On AlterNet: sadism

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"Crazy Chicks Are Hot?" 8 Messed-Up Portrayals of Women Going Insane in Film

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. February 6, 2011.

On the cusp of Black Swan's sure wins, we look at the misogyny that drives the meme of the insane beauty.

Swanday Bloody Swanday: Darren Aronofsky's Sadistic, Misogynistic New Film

Debra Cash, Arts Fuse. December 16, 2010.

'Black Swan' is a textbook demonstration of what academics refer to as the male gaze—with a pretty young thing poked and dismembered under a misogynist lens.

Torture Chic: Why Is the Media Glorifying Inhumane, Sadistic Behavior?

Maura Moynihan, AlterNet. February 3, 2009.

During the Bush years there was an increase in torture imagery in popular culture -- a growing acceptance of violence as routine and effective.