FEMME FATALE Feminist Icon or Glorified Sex Object

FEMME FATALE Feminist Icon or Glorified Sex Object?

Pro’s � Femme Fatale is French for …. . ? � Deadly � � Woman Crafty, Mysterious, Deceptive Unlike the Angel of the House, the femme fatale is anything but pure. � Often uses her sexuality to her advantage to gain control over men

Complications… � However, while the femme fatale turns the power structure on its head, as instead of being preyed upon for sex by men she uses this weakness against them to bend them to her will, there is a danger of falling into another stereotype through trying to subvert the first one of being considered weak.

Con’s � Though she represents a powerful individual who sexualizes herself (willingly) to gain power, the fact remains that she is still a sex object (to some extent) when all is said and done, regardless of her end game.

What do we think? � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=7 Ucee. HJ 3 N Hs

Let’s Discuss � � � Is Nikita an feminist icon or sex object (primarily)? Why? What might we change about her character to push her more in the other direction?

How about here? � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Sn. HCZCqqb g 4

Catwoman � Does Catwoman make a better or worse femme fatale? In what ways?

One Last Example…. � � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=XNIFKsvx_4 o http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Vhs 5 O 7 t. G 33 Y