I was raised in a similar fashion by Massachusetts parents and this attitude of constant politeness was so pervasive as to be suffocating and detrimental. I thought of so many things to think about, including the normal stuff like “don’t break a mirror” and “don’t step on the crack. Women and girls ARE under represented in films and television, and to me that's just as concerning and tragic as all the Me Too stuff. To access you ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.

I had no idea she once dated Christopher McDonald, so that makes Thelma and Louis even more interesting. I think she is an amazing actress, but to hear more about her life and other things she was involved in has made me love and respect her so much more. Like so many women in a situation like that, I didn’t know how to avoid being treated that way; I shut up and played along.I had no idea that she grew up at the Cape, being from MA this was great to read and picture her in so many places I am familiar with. There’s advice Dustin Hoffman gave you during the making of Tootsie for how to stave off sexual advances: To say, “Oh, I would love to—you’re very attractive—but I wouldn’t want to ruin the sexual tension between us. most notably, stars as lead thelma, in thelma and louise—partly thanks to her, we have that beautiful scene of brad pitt shirtless (one of his first acting roles, if not his first). This is the anecdotal most featured (in the week prior of the memoir‘s release) on Info-tainment Top Stories or wherever she might be publicizing it. And of course, I listened to the audio, and got to hear Geena read her own story, which was 5/5 stars.

She has definitely traversed through a few decades of a colourful life filled with rich life experiences. The star’s bond with Scott has been the subject of nearly a century of speculation, but the truth about their impact on each other’s lives has been hiding in plain sight.It caused a lot of shame in me that that happened because I didn’t know what he was doing when he was touching me in that way. i didn’t realize how far we’ve come in how we promote women on the screen, and i also didn’t realize how much media impacts huge life decisions.