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All-female Lord of The Flies remake faces backlash as it 'misses the point' and 'women [tr]
UK Telegraph ^ | August 31, 2017 | Helena Norton

Posted on 08/31/2017 6:10:52 AM PDT by C19fan

There is to be a new Lord of The Flies film with a twist - all the people stranded on the island will be female. The adaptation of William Golding’s 1954 novel has faced backlash on social media as critics have accused it of "missing the point".

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: feminism; lordoftheflies; pedophile
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To: DiogenesLamp

Female “Ghostbusters” redux.
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Exactly.


41 posted on 08/31/2017 7:16:56 AM PDT by sevlex
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To: C19fan

Wasn’t the book about children going feral?

Is the movie going to be about adults?


42 posted on 08/31/2017 7:29:40 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: sam_whiskey

“The female-led Lord of the Flies wouldn’t ever happen because women would just branch off into their own respective groups peacefully”.

This person forgot her satire tag.


43 posted on 08/31/2017 7:32:06 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: a fool in paradise

The Japanese version of Battle Royal was the first thing that popped into my mind too... GMTA ;^)


44 posted on 08/31/2017 8:28:12 AM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: C19fan

“The hags are complaining that women would never de-generate as the book had the boys do.”

I’d argue they would degenerate much quicker, since they would be less likely to be able to do some of the basic stuff the boys in the book did to survive, like hunting boars with spears, etc.


45 posted on 08/31/2017 9:13:51 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: LeonardFMason

I like your thinking!


46 posted on 08/31/2017 10:42:38 AM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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To: C19fan

The 1960 version (which suffers from having been made on a shoestring budget) was the more faithful to the story of the two I’ve seen.

Some may not appreciate the fact that it was also true to the nature of boys with regard to clothing. The youngest ones shed theirs entirely, while the older ones (even those who most reverted to savagery) retained them even as they fell to tatters.

Parents will recognize this behavior.


47 posted on 08/31/2017 11:53:19 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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To: xp38

She has the conch!


48 posted on 08/31/2017 1:45:59 PM PDT by karnage
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To: C19fan

Oh yes they would. It would be a social justice dystopian nightmare.

A Female Lord of the Flies Story
https://hubpages.com/literature/A-Female-Lord-of-the-Flies-Story


49 posted on 08/31/2017 7:03:28 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Mr. K
They could work in some mud wrestling ...

Somebody suggested pillow fights on another thread. And spankings. There would have to be spankings.

50 posted on 08/31/2017 7:16:53 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: C19fan
The adaptation of William Golding’s 1954 novel has faced backlash on social media as critics have accused it of "missing the point".

Yeah we already know a bunch of wimmins will disorganise if there isn't a man there to tell them what to do. It wouldnl't be unexpected. (Or should I read the article?)

51 posted on 08/31/2017 8:02:21 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Winter is coming)
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To: C19fan

Maybe they’re all transgendered girls, who are really boys, so they act like boys.


52 posted on 09/02/2017 1:44:05 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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