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[meganbmoore]

So, based on the first 2 episodes, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is about Lizzie finding clever ways to display internalized misogyny?  Utter contempt for her mother, slutshaming Lydia, gearing up to ranting about how Jane is disgustingly perfect then turning into sweetness and light when Jane walks in, and Charlotte Lucas (now asian) appears to be there to do whatever Lizzie tells her to while Lizzie jokes about Charlotte wanting to be in control of everything.

Comments

[dorothean]

Ugh!

[chaila]

Yeah, pretty much. It doesn't necessarily get better, but 1) it comes and goes, and 2) I think this adaptation challenges the internalized misogyny kind of inherent in Austen/Lizzie Bennet more than the original or anything else I've ever seen done. It's still there though. But she gets challenged. (ETA: To be clear, it's not challenged as misogyny or sexism, but it's challenged as judgement and as a way to behave towards other people).

I will say they kinda lost me over Caroline Bingley eventually, though at first I liked what they were doing with her character. I should probably post about it...

[elsane]

Yeah. They were called out on the slut shaming and actually listened and apologized, but, yeah.

I've stopped watching, despite the bits of cleverness; their Lizzie just misses the mark for me, and this is one of the major reasons why.

[laceblade]

ty, I was trying to figure out what was bugging me so much about the few episodes I watched.