"I guess I've played a lot of victims, but that's what a lot of the history of women is about"
- Jodie Foster
About this Quote
This quote by Jodie Foster talks to the long background of women being depicted as victims in literary works, film, and various other types of media. It suggests that women have actually been traditionally portrayed as vulnerable and also seeking defense from men. This quote likewise suggests that Foster has been typecast in roles that bolster this stereotype. By acknowledging this, Foster is highlighting the requirement for even more varied and empowering duties for females in the entertainment industry. She is also calling attention to the need for even more nuanced as well as complex representations of females in media. This quote works as a suggestion that ladies have actually been historically underrepresented and also misstated in media, which there is still much job to be done in order to develop more fair and also accurate portrayals of women in the entertainment industry.
This quote is written / told by Jodie Foster somewhere between November 19, 1962 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA.
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