Christobel Hastings is Stylist's Entertainment Editor whose specialist interests include pop culture, LGBTQ+ identity and lore.According to Conservative MP Nick Fletcher, the arrival of “female replacements” in shows such asis leading young men to commit crime. It’s yet more tiring proof of a culture which continually excuses male violence, says Christobel Hastings
In the world of entertainment, the rise of complex, relatable female characters over the past few years has been a joy to witness. At long last, the historic overrepresentation of straight, white cisgender men in TV and film is changing, and our screens are getting the diversity we deserve; which is why, when game-changing characters like Jodie Whittaker’scome along, we understandably get very excited.
The emergence of a nuanced on-screen womanhood is not something, however, that Conservative MP Nick Fletcher finds worthy of celebration. In fact, according to the MP for Don Valley, casting women in roles traditionally occupied by men, such as inLeading a Westminster Hall debate about International Men’s Day, the MP suggested that the resulting lack of positive male role models on TV was leading young men to criminal behaviour because they were left with violent cultural role models.
“Everywhere, not least within the cultural sphere, there appears to be a call from a tiny yet very vocal minority that every male character or good role model must have a female replacement,” Fletcher began., Luke Skywalker, the Equalizer all replaced by women, and men are left with the Krays and Tommy Shelby,” he bemoaned to murmurs of approval.
“These programmes make crime look cool. Trust me, a lifetime in prison is not cool and neither is living with the memory of a stabbed son or daughter.”Fletcher’s claims are deeply problematic, not least because he diverts attention away from facilitating a discussion around the very real issue of male violence with talk of fictional TV characters.
CarveHerName By that argument women should have had a lifetime of crime given we didn’t have any positive examples on screen until recently?
CarveHerName Not so sure. Those braces are potentially a lethal weapon. One flick and ouch.
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