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A buddy of mine recently refered to The Breakup as a 'chick flick'
I was taken aback .. to me it was a well done comedy with some insightful things to say about relationships. I couldnt see where a guy would enjoy this movie any less than a gal.

Then i started to think - what would i consider a chick flick ...

I know 'romantic comedies' get called chick flicks ... but i dont get that either .. i find they're comedies - either well done or poorly done.

So does the measure of how well it's done elevate it from the status of 'chick flick' ? isn't that negatively sexist ?

After contemplating this - in the shower this morning ...where i do all my best thinking - i came to the conclusion that the only thing i would consider a chick-flick - is a poorly made drama .. where boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy loses arm in a tractor accident, girl cares for boy, and little Joey gets stuck in a well after a battle with an incurable liver disease.

that being said - i would only consider this a chick-flick to s specific few chicks .. sad, lonely, none-too-bright.

Certainly none of the 'chicks' i know - but they must be out there.




so does that make sense to anyone else or do most of you knuckle dragging beetle browed football eating neadrathals just consider anything without a body count (as a result of extreme violence) a chick-flick ?