The Internet Is *Not* Here for the All Female 'Lord of the Flies'

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By Mehera Bonner 2017-09-01T16:24:29Z

Warner Brothers just announced a remake of Lord of the Flies with an all-female cast, which—naturally—is being made by a fleet of men. In the words of the internet: "why tho." Just take a look at this quote from writer/director Scott McGehee:

"[It's] aggressively suspenseful, and taking the opportunity to tell it in a way it hasn't been told before, with girls rather than boys, is that it shifts things in a way that might help people see the story anew. It breaks away from some of the conventions, the ways we think of boys and aggression."

So, essentially, a team of men want to make a movie about women (sorry, girls) as aggressors? When the original film is about toxic masculinity? Yeah...nah.

Female-centric Lord of the Flies, u say?? How about a female-centric federal govt okay I'll take thatAugust 31, 2017

how about a lord of the flies remake where the island is already full of men and all the little girls just eat themAugust 31, 2017

We're literally living an all-male "Lord of the Flies" right now, but sure, let's see two male writers describe how women would be worse.August 31, 2017

"all-female Lord of the Flies remake" SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE MISSED THE FUUUUUCKIN POINT OF LORD OF THE FLIESAugust 30, 2017

Dudes writing a female version of LORD OF THE FLIES is like a gift to the problematic think piece gods...August 30, 2017

A female lord of the flies where everything goes fine and they create a society on a secret island wait this is the start of wonder womanAugust 31, 2017

If you want to hear about a female Lord of the Flies let me tell you about my experiences in all-girls' show choirAugust 31, 2017

lord of the flies is about the pitfalls of masculinity. don't bring the women into this, we don't care about your ass-marAugust 31, 2017

-ok guys we need to find something "remake, but with ladies"-how bout lord of the flies, a story about systemic masculine toxicity?-geniusAugust 31, 2017

The all-female Lord of the Flies movie will just be 2 hours of the girls enjoying not having their jokes mansplained to them.August 31, 2017

The Lord of the Flies movie feels like a studio had a big jar of "Make with Chicks?" ideas & just picked the one that made the least sense.August 31, 2017

So many think-y face emojis, so little time.

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