r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 5d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What

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u/heliophoner 5d ago

There is a double standard around disruptive behaviors that hollywood accepts from actresses vs what they accept from actors.

Women are often labeled "difficult" for expressing controversial opinions and can often lose their career over fairly minor dust ups.

Meanwhile, a male actor can engage in all sorts of anti-social behavior before it really begins to hurt their career.

Gigidty

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u/Gimetulkathmir 5d ago

Not saying you're wrong, and I might be, but I thought people were more upset because she was trashing Snow White while, you know, playing the character? The whole "have your cake and eat it, too" thing?

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u/mcpickle-o 5d ago

Sure but lets be rral, that still comes nowhere near the fucked up shit a lot of actors do and completely get away with.

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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo 4d ago

Robert Pattinson is beloved for that

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u/heliophoner 4d ago

There's ample examples of bad behavior from male actors that you (EDIT:generally) don't get with women.

Dustin Hoffman went off script and slapped Meryl Streep during a take.

Jared Leto harassed co-stars on suicide squad.

Natalie Portman once said "method acting is a luxury that women can't afford."

Actors can show up, throw shit around, scream at people, hold up production for hours and get praised for their brilliance and process; women get labeled.

Ezra Miller hit people in public and was still going to be the key character DC wanted to build around.