards.
What the hell did we do to you ?
Par-Tay down.
It might draw publicity, but I have been surprised how low key the feminist angle of Wonder Woman is. I think with the disaster of women based movies such as the Ghostbusters remake and the gun control movie that assumed the Hillary coronation, this movie is trying to downplay the feminist angle. From the reviews it is a good movie on its own merits, so it doesn’t need politics.
A few years ago, in a jury pool while waiting to be assigned to a case, I found myself doing something I'd never done before. There was a TV in the jury room, and I found myself watching the Jerry Springer show.
The gist of the episode was that some young guy told his attractive young wife that he had fantasized about watching her make out with another woman, and after they talked about it she finally agreed. So naturally, these morons decided to ask Jerry Springer to arrange the hookup on his show.
Now this guy was pretty young and dumb and obviously he was pretty excited, thinking he was going to get to watch his hot young wife gettin' it on with some hot young lezbo, and probably was hoping that he'd get invited to join in the fun.
No such luck. Out walks this 200+ pound diesel dyke wearing a black leather motorcycle jacket, who promptly informs Jerry and the cuckold hubby that he's not enough man to keep his wife happy, and that she was gonna take her back to a room offstage and show her "what she'd been missing", and take her home after the show. Priceless!
I'll leave the rest to your imagination, but don't think too hard about it, it may ruin the rest of your appetite.
Oh wait, it's in Austin, duh!
Jerry is a complete a-hole, which sometimes makes his show funny.
This is all a big lead up to Justice League. Marvel wasn’t even that sure about making Wonder Woman limiting the budget to 100 million...
Justice League and Wonder Woman are not Marvel characters. I think that’s Time Warner now and Marvel is Disney.
Absolutely, nothing in the world wrong with this. Having some fun with Wonder Woman movie release.
Discrimination?
Just wait outside and pick them up.
Men...just boycott the movie, nationwide.
You can see it when I comes on cable.
Show up dressed normally, tell them you self-identify as female, if they refuse to let you in call the cops and sue them.
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