The Guardian: The Feminist Year Ahead

Brace yourself girls...

The feminist year ahead - The Guardian

A run-down of the books, films, events, exhbitions and what-not that we'll be feasting our feminist eyes on during 2010.

Lars von Trier's Antichrist

I stumbled across this piece on The Guardian site earlier today whilst my year 8s were watching St.Trinians of all things and I was taking a breather. It concerns Lars von Trier's Antichrist which premiered at this year's Cannes and has generated quite some talk, particularly concerning the act of female genital mutilation involved in the film. Scroll down for a range of comments, including opinion from Julie Bindel. As woman who does not support genital mutilation in any form or context, and as an advocate for women's rights, I'm not sure how I feel about this film. My only feeling is that I could only truly pass judgement on it once I've watched it, but do I really want to watch it? We shall have to see.