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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out ! "
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By *arry247Couple
over a year ago
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?"
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image"
I think the word you are looking for is enhance |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image"
why would it destroy it? |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image"
What!? How powerful are women that just by being cast in a fictional dramatic role one of them can destroy a whole archive of film and written word? |
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"Haha it'll be a female DR. Next !!!
Before you know it; lady Parker will be in charge of the thunderbirds !!
Surely you mean Lady Penelope 
Nah! Parker is a cross dresser."
You're a few episodes behind. Too busy accumulating footage methinks |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image
What!? How powerful are women that just by being cast in a fictional dramatic role one of them can destroy a whole archive of film and written word?"
You say that , but I suspect Ben aflick is about to ruin the whole DC universe..,
Not that I care I'm a fucking marvel fanboy |
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"Haha it'll be a female DR. Next !!!
Before you know it; lady Parker will be in charge of the thunderbirds !!
Surely you mean Lady Penelope
Nah! Parker is a cross dresser.
You're a few episodes behind. Too busy accumulating footage methinks"
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?"
why should there be..? the ian fleming character of the agent 007 james bond was male |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image
What!? How powerful are women that just by being cast in a fictional dramatic role one of them can destroy a whole archive of film and written word?
You say that , but I suspect Ben aflick is about to ruin the whole DC universe..,
Not that I care I'm a fucking marvel fanboy"
I'll be honest I don't understand a word of that. What's D.C. universe?  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image"
He also wrote the stories at a time when half the gadgets used in current films could not even be imagined.
He wrote M as a man but Dame Judi was accepted when she played M.
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image
He also wrote the stories at a time when half the gadgets used in current films could not even be imagined.
He wrote M as a man but Dame Judi was accepted when she played M.
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Supporting role Lickety therefore acceptable to the male psyche. |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image
What!? How powerful are women that just by being cast in a fictional dramatic role one of them can destroy a whole archive of film and written word?
You say that , but I suspect Ben aflick is about to ruin the whole DC universe..,
Not that I care I'm a fucking marvel fanboy
I'll be honest I don't understand a word of that. What's D.C. universe? "
Girl what did you read as a child !!! Lol
; they've got Ben aflick to play the next batman. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image
He also wrote the stories at a time when half the gadgets used in current films could not even be imagined.
He wrote M as a man but Dame Judi was accepted when she played M.
Supporting role Lickety therefore acceptable to the male psyche. "
It's the stoopid female brain of mine - I should have realised that.
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By *agan_Pair OP Couple
over a year ago
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image
He also wrote the stories at a time when half the gadgets used in current films could not even be imagined.
He wrote M as a man but Dame Judi was accepted when she played M.
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and look what happed she went "in to the field" twice ... got captured the first and killed the second ... that never happened to Bernard ! |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image
What!? How powerful are women that just by being cast in a fictional dramatic role one of them can destroy a whole archive of film and written word?
You say that , but I suspect Ben aflick is about to ruin the whole DC universe..,
Not that I care I'm a fucking marvel fanboy
I'll be honest I don't understand a word of that. What's D.C. universe?
Girl what did you read as a child !!! Lol
; they've got Ben aflick to play the next batman. "
Well I quite enjoyed "Children on The Oregon Trail" . I have to tell you my parents were quite strict and I was only allowed a comic called Treasure  |
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I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again |
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"Haha it'll be a female DR. Next !!!
Before you know it; lady Parker will be in charge of the thunderbirds !!
Surely you mean Lady Penelope "
Sorry yeah lady Penelope .
I saw a bit of the making of the new thunderbirds . Parker is the best thing they improved ; he looks like a rugged ex test pilot . Not the slightly wolly , not really with it butler. |
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again"
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this. |
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this."
That's because there isn't one. |
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By *agan_Pair OP Couple
over a year ago
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this."
1. what sets bond apart from his competition (Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne et al) is his quintessential English Gentleman's charm, something that just would not be the same from a woman.
2. As a character he engages something an old fashioned childish fantasy inside men something a woman in the role could not.
Basically what makes Bond, Bond is the sexist misogynistic boys own adventure. You kill the baddie, and get the girl, a story that hits the genetic make up of a man.
This is why, albeit in my opinion, why Bond could never be portrayed by a woman.
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"Im ashamed there is some poor sentence form above, shame there is no edit ... "
It's Bond not bond. It's a shame you can't edit the title of your thread. |
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this.
1. what sets bond apart from his competition (Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne et al) is his quintessential English Gentleman's charm, something that just would not be the same from a woman.
2. As a character he engages something an old fashioned childish fantasy inside men something a woman in the role could not.
Basically what makes Bond, Bond is the sexist misogynistic boys own adventure. You kill the baddie, and get the girl, a story that hits the genetic make up of a man.
This is why, albeit in my opinion, why Bond could never be portrayed by a woman.
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Yes that makes sense and I don't see a problem with it as such except your statement that in your opinion Bond could "never" be portrayed by a woman and your claim that genetics is why men feel this way.
If we opened our minds to at least try and accept a female in a traditional male role might we see that it's nurture rather than nature that makes us feel the way we do?
My opinion only. |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image
He also wrote the stories at a time when half the gadgets used in current films could not even be imagined.
He wrote M as a man but Dame Judi was accepted when she played M.
and look what happed she went "in to the field" twice ... got captured the first and killed the second ... that never happened to Bernard !"
We need to get rid of the male writers obviously! |
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this.
1. what sets bond apart from his competition (Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne et al) is his quintessential English Gentleman's charm, something that just would not be the same from a woman.
2. As a character he engages something an old fashioned childish fantasy inside men something a woman in the role could not.
Basically what makes Bond, Bond is the sexist misogynistic boys own adventure. You kill the baddie, and get the girl, a story that hits the genetic make up of a man.
This is why, albeit in my opinion, why Bond could never be portrayed by a woman.
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Well if she gets the baddie AND gets the girl the audiences will quadruple ...... believe it. |
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By *agan_Pair OP Couple
over a year ago
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But it is this igniting of the primal element in blokes that makes the franchise work.
Remove that and you kill the franchise creating something else. I have no issue with a female led spy franchise, Angelina Jolie was great in Salt. But to make a female Bond work it would have to be a totally different film so would no longer be a "Bond" film.
As i stated what sets Bond apart from the others is the cave man element. The Knight in shining armour saving the damsel in distress. You loose this core element replacing Bond with a female lead.
You could quite easily have a Female led Borne movie, especially given the story mechanic of having other characters taking a lead - and that would be a great move as you have no need to stick to a tried and tested character
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out ! "
Suprised he did'nt put forward the Pink Labour party bus as the next Bond car. |
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this."
were will it stop though..? a female playing the part of john Rambo or conan the barbarian..? then it might move on to historical characters.. a woman playing the henry the eighth or Julius ceasar..or even a man playing Cleopatra or mary queen of scots..? why cant the do gooders just leave some things alone and stop messing them up in the name of political correctness..? leave bond as a man for fucks sake |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
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I wouldn't say no to a black female Bond if an actress could pull off the role convincingly enough and with enough gravity and panache.
The more I see of Mr Alba, the more I'm liking him, although his age may not be in favour in a few years.  |
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this.
were will it stop though..? a female playing the part of john Rambo or conan the barbarian..? then it might move on to historical characters.. a woman playing the henry the eighth or Julius ceasar..or even a man playing Cleopatra or mary queen of scots..? why cant the do gooders just leave some things alone and stop messing them up in the name of political correctness..? leave bond as a man for fucks sake"
There is good precedent for men playing female roles. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this.
were will it stop though..? a female playing the part of john Rambo or conan the barbarian..? then it might move on to historical characters.. a woman playing the henry the eighth or Julius ceasar..or even a man playing Cleopatra or mary queen of scots..? why cant the do gooders just leave some things alone and stop messing them up in the name of political correctness..? leave bond as a man for fucks sake"
Maxine Peake recently played Hamlet, Harriet Walter played Henry IV, there was an all female production of Julius Caesar and history tells us that the female Shakespearean parts were played by men.
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this.
were will it stop though..? a female playing the part of john Rambo or conan the barbarian..? then it might move on to historical characters.. a woman playing the henry the eighth or Julius ceasar..or even a man playing Cleopatra or mary queen of scots..? why cant the do gooders just leave some things alone and stop messing them up in the name of political correctness..? leave bond as a man for fucks sake
Maxine Peake recently played Hamlet, Harriet Walter played Henry IV, there was an all female production of Julius Caesar and history tells us that the female Shakespearean parts were played by men.
were any of these productions box office hits..?
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this.
were will it stop though..? a female playing the part of john Rambo or conan the barbarian..? then it might move on to historical characters.. a woman playing the henry the eighth or Julius ceasar..or even a man playing Cleopatra or mary queen of scots..? why cant the do gooders just leave some things alone and stop messing them up in the name of political correctness..? leave bond as a man for fucks sake
Maxine Peake recently played Hamlet, Harriet Walter played Henry IV, there was an all female production of Julius Caesar and history tells us that the female Shakespearean parts were played by men.
were any of these productions box office hits..?
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Yep and had great critical acclaim.
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this.
were will it stop though..? a female playing the part of john Rambo or conan the barbarian..? then it might move on to historical characters.. a woman playing the henry the eighth or Julius ceasar..or even a man playing Cleopatra or mary queen of scots..? why cant the do gooders just leave some things alone and stop messing them up in the name of political correctness..? leave bond as a man for fucks sake
Maxine Peake recently played Hamlet, Harriet Walter played Henry IV, there was an all female production of Julius Caesar and history tells us that the female Shakespearean parts were played by men.
were any of these productions box office hits..?
Yep and had great critical acclaim.
are they out on dvd..?
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Maxine Peake - excellent casting  she is awesome.
I do however think that after reading some of the female profiles on Fab there are a number of them would make superb "Bond"
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I couldn't get a ticket to see her. |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image"
This for me... Bond is meant to be a somewhat twisted and only just on the side of right and wrong man ...So can't be a woman .. Bond is already a character with definition |
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Mike Batt had the best idea for a female Bond, by far. Google is your audio , and visual, delight.
Well, that's misogynistic (really?) men and lezzas catered for, now back to the film industry. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Next somebody will come up with the silly idea of allowing a female to be Prime Minister.........oh that's right, possibly the strongest PM of my lifetime was female! (And no, I'm not a Conservative voter by rule) |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?"
In ability to meet the physical requirement for the job?
And how's she gonna run in heels and a dress! |
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Also i imagine it would get a little disturbing watching a woman getting beat up repeatedly by groups of men/punched in the face as usualy happens to bond at some point. |
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No......Just no...... It's James bond not Jane bond!!!
I don't want to see a lipstick gun, or foundation knockout powder!
What's she gonna drive, a tricked out Vauxhall Adam!!!
(tongue in cheek)
Something just doesn't look right about a lady firing a rocket launcher or automatic rifles, she could only use a pistol to suit her image.
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One thing to think about during the capture/torture scenes bond is usualy sexually teased by his female captor, now in the films this is kinda sexy/risqué.
Think how down right rapey/creepy rat would be with a male captor and female prisoner |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out ! "
I've heard it all now. |
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"One thing to think about during the capture/torture scenes bond is usualy sexually teased by his female captor, now in the films this is kinda sexy/risqué.
Think how down right rapey/creepy rat would be with a male captor and female prisoner"
Why is it not rapey the current way round? |
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"One thing to think about during the capture/torture scenes bond is usualy sexually teased by his female captor, now in the films this is kinda sexy/risqué.
Think how down right rapey/creepy rat would be with a male captor and female prisoner
Why is it not rapey the current way round? "
Cause of societal norms.
Watch the world is not enough where he's getting choked in the garrot chair how creepy would that scene be the other way around. |
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Thinking about this I reckon Bond should stay as he is, a dated old dinosaur using sexual charisma to charm women into helping him fight the baddies.
If we are to have a woman in a strong, lead role I think I'd sooner she didn't step into an old pair of shoes.
A female Bond would challenge many sexual stereotypes though which I would consider a good thing but if the main revenue from the films comes from men (no idea) it'll never happen. |
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A lot of the tongue in cheek comments on here by the men are funny and you have to laugh at the ribbing but there are some males who without any decent logic/reasoning or even original idea just make crystal clear how scared they are.
Bottom line = It's a fictional character in a fictional world doing fictional things.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"A lot of the tongue in cheek comments on here by the men are funny and you have to laugh at the ribbing but there are some males who without any decent logic/reasoning or even original idea just make crystal clear how scared they are.
Bottom line = It's a fictional character in a fictional world doing fictional things.
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Being a fictional stereotype of what it is to be a man.
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"A lot of the tongue in cheek comments on here by the men are funny and you have to laugh at the ribbing but there are some males who without any decent logic/reasoning or even original idea just make crystal clear how scared they are.
Bottom line = It's a fictional character in a fictional world doing fictional things.
Being a fictional stereotype of what it is to be a man.
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I wouldn't mind stereotyping Daniel Craig.  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"A lot of the tongue in cheek comments on here by the men are funny and you have to laugh at the ribbing but there are some males who without any decent logic/reasoning or even original idea just make crystal clear how scared they are.
Bottom line = It's a fictional character in a fictional world doing fictional things.
Being a fictional stereotype of what it is to be a man.
I wouldn't mind stereotyping Daniel Craig. "
I think you might mean objectifying. There was an interesting discussion on the objectification of men on Woman's Hour last week.
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"A lot of the tongue in cheek comments on here by the men are funny and you have to laugh at the ribbing but there are some males who without any decent logic/reasoning or even original idea just make crystal clear how scared they are.
Bottom line = It's a fictional character in a fictional world doing fictional things.
Being a fictional stereotype of what it is to be a man.
I wouldn't mind stereotyping Daniel Craig.
I think you might mean objectifying. There was an interesting discussion on the objectification of men on Woman's Hour last week.
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No, I was making a joke and using stereotyping as a euphemism for sex |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"A lot of the tongue in cheek comments on here by the men are funny and you have to laugh at the ribbing but there are some males who without any decent logic/reasoning or even original idea just make crystal clear how scared they are.
Bottom line = It's a fictional character in a fictional world doing fictional things.
Being a fictional stereotype of what it is to be a man.
I wouldn't mind stereotyping Daniel Craig.
I think you might mean objectifying. There was an interesting discussion on the objectification of men on Woman's Hour last week.
No, I was making a joke and using stereotyping as a euphemism for sex "
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I just don't think a female bond would be as appealing as much to men, as alot of men think his lifestyle is amazing, he gets the guns, gadgets, cars, girls,,,,,,,,it's a blokes dream life.
The film needs to appeal to its audience which I would think is mostly male. It's not sexism it's just that the character of the stories is a male, let's not change that. If you want to watch a female secret agent, watch nikita!
For instance, what if we changed Mary poppins to a bloke,,,,,it would be weird and wouldn't work. |
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"I just don't think a female bond would be as appealing as much to men, as alot of men think his lifestyle is amazing, he gets the guns, gadgets, cars, girls,,,,,,,,it's a blokes dream life.
The film needs to appeal to its audience which I would think is mostly male. It's not sexism it's just that the character of the stories is a male, let's not change that. If you want to watch a female secret agent, watch nikita!
For instance, what if we changed Mary poppins to a bloke,,,,,it would be weird and wouldn't work. "
Hmmmm Like Mrs. Doubtfire mayhap ? |
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"Any Bra burners here today by any chance?
Blimey! There's a blast from the past, I think it was the seventies when I last heard that expression. "
Germaine Greer and her like are still alive and kicking, keeping the feminist torch (burnt bra) alive. |
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"Any Bra burners here today by any chance?
Blimey! There's a blast from the past, I think it was the seventies when I last heard that expression.
Germaine Greer and her like are still alive and kicking, keeping the feminist torch (burnt bra) alive. "
Yep, but I suspect they've moved on from bra burning. |
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Personally, I think the idea of a Female bond is just ludicrous. The character is and always should be Mr James Bond.. To try and make a female "Bond" would just be silly.
On the other hand, there is no reason at all why someone shouldn't write stories about a female "Bond style" spy who isn't bond.
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My name is Bond... Juliet Bond
Licenced to kill anyone who doesnt have matching cushions and throwovers.
I cannot do short notice assasinations as a Girl must have time to have her Hair and Nails done before colour coordinating ones outfit befitting the situation, Also once every twenty eight days i am unavailable due to being sat in the corner sobbing while wracked with stomach cramps and violent mood swings, During this time all sharp imploments and dirty bombs disguised as Tampons are locked away in a nuclear Bunkerg 
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"Any Bra burners here today by any chance?
Blimey! There's a blast from the past, I think it was the seventies when I last heard that expression.
Germaine Greer and her like are still alive and kicking, keeping the feminist torch (burnt bra) alive. "
Germaine Greer ? What is HER like ? If you say what you mean I'd understand. |
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"Any Bra burners here today by any chance?
Blimey! There's a blast from the past, I think it was the seventies when I last heard that expression.
Germaine Greer and her like are still alive and kicking, keeping the feminist torch (burnt bra) alive.
Germaine Greer ? What is HER like ? If you say what you mean I'd understand. "
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"My name is Bond... Juliet Bond
Licenced to kill anyone who doesnt have matching cushions and throwovers.
I cannot do short notice assasinations as a Girl must have time to have her Hair and Nails done before colour coordinating ones outfit befitting the situation, Also once every twenty eight days i am unavailable due to being sat in the corner sobbing while wracked with stomach cramps and violent mood swings, During this time all sharp imploments and dirty bombs disguised as Tampons are locked away in a nuclear Bunkerg
Gonzo Gimp 007 n a bit "
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out ! "
Thank fuck Ed Milliband isnt a large hollywood film producer then |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
Because Ian Fleming the author wrote James Bond as a man.
There is nothing to stop stories being written about the many female spies there were or even imaginary spies but why destroy the original image"
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"Any Bra burners here today by any chance?
Blimey! There's a blast from the past, I think it was the seventies when I last heard that expression.
Germaine Greer and her like are still alive and kicking, keeping the feminist torch (burnt bra) alive.
Germaine Greer ? What is HER like ? If you say what you mean I'd understand.
Google is your friend! "
I don't need Google to find out who she is. Im asking you for your understanding. Which, at present just seems to be negative myth perpetuation without substance. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Is this one of labour's election policies? It's a bit thin, surely there are more pressing issues, i'll get behind the party that champions a blakes 7 remake"
I met a member of the Blakes 7 cast recently - she should be in it if there's a remake.
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?"
It's just wrong
Fleming wrote Bond as a man |
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"Well...statistically. ....female Bonds are five times more likely to scrape the bumper on the drive post than male Bonds."
not so bad though, they'd probably be driving a qashqai rather than an aston. |
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
It's just wrong
Fleming wrote Bond as a man "
So what? Fiction gets adapted all the time. Loads of famous characters change over the years. The Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes isn't really the same character as the one in the books.
I don't get the big deal. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"So Ed Milliband is championing a female James Bond and people think this man can run the country .... Yet another reason to keep the lefties out !
Why shouldn't there be a female Bond ?
It's just wrong
Fleming wrote Bond as a man
So what? Fiction gets adapted all the time. Loads of famous characters change over the years. The Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes isn't really the same character as the one in the books.
I don't get the big deal. "
Everything after Fleming's original books has been an interpretation. Bond has been Scottish, rather than the quintessential Englishman described earlier in this thread. Bond will be as the writers choose to present him (or her) to us in the future.
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"Everything after Fleming's original books has been an interpretation. Bond has been Scottish, rather than the quintessential Englishman described earlier in this thread. Bond will be as the writers choose to present him (or her) to us in the future."
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"Women do tend to make make better cups of tra....so I do think that people should play to their strengths. .."
I make an awesome cup of tea, my colleagues love 'em. |
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Isn't it about time the whole "Bond" thing was put to bed (fnarr fnarr). It's outdated, all the original stories have been done.
Time for a new Hero/Heroine?
Pops off to watch True Lies and JLC. And pop off.
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Wasn't Bond gay ?
I saw a documentary wher Fleming said the original Bond was a homosexual but that wouldn't have been popular so he changed him into a womaniser for a bit of a whimsey. He had no idea it would take off so much with all the gullible macho types.
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"I think putting judy dench in as m was because stella rimmington was head of mi5/mi6 and shit..but putting a woman in as bond will fuck it all up..its just pc going mad again
why would it? no one has yet provided a good answer for this.
were will it stop though..? a female playing the part of john Rambo or conan the barbarian..? then it might move on to historical characters.. a woman playing the henry the eighth or Julius ceasar..or even a man playing Cleopatra or mary queen of scots..? why cant the do gooders just leave some things alone and stop messing them up in the name of political correctness..? leave bond as a man for fucks sake"
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over a year ago
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"Wasn't Bond gay ?
I saw a documentary wher Fleming said the original Bond was a homosexual but that wouldn't have been popular so he changed him into a womaniser for a bit of a whimsey. He had no idea it would take off so much with all the gullible macho types.
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Highly unlikely as bond was based on Fleming, himself an alcoholic womanizer, and a few other SOE agents he knew.
Especially given the time the books were written and what happened to the likes of Turin (someone that Fleming had more than one falling out with). |
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"All you guys do know the BOnd films aren't documentaries don't you?
Now your just being Silly
Gimp
Of course I am Gimp, I'm "only" a woman  "
Never say "Only" your Speshal you are, Wanna share my Crayon
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"Wasn't Bond gay ?
I saw a documentary wher Fleming said the original Bond was a homosexual but that wouldn't have been popular so he changed him into a womaniser for a bit of a whimsey. He had no idea it would take off so much with all the gullible macho types.
Highly unlikely as bond was based on Fleming, himself an alcoholic womanizer, and a few other SOE agents he knew.
Especially given the time the books were written and what happened to the likes of Turin (someone that Fleming had more than one falling out with)."
Oh yes. I forgot that there was no homesexuals back then. And women knew their place as well. |
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"Wasn't Bond gay ?
I saw a documentary wher Fleming said the original Bond was a homosexual but that wouldn't have been popular so he changed him into a womaniser for a bit of a whimsey. He had no idea it would take off so much with all the gullible macho types.
Highly unlikely as bond was based on Fleming, himself an alcoholic womanizer, and a few other SOE agents he knew.
Especially given the time the books were written and what happened to the likes of Turin (someone that Fleming had more than one falling out with).
Oh yes. I forgot that there was no homesexuals back then. And women knew their place as well. "
I think the point was that back then being gay was illegal. A gay hero would not have been accepted by publishers, film studios or even the public in general...
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"Wasn't Bond gay ?
I saw a documentary wher Fleming said the original Bond was a homosexual but that wouldn't have been popular so he changed him into a womaniser for a bit of a whimsey. He had no idea it would take off so much with all the gullible macho types.
Highly unlikely as bond was based on Fleming, himself an alcoholic womanizer, and a few other SOE agents he knew.
Especially given the time the books were written and what happened to the likes of Turin (someone that Fleming had more than one falling out with).
Oh yes. I forgot that there was no homesexuals back then. And women knew their place as well.
I think the point was that back then being gay was illegal. A gay hero would not have been accepted by publishers, film studios or even the public in general...
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There's a line in Skyfall where Bond refers to his homosexual past. He is tied up by the male villain who starts undoing Bonds shirt and is suggesting sexual contact. Bond looks him in the eye and says "what makes you think this is my first time ?"
So he is at least Bi. |
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There's a line in Skyfall where Bond refers to his homosexual past. He is tied up by the male villain who starts undoing Bonds shirt and is suggesting sexual contact. Bond looks him in the eye and says "what makes you think this is my first time ?"
So he is at least Bi. "
Already explained by Daniel Craig and the director.. Its escape and evade 101, never let them see you bleed. The baddie is trying to make bond feel uncomfortable to break him down, bond is countering the technique ... |
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There's a line in Skyfall where Bond refers to his homosexual past. He is tied up by the male villain who starts undoing Bonds shirt and is suggesting sexual contact. Bond looks him in the eye and says "what makes you think this is my first time ?"
So he is at least Bi.
Already explained by Daniel Craig and the director.. Its escape and evade 101, never let them see you bleed. The baddie is trying to make bond feel uncomfortable to break him down, bond is countering the technique ... "
Oh the old I'm straight but will play bi in the right circumstances routine.I would have thought that James Bond would be secure enough not to have to make excuses. |
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"Wasn't Bond gay ?
I saw a documentary wher Fleming said the original Bond was a homosexual but that wouldn't have been popular so he changed him into a womaniser for a bit of a whimsey. He had no idea it would take off so much with all the gullible macho types.
Highly unlikely as bond was based on Fleming, himself an alcoholic womanizer, and a few other SOE agents he knew.
Especially given the time the books were written and what happened to the likes of Turin (someone that Fleming had more than one falling out with).
Oh yes. I forgot that there was no homesexuals back then. And women knew their place as well.
I think the point was that back then being gay was illegal. A gay hero would not have been accepted by publishers, film studios or even the public in general...
There's a line in Skyfall where Bond refers to his homosexual past. He is tied up by the male villain who starts undoing Bonds shirt and is suggesting sexual contact. Bond looks him in the eye and says "what makes you think this is my first time ?"
So he is at least Bi. "
Or just employing a bluff. i.e Im not as scared as you think. |
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"Wasn't Bond gay ?
I saw a documentary wher Fleming said the original Bond was a homosexual but that wouldn't have been popular so he changed him into a womaniser for a bit of a whimsey. He had no idea it would take off so much with all the gullible macho types.
Highly unlikely as bond was based on Fleming, himself an alcoholic womanizer, and a few other SOE agents he knew.
Especially given the time the books were written and what happened to the likes of Turin (someone that Fleming had more than one falling out with).
Oh yes. I forgot that there was no homesexuals back then. And women knew their place as well.
I think the point was that back then being gay was illegal. A gay hero would not have been accepted by publishers, film studios or even the public in general...
There's a line in Skyfall where Bond refers to his homosexual past. He is tied up by the male villain who starts undoing Bonds shirt and is suggesting sexual contact. Bond looks him in the eye and says "what makes you think this is my first time ?"
So he is at least Bi.
Or just employing a bluff. i.e Im not as scared as you think."
Or get on with it , I love it up the poop shoot. |
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"I want Stephen Fry to play Miss Marple
That would be great. I am seeing Alistair Sim as Millicent Fritton though.
He made a great woman did Al lol "
Yes a great actor alistair Sim
I would have loved to have seen himself alongside, terry thomas in His Open topped mg sports car, and steven fry in a period film together, steven Would have the role as the butler haha Upstairs downstairs with miss Fritton Bertie wooster all in one..
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