Wonder Woman is the antidote to the bloodcurdling images of masculinity. She is a woman from a foreign land wrapped in the American flag who defends and protects the values of a world her people turned their back on, because she saw something worth saving.

I found myself irritated today, by videos and responses and articles about the hate on Alamo Drafthouse for having a “Girls Only” screening of Wonder Woman. Calling it illegal or sexist. Well it’s not sexist, because, well I’ll get it to that, and it’s not illegal, just like it’s not illegal for a strip club to have a all guys’s night or all girl’s night. It’s celebratory. Is it sexist that for a Bride to only take her female friends to a bachelorette party? Or a Groom to only take men to celebrate a bachelor party?

I googled sexism & sexist, this is what I got {relating to or characterized by prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, TYPICALLY AGAINST WOMEN, on the basis of sex.} & {Sexism can affect either gender, but it is particularly documented as affecting WOMEN and GIRLS. It has been linked to STEREOTYPES and GENDER ROLES}.

So when a male argues that a woman or someone who identifies as a woman is sexist or being sexist, it’s not really in their favor, just like how a white person can’t —“shouldn’t” call a POC racist. It’s not our place or privilege. Is that unfair, does it hurt to be excluded? It’s a feeling that white men aren’t as familiar with, and there lies my argument — **rant.

As a white male, I have to point out that another white male shouldn’t broadcast or speak out negatively against something such as an event for an oppressed, ignored, & mistreated groups of people, which are usually oppressed, ignored, & mistreated by men. You have the right to, so I cannot stop you, but you should be aware that feeling you have because of that unfair treatment is a fraction of what women and POC have had to deal with for hundreds of years. This is only for one fucking night.

Math: 1 years = 365 days/nights. So keep counting the years until you get to the beginning of white males oppressing women and POC.

The world is mostly still run by white males, and women statistically are proven to be pushed down by men, of whatever color, both consciously and unconscionably because that’s how men are raised- it’s not your fault that society says your better and that it’s okay to act a certain way. You still may have worked hard to get where you are, but trust me you haven’t had to work as hard or deal with nearly as much BS as someone who wasn’t born with a white penis.

The world isn’t ready for men to call out women for being sexist or whites for calling out POC for being racist. They might be hypocritical at times where women hate on men for being men or POC hate on whites for being white, but you can’t do anything about that except, accept that’s what our ancestors have done to the world we live in, and prove by action and voice that they have the right to be mad at white males.

Back to the Topic at hand.

Wonder Woman (2017) is one of many important pieces of entertainment that empowers an oppressed, ignored, & mistreated groups of people. Is it unfair for a market to say you cannot shop here, yes. That’s why it became a law for markets to not do that, but that’s not the case here. This is an event, a one night celebration for empowering one of the many oppressed, ignored, & mistreated groups of people, and it is for that group to celebrate it’s success.

Super girl & Tank girl & Bat girl & etc etc, are all minor characters made as an extension from a primary male character, such as Batman, Superman etc. They’re just spin off characters and are always treated as side characters or “not good enough” when they stand side by side with their male counterpart.

Wonder Woman is most iconic superheroine in comic book history that didn’t have a male version that came before her and when she is with other male comic book characters she’s written as a character that’s more powerful or has more likable traits than the men.

This is her first, multi million dollar, theatrical release- ever. For comparison, Batman & Superman have all gotten dozens of movies, hundreds of video games, but she has never had a game, she has only had a low budget made for tv movie, a 3 season show that didn’t go anywhere, and direct to video animated movie. This is a time to celebrate how far women and Wonder Woman have come.

That includes employment, “men can’t work the one night at the theater” is a man’s conscious or unconscious way of bringing down the more positive, but still backhanded idea that “a facility can be run by women even if it’s just for one night.”

So for anyone preaching “Civil Rights Act of 1964”, fuck off. That law is what enables people of color, & women to celebrate, purchase, and vote just like white men. Men can have a private screening too, that’s that their right. They can celebrate the fact that “we only have men working and watching this movie for one night, because- go men!”

That law was put in place only 50 years ago! There are people who are far older than that still, thus the mindset and culture from before that law’s creation is still alive. People still think The Earth isn’t round! And they started believing The Earth was round thousands of years ago. Until everyone who are in someway influenced by the time before that law are gone, until then, as a white male I’m going to remind you (other white men & Men OC) men can’t shit on women and the things they want to celebrate without men, just as much as whites can’t shit on POC and the things they want to celebrate without whites. It‘s not our privilege. The world isn’t a better place yet, because we’re still reeducating and healing society.

Conclusion: Good for Alamo Drafthouse for celebrating the moment in history where a woman is the most badass leading woman who doesn’t need a man, & is the topic in Hollywood that’s got all the white males feeling left out.

I’d like to end this by linking to a video made by kaptainkristian, where his video should inspire you to celebrating the creation of Wonder Woman’s movie, which should convince you to appreciate that a company in America wants to celebrate it too. And if you know anything about American History, that last sentence is a sign of progression long over do.

“Wonder Woman — A Symbol of Progress”

I like Medium… it feels nice to write out my thoughts. I’ll think about keeping it up.

~Sincerely Carmichael

(Art by crazypalette)