"they literally throw a woman in the dumpster"

the... villains do, yes

the villains are practically mustache-twirling levels of campy evil; i can't believe Morris Day goes the "playing a fictional version of himself" route with how over-the-top he is; no publicist today would sign off on that "how's the family" line at the end.

like, this... movie is about misogyny from a male lens? Prince plays a singer who doesn't want anything to do with his abusive chauvinist father and yet come to the horrifying realization that the emotional distance isn't saving him from taking after him

it is not just about "oh no, it's wrong to hit women!", it connects his disinterest in the creative contributions of the women in his band to the kind of resentment and disrespect that leads to domestic violence.

you don't have to think it's good, you can think it's still misogynistic! there's arguments to be made!

it does focus on the male characters more than the female. the fact Apollonia is trying to get hired at the club The Kid works at throws some dodgy power dynamics onto their courtship.

all valid! but the arguments i've heard are never like that, they're about... how there exists misogyny in the movie, must be an endorsement.

Nuance: how does it work?