Monolithic perception often feels like judgment: if others are conditioned to see you in a certain way, it will be very difficult for them to see you differently, especially if that certain image conforms to archaic and deeply rooted stereotypes. The serious man wears glasses and a turtleneck, the “light” man wears a red bathing suit and runs carelessly along the huge beach. Stereotypes that become irrefutable assumptions lay a solid foundation of distortion and injustice. Pamela Anderson is an example of how prejudice against a skinless pop product almost destroyed a woman who made the terrible mistake of living her life the way she wanted to: in a red swimsuit, with prominent breasts, with wild loves, with ease. . A paradoxically entertaining and well-crafted Netflix documentary about the actress traces her painful path under the remorseless stare of a global celebrity and methodically articulates a bold truth: restrained lightness sometimes weighs more than many boulders of seriousness and morality.

Pamela: A Love Story talks about feminism, but it doesn’t talk about feminism. And that’s because Pamela sees herself as neither a victim nor an instructor nor an idol activist. Perhaps this is why the documentary manages to capture the essence of gender oppression and injustice with such rare precision and experiential depth; because with unassuming boldness he tells a real story which, despite its dramatic elements, is not a story of whining, complaining and suggestion. but the essence of maturity and transcendence. While it still hurts, Pamela has come to terms with the fact that a malicious stranger stole and released a tape of her intimate moments back in 1996. Although it still hurts, she has come to terms with the fact that by not taking on any responsibility, she has become a star. the first ever viral sex video. Although it still hurts, she survived the fact that a criminal leak of her personal data, for which no one was ever punished, netted a number of people tens of millions of dollars (and, of course, not a cent for herself). ). She has even come to terms with the fact that because of all of the above, her reputation has been damaged and her career ruined, and she smiles at the camera with the rare hard wisdom that only someone who has come to terms with injustice can have.

The case of a young starlet with a starring role in the legendary Baywatch, a sensual Playboy cover, an episodic marriage to Tommy Lee, and an infamous sex tape has been largely engraved in the collective memory as a representative sample. humble flamboyant pop culture of the 90s. We tend to remember Pamela Anderson as a demonstrative “sex symbol,” as part of an outdated cultural mass that doesn’t really matter. But the truth is that the actress, much more than the above, is an early “witness” to modern-day misogyny, a forerunner of the methods of abusing women that we now take for granted because we didn’t take them seriously when they should have. : a woman was dragged away for having sex with her husband and she dared to record her act on a private video; instead of helping her, Justice subjected her to eternal and abusive procedural torment (during her pregnancy, in fact) until Pamela wore herself out and got out of the legal battle she was treated like a criminal by the entertainment industry, the media, and the public , using tactics of ridicule, belittlement and marginalization against her for many years. “Easy” Pamela endured the shame of years with humor and composure. He swam in the raging malice of others and survived. And this is her biggest success.