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Jun. 29, 2009 at 2:18pm with 28 notes View comments

Reblogged from fresherhells

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totallycliched:
So, my 10-yr-old niece was interviewed for a program for gifted children. Her mother is one of those academic stage moms and coached her backwards and forwards. But apparently not well enough because when they asked her what her favorite movie was, she said, “Pretty Woman”, which she thinks is very romantic. Hahahahaha. Also, what?
Of course it’s her favorite movie. Pretty Woman is basically a recruiting poster for prostitution as an alternative to grad school or even dating; I’m thinking of telling my curly-haired ten-year-old cousin to rethink her plans for Harvard Medical School and just head straight for a push up bra and shiny thigh-high patent leather boots. But I wouldn’t worry about your niece liking this movie. First of all, there’s no explicit sex/language as far as I can remember. Pretty Woman is a Disney movie and Julia is a Disney prostitute - very guileless & prim, she’s like Donna Reed with a specialty in oral sex.
Secondly, it teaches some very important life lessons. Like that scene where Julia goes into that fancy store in her hooker clothes and all the salesgirls are mean to her and throw her out even though all she wants to do is buy some Bill Blass. Julia cries and it’s awful. It’s like that scene in The Rosa Parks Story where they try to throw Angela Bassett off the bus and nearly as upsetting.
Disney movies typically like to sell this “nice girls get ahead, people will see through an off-putting exterior and see the goodness inside” nonsense. Pretty Woman tells the truth, namely that everyone will judge you on how you look and couldn’t care less about the heart of gold underneath, but if you show up with a boyfriend who is #82 on the Forbes Richest Americans list and (this is important) his AMEX card, people will basically give you anything you want, including their dignity, friendship, and all the fake love & respect that’s in their hearts, which (assuming a good lawyer represented you during prenup negotiations) is better and longer-lasting than the real kind.
That your niece recognizes all this on some level is a good sign. She may be even more gifted than you thought!

Indeed. Also? What I took away from Pretty Woman is that even Julia fucking Roberts is so self-conscious she used a body double for her nude scene.

totallycliched:

So, my 10-yr-old niece was interviewed for a program for gifted children. Her mother is one of those academic stage moms and coached her backwards and forwards. But apparently not well enough because when they asked her what her favorite movie was, she said, “Pretty Woman”, which she thinks is very romantic. Hahahahaha. Also, what?

Of course it’s her favorite movie. Pretty Woman is basically a recruiting poster for prostitution as an alternative to grad school or even dating; I’m thinking of telling my curly-haired ten-year-old cousin to rethink her plans for Harvard Medical School and just head straight for a push up bra and shiny thigh-high patent leather boots. But I wouldn’t worry about your niece liking this movie. First of all, there’s no explicit sex/language as far as I can remember. Pretty Woman is a Disney movie and Julia is a Disney prostitute - very guileless & prim, she’s like Donna Reed with a specialty in oral sex.

Secondly, it teaches some very important life lessons. Like that scene where Julia goes into that fancy store in her hooker clothes and all the salesgirls are mean to her and throw her out even though all she wants to do is buy some Bill Blass. Julia cries and it’s awful. It’s like that scene in The Rosa Parks Story where they try to throw Angela Bassett off the bus and nearly as upsetting.

Disney movies typically like to sell this “nice girls get ahead, people will see through an off-putting exterior and see the goodness inside” nonsense. Pretty Woman tells the truth, namely that everyone will judge you on how you look and couldn’t care less about the heart of gold underneath, but if you show up with a boyfriend who is #82 on the Forbes Richest Americans list and (this is important) his AMEX card, people will basically give you anything you want, including their dignity, friendship, and all the fake love & respect that’s in their hearts, which (assuming a good lawyer represented you during prenup negotiations) is better and longer-lasting than the real kind.

That your niece recognizes all this on some level is a good sign. She may be even more gifted than you thought!

Indeed. Also? What I took away from Pretty Woman is that even Julia fucking Roberts is so self-conscious she used a body double for her nude scene.