The Enduring Legacy of 'Fatal Attraction': A Toxic Stereotype in Dating Culture.
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The upcoming TV adaptation of Fatal Attraction, a 1987 psychosexual thriller, fails to challenge the regressive gender dynamics of the original film, which demonised women seen as a "threat" to the nuclear family and gave rise to the harmful stereotype of the "bunny boiler". The film tapped into cultural anxieties about sex and feminism, and the TV series continues to perpetuate the trope of the "crazy ex". The enduring legacy of Fatal Attraction highlights the pernicious effect of gender stereotypes on further generations of women.
Topics:entertainment#bunny-boiler#culture#fatal-attraction#feminism#gender-stereotypes#tv-adaptation
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