Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

The Spy Who Loved Me is on TV for the millionth time, is that the most sexist title scene ever?

It is embarrassing to watch.
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
RemovedUsername8862 · 26-30, M
While I don't particularly like that movie, or really any Bond film, I'm not sure why that title is sexist. Could you explain, please?
CathyUK · 56-60, F
@RemovedUsername8862 Just watch it on YouTube and see if you agree.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at7xLnfubFY]
RemovedUsername8862 · 26-30, M
@CathyUK Alright, it's a stupid and boring opening sequence, can confirm. But don't all of the Bond movies have something like it?
Serenitree · F
] @RemovedUsername8862 Yes they do. It's inherent in the whole series. Think of the names of the girls in the stories.

Honey Ryder
Pussy Galore
Plenty O'Toole
Tiffany Case
Mary Goodnight
Holly Goodhead
Bibi Dahl
Octopussy
Kara Milovy
Xenia Onatopp
Wai Lin
Molly Warmflash
Elektra King
Jinx Johnson
Strawberry Fields.

Seeing a trend here?
Serenitree · F
@RemovedUsername8862 not the title. The title scene at the beginning of the movie. The title is quite tame.
RemovedUsername8862 · 26-30, M
@Serenitree Yup, for all but Wai Lin, I don't get the innuendo there. And, to be honest, Elektra King sounds more like a rock band than innuendo. The rest do sound like stripper names or something.
RemovedUsername8862 · 26-30, M
I suppose that I should offer some clarification: Yes, it's patently obvious that James Bond films are sexist - I just didn't get why this one in particular stands out. They're all pretty much the same, I'd say, as far as ridiculous male power fantasies go.
Serenitree · F
@RemovedUsername8862 yeah. Those two probably don't belong on that list.

Except for the meaning behind Electra.
E·lec·tra com·plex
nounPSYCHOANALYSIS
old-fashioned term for the Oedipus complex as manifested in young girls.