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A celebration of 100 of the best romantic comedies of all time - all with proper feminist credentials. From Barbie to Muriel's Wedding and It Happened One Night to 13 Going on 30, this book will validate your love of romcoms and prove they have always had your back.We all love romcoms. They keep us on the edge of our seats, waiting for the two leads to fall madly in love. But what you may not realize is that they often contain profound feminist messages that have the power to re-shape how we think about sexism and women's rights.In this fascinating guide, film journalist and Bechdel Test Fest founder Corrina Antrobus reveals how romcoms reflect feminism in the modern age. These iconic, groundbreaking movies have shone a spotlight or shifted narratives on topics from body positivity to abortion, and from faking orgasms to workplace equality.Antrobus discusses all the best feminist moments, big and small, in romcoms through the ages, including: When Harry Met Sally, which broke taboos around faking orgasms 10 Things I Hate About You, which embraced female rebellion Mamma Mia!, which sang in the face of slut shaming My Best Friend's Wedding, which showed us it's OK to be irrational Clueless, which proved women can be fashionable, feminine and feminist! Bridesmaids, which brought female-powered comedy to the forefront of HollywoodSo, what are you waiting for?! Arm yourself with this stylish guide to the best feelgood movies that have taught a generation of women and girls all about love, humour and identity. Each page includes recommendations for similar movies, making it the perfect companion for anyone in love with romcoms and longing for more.

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Author:   Corrina Antrobus ,  Vulga Drawings
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:   White Lion Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780711290709

ISBN 10:   0711290709
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   29 August 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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The RomCom That… Gave Women an Early Lesson in Self-Respect Proved ‘When She Was Bad, She Was Better’ Inspired Women to Find a System of Their Own Superseded Male Dominance Showed She Could Have a Career and a Marriage Had Her Wearing the Trousers Gave Insight Into the Intelligence of the ‘Bimbo’ Liberated the Sexual Freedom of 1950s Women Stuck It to ‘The Man’ Pioneered the Bachelorette Pad Challenged the Idea Of the ‘Older Woman’ Highlighted a Broken Welfare System Outed Sexual Double Standards Battled Career Vs Motherhood Embraced Her Career As Her First Love Liberated The ‘Walk of Shame’ Gave Gaslighting Its Deadly Revenge Taught Women to Recognize Their Worth Proved You Can Make Your Own Opportunities Changed the Way We Talked About Orgasms Embodied the New Age Of 1980s Feminist Power Gave Black Women Money, Power, Sex and Love Empowered Women Who Refused to Settle Deconstructed the Fairytale Wedding Gave Us the Feminist Fashionista Validated the Emotions of Black Women Left Prince Charming at the Altar Made Single Working Mothers Feel Seen Shone Light On Black Lesbian Love Centred a Black Woman’s Love, Not Pain Showed Being Irrational Was Just a Rite of Passage Fulfilled a Black Woman’s Sexual Desire Saw the Internet As Both a Gift and a Curse Taught Girls You Don’t Need to Conform Proved There’s No One Way to Be Gay Humanized the Hollywood Actor Did Away With the ‘Bridezilla’ Explored the Equality of A Throuple on Her Terms Took No Woman for Granted Had Her Ambition Come First Taught Women the Need for Self-Defence Highlighted Women’s Economic Empowerment Gave Us the ‘Strong Female Introvert’ Was a Love Letter to the 90s Woman Got Us Talking About Sexual Fluidity Reversed the ‘Dumb Blonde’ Stereotype Showed How Liberating Bending the Rules Can Be Made Room for Women in a Male-Dominated Space Knew Solidarity Was How the Working Class Survive Knew the Makeover Was for Her (Not Him) Got Revenge on a History of Romcom Sexism Put a Spin on the ‘Crazy’ Girlfriend Trope Saw the ‘Made Woman’ for Who She Really Is Reflects on Being a Better Feminist Had a Plus-Size Lead Living Her Best Life Taught Us About Invisible Labour Empowered Women to Play Their Own Lead Dared to Suggest That Not All Women Are Maternal Demonstrated the Power of Saying ‘No’ Sang in the Face of Slut-Shaming Explored All Options When It Came to Having Kids Was the Revenge of the ‘Perfect Quirky Girlfriend’ Critiqued Backwards Attitudes to Sexuality     Pointed Out That Love Wasn’t Enough Proved, Once Again, That Women Are Funny Normalized the Fact That Women Have Sex Buddies Saw Her Triumph From Misogynistic Labels Centred the Black Butch Lesbian Proved Female Friendship Is Where Real Love Lies Put the Emphasis on Her Orgasm Over His Made Middle-Aged Dating Look Young at Heart Had Honest Conversations About Trans Sex Had Zero-Judgement About Abortion Was Unapologetically Bisexual Centred the Joy of Women … All Women Gave Dimension to Saudi Arabian Women Showed Going It Alone Was the Right Way to Go Was an Unapologetic Ode to a Black Female Experience Gave Toxic Masculinity a Dressing-Down Had a Healthier Mother–Daughter Relationship Brought a ‘Coco Queen’ to the Romcom Party Was an Ode to Independent Women Opened Up Honest Conversations About IVF Called Out Workplace Inequality Validated the Emotions of Teenage Girls Proved Successful Women Can Be Loved Gave India Its First Mainstream Lesbian Romance Knew Loving Yourself Always Comes First Illustrated the Challenges for Women in Politics Was Perfect for the Imperfect Woman Proved a Woman’s Heritage Is Where Her Heart Is Reminded Women That 30 Is Still Young Knew 40-Year-Old Black Women Could Be Sexy as Hell Wanted More to Life Than Being Stuck in a Rut Gave Lesbians a Very Happy Christmas Centred the Teenage Love of a Black Trans Girl Had Honest Discussions About Later Life Sex Opened Up the Conversation About Assisted Marriages Didn’t Whitewash the City Took the Battle of the Sexes to a Whole New Level

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Corrina Antrobus is a film critic whose life's work has been dedicated to championing underrepresented groups in cinema. In 2014 she founded London's popular feminist film festival The Bechdel Test Fest - an ongoing celebration of films that pass the Bechdel Test, also known as the Wallace-Bechdel Test. The festival ran for seven years and hosted screenings, talks, created zines and produced the Who Is She podcast in 2019. Corrina has reviewed films for Empire magazine, Rolling Stone, BBC, Total Film, Huffington Post and was the resident host for Channel 4's Sunday Brunch. In 2020 Corrina wrote and voiced a documentary on Ava DuVernay for BBC's Inside Cinema, was nominated for a Screen Rising Star Award in 2019 and was awarded a Women in Hollywood Trailblazer award in 2017. She has worked in film marketing for Virgin Movies, film distribution for Picturehouse Entertainment and now works as a writer, Q&A host, Culture Lead for her home town of Hackney alongside recently entering the world of motherhood.Lily O'Farrell is a feminist writer and cartoonist known as @vulgadrawings to her 300k followers. She's been publishing funny, educational cartoons about millennial womanhood since 2018, covering topics like sexual violence, domestic labour and online misogyny. In 2021 she published Kyle Theory with The Indigo Press. Lily has collaborated on cartoons with organisations that campaign against domestic violence and online hate, like Refuge, Rape Crisis, The Centre for Countering Digital Hate and Kick It Out.  

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