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Times are changing in Hollywood with the whole #TimesUp initiative, to women getting more and more lead roles. But that’s not to say that Hollywood doesn’t have a ways to go still. And stand-up comic Marcia Belsky took it upon herself to remind everyone that Hollywood has been crapping on women for a hell of a long time.
Belsky dug into the Hollywood posters archives to find a bunch of posters that simply cut off heads of women and forces the spotlight on another part of their body — like their butt or breasts. This task can be seen in various movie posters, TV promotions, ads and more. And there’s more. These headless women are usually leaning out of frame or simply looking away from the camera.
Take a look at some examples below:
In most mainstream comedies, the women are either the Wife or the Butt
which 1 do you wanna be!#wife #butt #decide pic.twitter.com/kubEhMtqCX
— HeadlessWomenHlywood (@HlywoodHeadless) October 5, 2016
Well, John Candy??
Which one you gonna fuq??? #headlesswomen #onlythelonely pic.twitter.com/sISeCoyOuL
— HeadlessWomenHlywood (@HlywoodHeadless) February 6, 2017
Happy anniversary to truly the most impressive example of @HlywoodHeadless I ever found pic.twitter.com/qGDsIR0c8K
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) March 12, 2018
We’re more than anonymous, interchangeable parts made for men of all ages to bond over
Vote 4 us 4 #ShortyAwards https://t.co/bSkCkJt9ZM pic.twitter.com/UYFwZScEgW
— HeadlessWomenHlywood (@HlywoodHeadless) February 6, 2017
lol wow Hot Tube Time Machine going for gold!!!!!! Gotta respect the hustle. #film #marketing #objectification pic.twitter.com/1VhYzN1vdN
— HeadlessWomenHlywood (@HlywoodHeadless) June 2, 2016
Are these Madonna’s legs pic.twitter.com/ROoiXj7SuX
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) March 12, 2018
Hmmm I’m sure he didn’t choose this but Jason Priestley must be imprisoned pic.twitter.com/VwAMTVl5IX
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) March 12, 2018
Can’t forget my favorite, where the female spy is left out, Knife Legs is just a butt, but the dog gets its own poster
“This is a bond trope.” You’re right, @MyDadLovesMe69! But this is not a parody of the objectification itself. It’s just a repurposing pic.twitter.com/eh48cAGMdz
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) March 12, 2018
You can find these & a whole lot more at https://t.co/cnaiex2D17.
Please send me the headless women you see!
If only that woman had a head, she would know that gun is just her finger :(((( pic.twitter.com/01YtDZ2gic
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) March 12, 2018
Here are some I like to refer to as “terrifying” and “why” pic.twitter.com/wwHDNzDwNb
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) March 12, 2018
Lol remember how much you hated “Chuck” pic.twitter.com/qkP5eNftZ1
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) March 12, 2018
Boys will b boys pic.twitter.com/OoqgZOfbaK
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) March 12, 2018
And there is plenty more of course. All of these examples simply show that the woman was put on the poster just to reel in the viewer with their looks — forget that they have a brain. Something tells me we won’t be seeing a lot more of these types of posters and ads moving forward.
