Film

Within each category these have all been grouped together under some sort of theme. Ask what they have in common.

The good:

Video: clip from Frozen - the scene where Anna and Kristoff kiss

Video: trailer for Appropriate Behaviour

Video: trailer for Boys Don't Cry

Video: trailer for The Hunger Games

Video: trailer for Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Roles meant for men: trailers for Salt and Our Brand is Crisis

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The bad:

Who is playing these characters? What 'race'/ethnicity were they supposed to be?  Clip from Pan and trailers for Ghost in the Shell, Aloha, and Dr Strange

What type of women are shown in these trailers? 27 DressesThe Ugly Truth and How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days

What type of women are shown in these trailers? Unforgettable, Fatal Attraction, The Crush, Swimfan

What type of women are shown in these trailers? Elizabethtown, 500 Days of Summer, and Garden State

What type of men are shown in these trailers? James Bond: SpectreWolf of Wall Street, and Iron Man 3

What type of men are shown in these trailers? Fast & Furious 6Pain and Gain and That Awkward Moment

The romantic pursuit myth (aka men following women around after they've made clear their disinterest): The Notebook, High Fidelity and Phata Poster Nikla Hero. Here are some of the translated song lyrics in PPNH:

I have a right over You
You’re my delight
If I stop You in Your paths
Then don’t be shocked
Your dog shouldn’t bark at me
If I follow You then don’t scold me
Don’t stop me without any reason
If I follow You then don’t scold me

Conflict/military: trailers for GI Joe: Rise of CobraGI Jane, Fury and Mad Max: Fury Road

Time travellers. Who does the travelling? Who is always stuck in one place? The Time Traveller's Wife, About TimeMidnight in Paris, The Terminator, Kate and Leopold, What happens when Marty McFly's girlfriend gets to time travel? Clip from Back to the Future 2 (Spoiler: Guardian article, Why can't women time travel?)

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The contrasts:

Kids: trailers for Boyhood and Girlhood (aka Bande Des Filles) and a clip from the latter

Vampires: trailers for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and Lesbian Vampire Killers

Obtaining/returning lost women/girls: trailers for TakenStolenLive Free or Die Hard and Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Count the women: supercut trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and trailers for The Avengers: Age of UltronThe Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey and The Incredibles

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