I thought this film had many aspects of sexism, as pretty much all the woman roles in the film were connected with negative aspects and stereotypes. The song about Philia was probably the most sexist part in the film, as all she is good at is being beautiful and she cannot write and cook. Another, is the maid song, as it portrays woman as loyal servants to the men. Also, Senex's wife is always shown with a thick coat of makeup on, furthering that woman are just suppose to be pretty and always look their best. I don't think sexism is really a huge issue today, but it still is a problem. People more often reference sexism in jokes, but it still can be very offensive. "A Funny Thing..." is very sexist, yet it is portraying ancient times where men were the ones with all the power, thus not appearing to be as sexist as it could be.
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