Barbara Broccoli, co-producer and owner of the James Bond franchise, told the Sunday Telegraph that some of the early Bond girls were not just eye candy but admirable glass-ceiling breakers. "The women were unique for their time," she said. "Pussy Galore, for instance, was a female pilot. A lot of them were sexual predators who gave as good as they got. They had professional careers and did extraordinary things. I think the early women were very progressive." Oh, of course! Why didn't I ever realize that Pussy Galore was the '60s' answer to Amelia Earhart? Or that being a "sexual predator" counts as a progressive feminist credential, for that matter?
Because no discussion of sexism would be complete without talk of pissed-off feminists, the Telegraph helpfully informs us that feminists are "angry" and "infuriated" about Broccoli's comments. I haven't spoken to the same feminists they have, but I think the folks over there might need to learn the difference between "angry" and "highly amused that anyone could say this shit with a straight face."
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