Oppressed Majority (Majorité Opprimée) Favorite 

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Date: 

Feb 1 2014

Location: 

France, internet

On what seems to be just another ordinary day, a man is exposed to sexism and sexual violence in a society ruled by women... Eléonore Pourriat's short film imagines how a man might experience a sexual assault in a matriarchal society.

External sources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4UWxlVvT1A
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2014/feb/11/oppressed-majori...
http://www.upworthy.com/a-french-film-showing-men-what-being-a-woman-feels-like-...
Posted by mss663 on Feb 11 2014

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