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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Celebritologist (Wash. Post online) answers my question on "Zero Dark Thirty" and CIA Analyst role

from "Celebritology" Column's weekly Chat Discussion (www.washingtonpost.com/ )

Q: Will CIA Operatives receive special status (Jessica Chastain, Clair Danes - portrayals)?

With the acclaim and attention for "Homeland" and "Zero Dark Thirty" will actresses who give powerful perfomances lend more consideration to those who are unsung anti-terror heroines?
  • Answer:
Jen Chaney :
Perhaps, although I think there are only so many of those kids of stories that can be put out there right now without them starting to seem derivative.
I think it's great to see stronger women in general, particularly Chastain's character. There's an interesting conversation to be had there about whether she's truly a strong woman to be celebrated, or if some of her behavior in that film probably shouldn't be emulated in the workplace. I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle.
– December 20, 2012 2:14 PM

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