On the Special Features portion of Vol. II of the Lord of the Rings DVD, there's a portion describing how Peter Jackson made the films using a cadre of about 30 stunt people. They were all men except for one woman. They all had a communal dressing room. When I heard this, I was outraged --
making that poor woman undress in front of all those men.
I serious contemplated hunting down Peter Jackson and punching him in the nose!
Later there was an interview with the stunt woman. "Ooooh!" she gushed. "It was the best job I ever had, ever!! I'd go to work in the morning, get naked with 30 guys -- all who had GREAT bodies -- then we'd put on costumes and go make movies together! Ohhh, what a great job!"
Okay, she seems to have adjusted fine to the situation.
But I've been thinking. What if you're required to use a bi-gender dressing room, with a gender ration of 30:1. Would you rather be one of the thirty, or would you rather be the one?



Later there was an interview with the stunt woman. "Ooooh!" she gushed. "It was the best job I ever had, ever!! I'd go to work in the morning, get naked with 30 guys -- all who had GREAT bodies -- then we'd put on costumes and go make movies together! Ohhh, what a great job!"
Okay, she seems to have adjusted fine to the situation.
But I've been thinking. What if you're required to use a bi-gender dressing room, with a gender ration of 30:1. Would you rather be one of the thirty, or would you rather be the one?
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