Created by Ian Fleming in the 1950s, James Bond as a character is known for being something of a womaniser, but is he sexist? Just last year Millennials slammed the older movies for sexism and racism and accused Sean Connery’s 007 of being a rapist. While even Judi Dench’s M said it to the character himself in 1995’s Goldeneye. Addressing Pierce Brosnan’s Bond, she said: “I think you're a sexist, misogynist dinosaur.”
M added: “A relic of the Cold War, whose boyish charms, though lost on me, obviously appealed to that young girl I sent out to evaluate you.”
Bond 25 is currently filming and both Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli has spoken of modernising the character to the times.
But despite some people’s perceptions, a new survey by My Lotto 24 has found that the overwhelming majority of Brits don’t think Bond is sexist, with only 33% believing so.
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