Does the World Need A James Bond – At All?

James Bond is hugely popular; the suave, slick spy with his fancy gadgets; the man with a licence to kill; who is irresistible to women as well of course! I, however, have always disliked the character and the genre of films. For one I have always wondered why James Bond introduces himself as “the name is Bond, James Bond”. If he is this hotshot spy, shouldn’t he be keeping a low profile and using an alias at the very least? But this is far from the only reason I have found James Bond to be regressive and frankly obnoxious.

James Bond – racist and sexist

The modern Bond may be a more evolved kind of guy but the old Bond – played by Sean Connery and Roger Moore is extremely regressive in his attitudes to women. The movies were fairly racist, homophobic and misogynistic in their general tone as well, if we look at them through a modern prism. 

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