3.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Way to Sell Corsets (1904)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.7
Overview
A corset maker -- for those of you who don't know what that it, it was a tight of highly reinforced girdle which gave the wearer an 'hourglass' figure -- has her model come in and wear one of her wears. The well-dressed customers enter and examine the corset on a mannequin.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
A corset maker -- for those of you who don't know what that it, it was a tight of highly reinforced girdle which gave the wearer an 'hourglass' figure -- has her model come in and wear one of her wears. The well-dressed customers enter and examine the corset on a mannequin.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject, the practical aspects of selling corsets, is inherently commercial and historical, lacking any discernible political messaging or ideological advocacy, thus resulting in a neutral rating.
The film features traditional casting consistent with its early 20th-century production, showing no intentional diversity initiatives. Its narrative is a simple comedy that does not engage with or critique traditional identities or modern DEI themes.
Secondary
Based on the information provided, there are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in 'The Way to Sell Corsets.' Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal is not applicable.
The film features a man cross-dressing as a woman for a comedic plot device to sell corsets. This portrayal does not engage with transsexual identity or themes, as the character is a man in disguise, not a transsexual individual.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As a 1904 silent film, "The Way to Sell Corsets" predates any established canon, historical figures, or widely recognized characters that could be subject to a gender swap. Its characters are original to the film.
Given the film's release in 1904 and its likely status as an original short, there is no evidence of prior source material or historical figures whose established race could have been altered. Therefore, no race swap is identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
3.9
3.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
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