Since I started compiling Outrage Watch -- HitFix's "(almost) daily rundown of all the thing folks are peeved about in entertainment" -- I've never been faced with a shortage of things to write about. There's a lot of anger out there! At times so much that it can feel overwhelming. Other times, I just have to laugh at the sheer inanity of the things people manage to work themselves up over. Of the stories I highlight, I would say a good 75 percent represent examples of righteous outrage -- i.e. scorn directed at legitimate targets. And the other 25? The phrase "pick your battles" comes to mind here, and indeed, sometimes it seems the level of anger is blown out of all proportion to the target in question. As we look back on the winter of 2015, below you can find my roundup of 13 of the wackiest, most overblown controversies of the year so far.
- 3/27/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
If you've been paying attention to movies lately, you know that men are constantly being depicted unfairly as being bumbling idiots or tyrannical villains. When's the last time you saw a movie showing a handsome man as the hero? Meanwhile, women are having all the fun, taking all the meaty roles in Hollywood, winning all the awards, and every single superhero movie out there is taken by a female. Well, this seems to be because of something called "The Frozen Effect," named for the Disney animated film Frozen from 2013 where two sisters take the lead, while the major male roles are relegated to an oafish ice salesman or an awful phony lover. This is a problem, and it's dissected with flawless logic and awareness below. Watch! And in case you were wondering if this is just a Disney problem, Penny Nance, the CEO of Concerned Women for America, clarifies that...
- 2/5/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Fox News apparently just noticed Disney’s 2013 megahit “Frozen” — you know, the highest-grossing animated film of all time — and decided there’s no better time than now to start complaining about it. “Are movies like the Disney smash hit about an ice queen and her sister empowering girls by turning our men into fools and villains?” Steve Doocey, host of “Fox & Friends,” asked Penny Nance, the CEO of Concerned Women for America, during a segment devoted to “the ‘Frozen’ effect’ on Wednesday’s show. See photos: 25 of TV’s Most Powerful Leading Ladies It’s hard to say what other “movies” Doocey is.
- 2/5/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Welcome to the February 4, 2015 edition of Outrage Watch, HitFix's daily rundown of everything folks are peeved about in entertainment. Today's top story? "Fox and Friends" co-host Steve Doocy has some concerns about Disney's "Frozen." Look out, men: the Mouse House is out to destroy your confidence. "Are movies like the Disney smash hit about an ice queen and her sister empowering girls by turning our men into fools and villains?" Doocy asked on the Fox News morning program. Oh, boy. "It would be nice for Hollywood to have more male figures in those kinds of movies." Added guest Penny Young Nance, CEO of Concerned Women for America (!): "Hollywood in general has often sent the message that men are superfluous, that they're stupid, that they're in the way, and if they contribute anything to family it's a paycheck." Head just exploded. [Mediaite] Want more? There's plenty of indignation to go around.
- 2/5/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Is Frozen sexist against men? Is that a question you have ever asked yourself or, upon hearing it now, is that a question that you care about at all? Fox News has and Fox News does!
During a recent episode of Fox & Friends, host Steve Doocy gave a platform to Penny Young Nance, the CEO of Concerned Women for America, to reveal why she is very concerned this week: "Are movies like the Disney smash-hit about an ice queen and her sister empowering our girls by turning our men into fools and villains?"
News: No one loves ‘Frozen’ more than this adorable dancing baby!
Disney
If it doesn’t seem like we’re taking the so-called “Frozen Effect” seriously, it’s just because we’re not.
But here’s what Penny Young Nance has to say anyway, because why not? “Hollywood in general has often sent the message that men are stupid, in the way...
During a recent episode of Fox & Friends, host Steve Doocy gave a platform to Penny Young Nance, the CEO of Concerned Women for America, to reveal why she is very concerned this week: "Are movies like the Disney smash-hit about an ice queen and her sister empowering our girls by turning our men into fools and villains?"
News: No one loves ‘Frozen’ more than this adorable dancing baby!
Disney
If it doesn’t seem like we’re taking the so-called “Frozen Effect” seriously, it’s just because we’re not.
But here’s what Penny Young Nance has to say anyway, because why not? “Hollywood in general has often sent the message that men are stupid, in the way...
- 2/4/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Frozen was one of the first animated fairy tales that didn’t depict a man as its sole hero. It’s 2015, and if you’re upset about this, you can hop into your time machine. And by you, I mean Penny Young Nance, who appeared on Fox News Wednesday. Her argument against one of the most empowering (and successful) animated films is so stupid, you will want gauge your eyes out.
The sequel Frozen Fever is on the way, so the CEO of Concerned Women for America joined Fox & Friends to share her thoughts. “Hollywood in general has often sent the message that men are superfluous, that they’re stupid, that they’re in the way, [and] if they contribute anything to the family, it’s a paycheck,” she said. Because stay-at-home or single dads don’t exist on the big screen. “The question for us as moms is, when we...
The sequel Frozen Fever is on the way, so the CEO of Concerned Women for America joined Fox & Friends to share her thoughts. “Hollywood in general has often sent the message that men are superfluous, that they’re stupid, that they’re in the way, [and] if they contribute anything to the family, it’s a paycheck,” she said. Because stay-at-home or single dads don’t exist on the big screen. “The question for us as moms is, when we...
- 2/4/2015
- by Taylor Ferber
- VH1.com
Frozen was one of the first animated fairy tales that didn’t depict a man as its sole hero. It’s 2015, and if you’re upset about this, you can hop into your time machine. And by you, I mean Penny Young Nance, who appeared on Fox News Wednesday. Her argument against one of the most empowering (and successful) animated films is so stupid, you will want gauge your eyes out.
The sequel Frozen Fever is on the way, so the CEO of Concerned Women for America joined Fox & Friends to share her thoughts. “Hollywood in general has often sent the message that men are superfluous, that they’re stupid, that they’re in the way, [and] if they contribute anything to the family, it’s a paycheck,” she said. Because stay-at-home or single dads don’t exist on the big screen. “The question for us as moms is, when we...
The sequel Frozen Fever is on the way, so the CEO of Concerned Women for America joined Fox & Friends to share her thoughts. “Hollywood in general has often sent the message that men are superfluous, that they’re stupid, that they’re in the way, [and] if they contribute anything to the family, it’s a paycheck,” she said. Because stay-at-home or single dads don’t exist on the big screen. “The question for us as moms is, when we...
- 2/4/2015
- by Taylor Ferber
- TheFabLife - Movies
While a simple Google search for the term "the Frozen effect" yields results for children obsessed with the Disney film, Photoshop text tutorials and an influx of babies named "Elsa," Fox News' Fox & Friends believes there is a much more sinister "Frozen effect" afoot: the animated film empowers young girls "by making our men fools and villains" (via Media Matters).
"From what we've seen, it looks like Frozen depicts men as evil and cold and bumblers, that's what it looks like. What kind of message does that send?" Fox...
"From what we've seen, it looks like Frozen depicts men as evil and cold and bumblers, that's what it looks like. What kind of message does that send?" Fox...
- 2/4/2015
- Rollingstone.com
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