BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Ilfenesh Hadera
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Film & Television
MAY 25, 2017
‘Baywatch’ cannot be saved from shallow narrative, washed-up jokes
“Baywatch” is obviously preoccupied with bodies, and overtly upholds rigidly gendered standards: huge muscles for men and tiny waists for women. It misses any opportunity to subvert the now-stale sexism of the original television series.
Film & Television
MAY 25, 2017
‘Baywatch’ cannot be saved from shallow narrative, washed-up jokes
“Baywatch” is obviously preoccupied with bodies, and overtly upholds rigidly gendered standards: huge muscles for men and tiny waists for women. It misses any opportunity to subvert the now-stale sexism of the original television series.
