On Abuse in Modern Media

and Dune Part Two

I watched Dune Part Two. I watched Zendaya, playing Chani, slap Timothee Chandler, playing Paul, who just woke up from a coma. Imagine your partner just woke up from a coma. Would you say, “Are you okay?” then hit him in the face and storm off? It looked absurd. 

I rarely watch modern mainstream movies and TV shows, but the few times I do, I see this trend of women abusing men. As a young single man, I think to myself, if that’s what women in America are going to be like, I’m opting out.

The role model for young women is Zendaya hitting her partner, hard, in the face, when she feels strong emotions. No consequence. No apology. Paul continues to love her. Shouldn’t they have a conversation about that? Paul might want to establish that’s unacceptable behavior.

Hundreds of millions of people will watch this film. I don’t think it’s a good idea to show it’s okay to express emotions by hitting. Imagine, if you will, Zendaya wakes from a coma then Timothee Chalamet slaps her in the face, walks…