Ashley Judd Reframes Kiss the Girls, Questioning Sex-Torture as Entertainment
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Ashley Judd says Kiss the Girls centers on male sexual violence and the torture of women's bodies, criticizing the film's trauma as entertainment and its profitability, and she asks why such content is valued by audiences and studios, noting misogynistic dialogue and the film’s roughly $60 million worldwide gross.
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- Ashley Judd Calls Out Her 1997 Movie ‘Kiss the Girls’ for ‘Making Entertainment Out of Sexual Torture’ Against Women: ‘It’s Traumatizing’ and ‘Why Is It Profitable?’ Variety
- Ashley Judd Condemns Her Breakout Film 'Kiss the Girls' for 'Making Entertainment Out of Sexual Terror' TheWrap
- Ashley Judd explains her complex feelings about 'making entertainment out of sexual terror' with 'Kiss the Girls' Entertainment Weekly
- Ashley Judd speaks out about ‘Kiss the Girls’; Asks why violence against women is turned into entertainment The Times of India
- Ashley Judd Slams Kiss the Girls for Portrayal of 'Sexual Terror' Us Weekly
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