Voices: Sorry, ladies, but I’m relieved the new James Bond is a man
Since the fictional character first appeared in 1953, James Bond has rarely been mistaken for a weapon in the fight for female equality.
From the swirling silhouettes in the films’ opening sequences to the parade of scantily clad beauties who fawn over him, the arrogant British Secret Service agent has mostly pursued a singular, hedonistic path – and one that has either demeaned women, or left them for dead. People, the women he beds are called Bond girls…
