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Cui bono?

Cui bono?. In what ways do the vast majority of men, who are not rapists, benefit from rape culture? Sexual freedom, agency A legacy of power & ownership Elizabeth Smart on abstinence-only education Prestige and status Epiphenomenal

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Cui bono?

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  1. Cui bono? • In what ways do the vast majority of men, who are not rapists, benefit from rape culture? • Sexual freedom, agency • A legacy of power & ownership • Elizabeth Smart on abstinence-only education • Prestige and status • Epiphenomenal • Culture that takes men’s word more seriously than women’s continues to do so in cases of rape • Male dominance extends into sexual sphere • Privilege & invisibility

  2. James Cameron:Thelma & Louise “Something’s crossed over in me.”

  3. Guilt & Accountability • Thelma: “This is all my fault!” • Louise: “Dammit Thelma! You should know by now this ain’t your fault!”

  4. Iconography of masculinity • Guns • Cars • Hats • Trucker & cowboy hats • JD’s robbery speech • Violence & lawlessness • Beer & liquor • Police sunglasses • Police as faceless male authority

  5. Crossing over • Death & freedom • Guns & cars • Death as loss for Louise, liberation for Thelma? • Losing & gaining • Thelma: “This is all my fault!” • Louise: “Dammit Thelma! You should know by now this ain’t your fault!”

  6. Parallel Hotel • Thelma loses ring vs. Louise given one • Thelma has pleasurable one-night stand vs. Louise has romantic but platonic night • Thelma liberated vs. Louise paralyzed • From this point on Thelma gains things (jackets, hats, makeup) while Louise loses them (jewelry, makeup, clothes)

  7. Crossing Over • “My life would’ve been ruined a whole lot worse than it is now.” • What is death for each of the characters? Why do they have to die?

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