The Truth About Why Women Get Labeled "Crazy" | Compilation

Movies and TV shows love to call women crazy - but are these women *actually* crazy, or just responding to having to live in a craazy world? To take a deeper look at this question, in this compilation we're looking back at some of our videos unpacking these so-called "crazy women." First, we're analyzing the Crazy Woman Trope (from Black Swan to Harley Quinn to Gone Girl and beyond,) where it comes from, the types of Crazy Women we see on screen, and the darker truth behind the stereotypes. Then we're exploring why Susanna, Lisa and the other women of Girl, Interrupted are still so relatable even 25 years later. Next we're exploring how Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rebecca Bunch actually reclaimed the idea of "crazy" over the course of the show and used it to empower herself in the end. And finally we'll dig into the broader "crazy ex-girlfriend" trope, from Friends to The Office to Parks and Rec and more.

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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 The "crazy woman" trope on screen
00:22:00 Girl, Interrupted
00:34:16 CEG's Rebecca
00:44:21 The "crazy" ex-girlfriend trope

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