janetgoodman
Wow. Just finished watching The Red Pill - a female helmed documentary on the Men's Rights Movement. (Warning - this MAY start a minor flame war.)Let me caveat this by stating I very much consider myself a feminist, and have personally experienced - as we all have - more than enough abusive/exploitive misogynist encounters. (Even one of those is "enough". #metoo.)And one can't deny there are some "bad apples" in the MRA movement: a sub-section who *do* (perhaps intentionally) overlook acutely legitimate women's rights concerns. Those that fall into that category use the cloak of MRA to hide inherently misogynistic views. Needless to say, folks like that should be immediately corrected and educated... no compromise allowed.Still: documentarian Cassie Jaye presents a balanced case here in Red Pill, exposing the strawmanning stereotyping on both sides of the Feminist/MRA fence - all nuance be damned. (A us-vs-them mindset similar in nature to the red-blue political dichotomy so unescapable now in the US. )But Men's issues are human issues, too. IMO, any true Feminist must be concerned with both. Which makes Red Pill an intelligent watch. Tribalism always aggravates social problems, it never helps. The only thing that *can* is a principled, fair and open minded look across the board. For which, this documentary *may* be a solid starting point.
gblitzmadel
I love this movie. It's so wonderful. It makes me happy. I want to be a humanist.
mat-fletcher
Cassie Jaye, a self confessed feminist, took a look at the issue of men activists groups, why they exist and how they are at odds with the feminist narrative. Well, that is what she discovered anyway. I feel like giving Cassie a massive hug and high five after watching this, she is a film maker who has the courage and spirit to show the results of her work, whatever they might be in the most accurate way that she can. She has not twisted the footage to fit her agenda, she has simply shown the results of her investigation.It is so important that film makers do this and I am very happy for Cassie and wish her every success with her new ventures.
Tournel Henry
First, it was so easy to understand. Interestingly arranged. Also brought up different views of gender rights. But, most importantly, it sheds light on gender discrimination against male. An issue which is always overlooked. I was surprised when it brought up statistics I didn't expect to illustrate this (including the "Bring Back Our Girls" movement). Then, it is accompanied with modestly nice graphics for a documentary.