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Comment on Counterpunch and Sexism by Mary Beaudoin

Mary Beaudoin — Sun, 26 May 2013 12:53:49 +0000

It should also be acknowledged that while her chosen career as an actress/movie star has already been well established and provides her with certain privileges, Angelina Jolie made this personal revelation at some risk to her career, which, no matter how it might be criticized for objectivication of the human body, is dependent on what the film industry and the public perceive as visual and sexual attractiveness. It’s also not necessary to comment that she lacks feminist and political values, as she seems to act with more feminist and political awareness than many people. She is one of the few celebrities who uses her fame to draw attention to social causes (you might even say political causes)–as a UN Good Will Ambassador, she has traveled to Iraq and drawn attention to the plight of post-war Iraqis, refugees in various parts of the world, etc.

Comment on Counterpunch and Sexism by Eric Ruder

Eric Ruder — Sun, 26 May 2013 03:35:17 +0000

Great statement, Deepa.

One note: I think you mean “self-reflective” rather than “self-reflexive” in the last paragraph.

-eric

Comment on Zero Dark Thirty: Selling Extra Judicial Killings by Zero Dark Thirty: Selling Extra Judicial Killings | The Southern Praxis

Zero Dark Thirty: Selling Extra Judicial Killings | The Southern Praxis — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:06:11 +0000

[...] Reprinted with permission from Deepa Kumar. [...]

Comment on Zero Dark Thirty: Selling Extra Judicial Killings by Zero Dark Thirty and the Problem of Pakistan | The Feminist Wire

Zero Dark Thirty and the Problem of Pakistan | The Feminist Wire — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:16:24 +0000

[...] I agree with some of the reviews (the best, in my mind, are from Jane Mayer for The New Yorker and Deepa Kumar on the blog Empire Bytes), but I would like also to consider a few other aspects of the film that have not been widely [...]

Comment on Zero Dark Thirty: Selling Extra Judicial Killings by Kieran Kelly

Kieran Kelly — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:19:00 +0000

Hi Deepa,
Great article. I find the negotiation of torture that took place on the small screen during the Bush era, along with other apsects of that era of TV, to be utterly fascinating and Zero Dark Thirty sounds like quite a culmination. Although I haven’t seen ZDT, the controversy prompted me to write what I have been wanting to get out about The Hurt Locker which you can find at http://ongenocide.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/genocide-fuck-yeah-how-the-hurt-locker-put-the-fun-back-into-mass-murder/ if you are interested.