‘Jane, 28, athletic but sexy’: A Hollywood producer tweets hilariously awful sexist descriptions of female characters

“JANE stands next to it (30’s) dressed in a paramedic’s uniform – blonde, fit, smokin’ hot.” And so reads one of the many opening descriptions of a female character that led one film producer to wage a campaign against sexist cliches and bad writing. Film producer Ross Putman got fed up with reading paper-thin character descriptions of female characters who seem to be almost invariably defined by their beauty, and little else. Read More…