Comment on Isaac Asimov's 1956 essay on Hollywood's depiction of women is on point

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Isaac Asimov's 1956 essay on Hollywood's depiction of women is on point

Have you ever heard of “The Glasses Come Off” trope? What about “The Glasses Gotta Go” or “Beautiful All Along?” The’ve been around a while in fiction but as it turns out sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov recognized it for what it was immediately – crap.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/harpy

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