An Actress Reveals Why It’s Hard To Make Films About Women Who Aren’t Obsessed With Men

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If I had a dime for all the things that are blamed on the media, I'd be a filthy rich woman.

But actress Olivia Wilde knows that simply pointing fingers won't solve anything, especially when it comes to the treatment of women in TV and movies.

She's all about looking at the root of the issue, taking responsibility, and actually talking about it.

She spoke out about the the portrayal of women in film during a super-interesting chat, addressing everything from man-obsessed female characters to women playing men's roles in Hollywood.

Here's a few of her lovely standout points. (Some of which I think are totally frameable).

First off, I'm glad that she admits to being part of a huge media engine. By acknowledging that she works within an industry that still falls short when it comes to equality for women is the first step to creating a better understanding.

Exactly. Let's tell stories about women we know are real. Let's let all of our truth hang out — pimples, crow's feet, and all!

Have you ever wondered why there's a group of women fighting each other on one channel, then there's there's a badass, empowered female character on the next? Hollywood's process of figuring out their injustice system may be one of the reasons why.

If I see one more sleepy romance with a woman staring into the distance, longing for a man to complete them ... ugh!! I mean, dudes are great and all, but they're not the ONLY thing on our minds.

What if we all decided to stop seeing films unless they had female characters that we could relate to? I wonder what would happen?

Sheesh, it sounds like we still have far to go. But at least there are producers like Olivia at the helm.

To hear all of her thoughts on Hollywood's treatment of women check out her talk below:

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Nothing can ever fully prepare you for being an adult. Once you leave childhood behind, the responsibilities, let-downs and setbacks come at you fast. It’s tiring and expensive, and there's no easy-to-follow roadmap for happiness and success.

A Reddit user named u/Frequent-Pilot5243 asked the online forum, “What’s an adult problem nobody prepared you for?” and there were a lot of profound answers that get to the heart of the disappointing side of being an adult.

One theme that ran through many responses is the feeling of being set adrift. When you’re a kid, the world is laid out as a series of accomplishments. You learn to walk, you figure out how to use the bathroom, you start school, you finish school, maybe you go to college, and so on.

However, once we’re out of the school system and out from under our parents’ roofs, there is a vast, complicated world out there and it takes a long time to learn how it works. The tough thing is that if you don’t get a good head start, you can spend the rest of your life playing catch-up.

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If I had a dime for all the things that are blamed on the media, I'd be a filthy rich woman.

She spoke out about the the portrayal of women in film during a super-interesting chat, addressing everything from man-obsessed female characters to women playing men's roles in Hollywood.

1. Lack of purpose

2. No bed time

3. Friendships

4. Bodily changes

5. People don't change

6. Money

7. Our parents age, too

8. Free time

9. No goals

10. Constant upkeep

11. Exhaustion

12. Loneliness

13. Dinner

14. Time changes

15. You're responsibile, even if you didn't mean it

16. Work is like high school

17. Nowhere to turn

18. The happiness question

19. Constant cleaning

20. Life costs money

21. Keeping above water

Joy and delight comin' at ya.

1. A parrot named Kiwi gives his human the best kisses and "zerberts."

2. When you're terrified of the cat but you really really really want to sleep in your bed.

3. Find someone who looks at you the way this dog looks at its human.

4. Cairo the grey parrot tries to make conversation with a Kewpie doll and holy moly.

5. Hamster picnics are far more adorable than they have any right to be.

6. A stranger gave a service dog her pillow on a flight to make him more comfortable.

7. The Kiffness' duet with an alugalugging cat is absolutely epic.

8. Mama elephant out here trying to teach her kiddo, who is apparently totally untrainable.

9. An old man introduced his 4-month-old puppy to the neighborhood cat and it was so wholesome.

10. The way this baby looks at Daddy while he's reading is the purest love there is.

Some of the leases could be as cheap as $25,000 per year.