This Tarantino film is most known for its violence and reversal of gender roles. The female protagonist, Uma Thurman, pictured in the photo above plays a very violent role that a man would typically play in similar films. Thurman is fighting in various scenes and is portraying masculinity in her style of fighting. Even though she is portraying masculinity in her fighting style, she still has feminine qualities about her appearance. Not only does Thurman have a masculine role but so do the other ladies of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. For example, Vivica A. Fox plays Vernita Green who is an assassin but also a mother and a wife who pretty much lives a double life. This film also takes a lot of influence from Kung Fu films where men typically play the lead roles. You can especially see this influence in the sword fighting scene between Lucy Lui and Uma Thurman. Lucy Lui’s character also shows a switch of gender roles depicting a women leading a group of men by intimidating them with her sword and fighting abilities.

If society was more diverse and harmonious, feminism and anti-activism would succeed and the world was more egalitarian that would be the Utopian scenario. Females would be working in jobs that are more viewed to be “male” jobs, and maybe males would be doing jobs that are viewed to be more “female”, or maybe gender roles would not even exist. If this utopian society were to exist my days would probably be pretty different than they are now. Maybe instead of going to the gym and feeling self conscious in the weight lifting area, the men would be the ones feeling self conscious or there would be no need to feel self conscious in a place that is not meant to be divided by gender. 

In a less oppressed world where feminist and and anti-racist activism has succeeded there would be equal pay and equal jobs and opportunities for all. Jobs that where formally viewed as masculine would be available to all genders and the same would go for jobs viewed as feminine. Discrimination of any kind would not exist and therefore police brutality and wars would not be a thing. An average day for me would still consist of me going to school but the topics being taught would be a little different. News stories would be less about violence and problematic things and more about peaceful and kind stories.

If the future where feminism and anti- racist activism succeeded then it would be more equal for women and all races. Life in society would be easy going and soon stereotypes and how people are seen will slowly change but it would be hard for others. Even if the society may be perfect, there may be factions of people who would be anti-feminism and racist activism. So it may not last long and the period of peace may end in maybe 100 years or less. But other than that the classes and jobs will be diverse and everyone will get an opportunity to get jobs and teachers of all kinds will be able to teach students.

If I lived in a more egalitarian world I would put on the news and it wouldn’t be focused on hate crimes, women fighting for their reproductive rights, and people being taken from their families by ICE. Instead it would filled with reports on how the world is taking on climate change, how billionaires and celebrities are donating more generously to organizations that need help, and how communities from different faiths and backgrounds are helping each other. More female representatives would be in the White House and we would see more women succeeding in all types of jobs . I would go outside and see my neighbors and others talking and connecting with each other more. People will be multilingual so that they can communicate with everyone. I would walk down my street and say hello to everyone and see strangers of different genders treating each other with respect and dignity. I wouldn’t be as skeptical towards men. No one would be judged or underestimated because of the color of their skin or their race, religion, ethnicity or gender.

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