The Social Network
'The Social Network' on the Lore of Jewish Men and Asian Women
Sarah Seltzer came away from watching “The Social Network,” the movie about the founding of Facebook, peeved about its (non)portrayal of women. In her post, “The (Male-Only) Social Network,” she quoted Maya Dusenbery about “the wall of giggle and boobs that composes the film’s background.” I, too, came away miffed about this, but also thinking about the fact that those giggles and boobs belonged to a large (excuse the pun) number of young Asian women.
The (Male-Only) Social Network
Everyone’s talking about “The Social Network”, the movie chronicling the founding of Facebook. It was the weekend’s #1 movie and is an Oscar favorite It’s also attracted notice for its (non) portrayal of women. Feminist writers have weighed in thoughtfully, explaining that the movie’s women are mere props, that the creators of the film loaded the story with more misogyny than actually existed in reality, that female programmers and businesswomen were ignored, and mostly that the shallow images of women as mindless groupies undercuts the otherwise subtle, well-drawn aspects of the film.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Donates $100 Million to Newark Schools
It’s doubtful that anyone will use Oprah’s couch as a trampoline this afternoon, but audience members may leap from their seats when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears on the Oprah Winfrey show to formally announce his $100 million donation to the Newark public schools. The gift is part of Zuckerberg’s new foundation, Startup: Education, which is devoted to improving education for young people.