I think that what was most disgusting about the tribute to women piece
at the oscars, and what Ben was arguing, is that Hollywood was just making
a bad attempt at being PC.  It is almost insulting that Hollywood, the most
racist and sexist of practically all visual mediums, would present such a
piece.  It totally conflicts with their dominant ideologies.  I do admit
that the tribute did indeed show women in positive roles but, as Ben pointed
out, women were editors only because in the early days editing was not so
much a means of artistic expression as it was a menial task.  We cannot
dislocate the meaning of the images from their historical contexts.
Jason Longo
Ithaca College.