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We\u2019ll be discussing the fact that\u00a0a\u00a0number of people are saying that image<\/a>s\u00a0like this\u2026<\/p>\n

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promote violence against women.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t buy this. It\u2019s an action\/adventure movie in which the entire premise is built around a villain inflicting violence and heroes (of which Jennifer Lawrence\u2019s Mystique is the strongest and most competent leader) fighting back. Of *course* you are going to show the heroes threatened in some way by the Big Bad. It\u2019s why Darth Vader\u2019s image looms over the heroes in Star Wars ads and why the Ring or the Lidless Eye forms the backdrop to the whole Fellowship. This is simply sensible dramatic staging, not some kind of clarion call to beat up women.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, Steven Greydanus will disagree with me and we can have a good argument on today\u2019s Connecting the Dots<\/a><\/em> when it airs live at 5 PM Eastern. \u00a0If you want to argument with me too, give us a call or text us at 1-573-4BREAD4 or tweet us @breadboxmedia.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also be talking about Alice Through the Looking Glass<\/em>, the Three Ages of Pixar<\/a> and Steve\u2019s ordination to the diaconate TOMORROW! \u00a0Your prayers for this good man as he offers himself in service to our Lord will be appreciated!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"