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This film has some really sexist elements!


The whole film ain't bad. I actually had a good time throughout most of it. But some scenes are just so painfully out of place. Also, as stated in a thread below, guys' acting towards women is really bad. But the worst part is that a male protagonist was kind of raped by his pals and that blond girl and not even one thread about it? Seriously!

If a woman was tied-up against her will and a random dude was made to lick her vagina while she says 'No, no, I *would* want to, but I will get married, DON'T do it' (or something along those lines), and a guy backs off and then lets dog taste her vagina... can you imagine the reactions? Can you even imagine this being green-lit to be seen by people? Can you even imagine it being seriously discussed by the director and writer? No, right? Then why is it okay for a comedy (and this ain't the first nor the last one to show it) to have it's male protagonist beaten, kidnapped, raped and such BY the *good* guys, who are just 'pranking' or 'mistaken'?

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Sexism is the least of this crappy movie's worries.

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You're absolutely right, but that double standard has always been there and likely always will.

Same goes for women hitting men with no expectation of reprisal.
Can you imagine at the end when the bride runs up and slaps him, if he hauled off and punched her in the face?
People woulda lost their *beep*

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