Top 10 Reasons the Lack of Women in Film isn't All Bad

I don't think the lack of women in film is necessarily a bad thing. (Oooh! Them's fightin' words!) Just hear... er, read...me out. Here are the Top 10 Reasons the Lack of Women in Film isn't All Bad:

10) Being a minority allows us to have fun "just for us" things like the Broad Humor Film Festival!

9) This blog exists. That gives me something to do every Monday.

8) If there were tons of women in the industry, there would be no reason for diversity programs to help women break in.

7) Women are fantastic at affecting change. The right to vote, the right to work in "manly jobs," the right to buy birth control pills without the pharmacist lecturing you on why being a slut is un-Christian (or something, I don't know). Someday, people will look back at us and praise this generation of women filmmakers for increasing the presence of women in the film industry. It's happening right now! You're part of it!

6) Low expectations can be a wonderful gift. If people expect you to be incompetent, you really only have to be mediocre to seem like a freaking genius.

5) So, men direct more studio pictures than women. That means they direct more bad studio pictures than women. Keep cranking out those stinkers, fellas. We'll keep making awesome ones. (The logic might not work there... whatever. I know what I mean.)

4) It's all about the journey. Standing at the top of a mountain must be incredibly satisfying, but it doesn't mean as much if you get there in a helicopter.

3) There are so many milestones left! The honor of "first female director to win two Best Director Oscars" is still up for grabs. It could be you! Or me! Well, not me. I'm a writer. But, it could be you!

2) Okay, it sucks. But...

1) There's nowhere to go but up!