![]() Maybe the dictionary is just shy, but it fails to mention what just about anyone could tell you: That “chick flick” is a term that originated, and is still commonly used, as a way to dismiss a movie so sappy or saccharine only a girl could like it. Like a miracle household product, it marginalizes as it defines. It doesn’t do much, actually, beyond legitimize the already generally accepted notion that there are movies for everyone, and then there are movies for women. to women” - doesn’t describe a type of movie or define a genre or even identify an audience by its tastes or interests. ![]() The dictionary definition - “Chick flick (noun) 1988: a motion picture intended to appeal esp. EARLY last month, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary added the term “chick flick” to its 11th edition.
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