In Summary
My previous post was a bit wandering, so here’s the point in brief: You can’t make exceptions for one thing or another just because you really like them. You can’t […]
May 2013
Hegemonic Flaws with (or near) Benedict Cumberbatch
Recently I wrote about the hegemonic nature of what is and isn’t considered a flaw in a movie or TV show: To wit, marginalizing women and minorities isn’t considered a […]
The Fantasy Gender Problem (Part II)
Last time, I discussed the curious phenomenon of male fantasy authors who create worlds that drastically restrict the roles their female characters can fill and then struggle to work around […]
The Fantasy Gender Problem (Part I)
Even today, many male fantasy authors are blithely willing to include female characters only as subjects for male characters’ heroics and sexual conquests, but even among the better authors, the […]
Hegemony and Flaws
When Argo was nominated for Best Picture, it set off a wave of criticism surrounding Affleck’s casting of himself–a white actor–in the lead role of Tony Mendez, who is Latino […]