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Hollywood’s War on Women?

Hollywood’s War on Women?

By Dr. Tom Snyder, Editor

A new study shows that it’s not the Republican Party that’s waging a war on women – it’s Hollywood!

A study by the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism shows that roles for women in Hollywood movies are drying up.

For example, of the Top 100 movies at the U.S. box office in 2012, only 28.4 percent of the 4,475 speaking characters were female, a decrease of 13.4 percent from the 32.8 percent number three years ago. Also, only six percent of those movies had a “balanced” cast, which was defined as a percentage of 45 percent to 54.9 percent.

“When they do get screen time,” the study said, “31.6 percent of women were depicted wearing sexually revealing clothing in 2012, the highest percentage over the five years [of the study].”

Deplorably, this sinful depiction was even more true for teenage female characters, where 56.6 percent of teen girls wore sexy clothes, an increase of 20 percent since 2009!

It’s also interesting to note that, according to Big Hollywood on the Internet, the Cannes Film Festival’s lineup this year includes only one female director (last year’s festival had none!).

“Hollywood needs to re-examine its moral standards,” said Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission® ministry (CFTVC), which also does business as Movieguide®:  The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment (www.movieguide.org).

“The Sexual Revolution ushered in by Hollywood, the psychology profession, the secular education establishment, and the Supreme Court in the 1950s and 1960s has been a disaster for American society, but especially for women and children,” he added. “Because of the Sexual Revolution and other factors, millions of single mothers and their children are at risk to deadly sexually transmitted diseases, poverty, and violent gangs, which just repeat the cycle of unwed mothers, poverty, diseases, and violent crime…even though, there is an antidote to the problem: media wisdom.”

There is Good News to report, however, Dr. Baehr said.

“Movieguide® and the Christian Film & Television Commission® have made great inroads in redeeming the values of Hollywood and influencing Hollywood leaders to put more Christian faith and values, and more traditional, patriotic values, in their movies and television programs,” he said.

Dr. Baehr cited the recent high ratings for such family-friendly, faith-oriented, and patriotic television programs as “The Bible,” “Duck Dynasty,” and “NCIS,” as well as the increase in successful faith-oriented movies like “The Blind Side,” “42,” and “Soul Surfer” and the popularity of family-friendly movies like “The Blind Side,” “Ice Age:  Continental Drift,” “The Croods,” and “Oz the Great and Powerful.”

“People are crying out for good faith-based, patriotic entertainment that’s morally and spiritually uplifting,” Dr. Baehr concluded.

The Christian Film & Television Commission® ministry and Movieguide® (www.movieguide.org) are an international non-profit ministry, advocacy group, and watchdog dedicated to “redeeming the values of the entertainment industry by influencing industry executives and by informing and equipping the public about the influence of the entertainment media.”

Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


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