Why some men are boycotting Mad Max: Fury Road

It may be topping box offices worldwide, but thereâs a small section of society who arenât happy about the new Mad Max: Fury Road flick.
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Anti-womenâs rights groups (yes, they exist) are up in arms over the filmâs apparent focus on its female characters.
Menâs rights blog Return of Kings has called on its readers to boycott the movie in retaliation.
âThis is the Trojan Horse feminists and Hollywood leftists will use to (vainly) insist on the trope women are equal to men in all things,â writer Aaron Clarey declared on the site.
âDo yourself and all men across the world a favor. Not only REFUSE to see the movie, but spread the word to as many men as possible.
âBecause if they sheepishly attend and Fury Road is a blockbuster, then you, me, and all the other men (and real women) in the world will never be able to see a real action movie ever again that doesnât contain some damn political lecture or moray about feminism, SJW-ing, and socialism.â
Clareyâs piece has received a litany of supportive comments, joking that the film should be called âMad Maxipadâ and arguing that women wouldnât really be able to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.
Director George Miller, who is yet to respond to the boycott, has been open about the movieâs feminist agenda.
Agreeing with lead actress Charlize Theronâs claim it is an âincredibly feminist action filmâ, Miller said he didnât initially intend for this to be the case.
âInitially there was never a feminist agenda,â Miller said at a press conference for the movie.
âThe Five Wives needed a warrior and it couldnât be a man taking (rescuing) five wives from another man â thatâs an entirely different story so there was (Theronâs character) Furiosa and everything grew out of that.â
Miller had Vagina Monologues writer Eve Ensler consult on the film in order to provide insight on how women react to trauma.
Understandably, womenâs advocates have taken umbrage at the anti-Max movement, prompting Clarey to take to YouTube to defend himself.
âNo, I donât hate women,â Clarey said.
âI suggest for those of you whomare all pissed off at me ⌠you actually read the f***ing article.
âAll Iâm saying is there is a group of people who are sick and tired of the prophesying, theyâre sick of the lecturing, they just want to see a guy flick!â
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