Dwayne Day reviews “Project Moonbase” (a television pilot turned movie co-written by RAH) for The Space Review and comes away with the conclusion that while The Master was ahead of his time in many ways in portraying women in authority, he had a little problem with sexism.
I suggest that Heinlein was ahead of his time, but had no interest in portraying women who acted like men. And remember that a movie script is written to spec, and the bosses can and often do insist on changes. It’s quite possible the clunkers Mr. Day points out were the result of these changes.
It’s odd to hear this criticism considering that the term “Heinlein Heroine” is synonymous with smart and competent.
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