Last night, James Cameron blessed us with his unsolicited opinion about Wonder Woman, which he considers to be "a step backwards," because "she's an objectified icon, and it's just male Hollywood doing the same old thing!"
Setting aside the irony of Patty Jenkins—that rare example of a female director working in the blockbuster space—being called part of "male Hollywood" by a man who defines it, Cameron's mansplaining comments are also entirely self-serving, since he segued right into patting himself on the back for his own strong female character, Sarah Connor. Because there is only room for one type of female strength, and that is the type that James Cameron approves of.
Jenkins herself already delivered a pretty perfect response to Cameron, pointing out: "James Cameron's inability to understand what Wonder Woman is, or stands for, to women all over the world is unsurprising."
Here are the eleven best Twitter reactions to Cameron's nonsense:
James Cameron: "Wonder Woman objectified it's lead & was a step backwards from Sarah Connor."Linda Hamilton: pic.twitter.com/jUeaNjOVpdAugust 24, 2017
How was it a step backwards, James Cameron? #WonderWoman pic.twitter.com/PT1NYCsLXBAugust 25, 2017
Is this the same James Cameron who routinely polled his all-male crew to ensure a lady alien was fuckable, or is that a different dickhead? https://t.co/9AXfkVacD0August 24, 2017
Phew! I was feeling empowered, but thank goodness James Cameron stepped in and mansplained how I should feel watching Wonder Woman for me. https://t.co/4SgDWFO124August 25, 2017
James Cameron is absolutely one of those dudes who's way to eager to tell everyone how attractive he finds Brienne.August 24, 2017
I think of James Cameron exclusively as "that dude who didn't manage to hold Kathryn Bigelow down."August 25, 2017
James Cameron may have just proved the existence of a multiverse because there's no way in hell we're navigating the same reality.August 24, 2017
James Cameron may have just proved the existence of a multiverse because there's no way in hell we're navigating the same reality.August 24, 2017
James Cameron is absolutely one of those dudes who's way to eager to tell everyone how attractive he finds Brienne.August 24, 2017
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