Intersectionality in Sherri L. Smith’s Flygirl
This article was originally posted at Feminist Borg. One of the benefits of the rise of YA literature has been an expansion of literature for girls and the sorts of […]
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Edgar Rice Burroughs and Alien Gender
This article was originally posted at Feminist Borg. One of the areas in which the male-dominated nature of the media often shows through with dazzling clarity is in the gender […]
Pacific Rim: Progressive Representation?
When Pacific Rim came out, many sources praised it for its progressive representation: The presence of non-American, non-white characters in heroic roles and, in particular, Mako Mori, a Japanese woman, […]
The Pacific Rim Principle: A Theory About Backstories
I finally saw Pacific Rim and, alas, it’s not a major triumph for women’s representation by any means. But it did make me come up with a new theory relating […]
Stick Figures
(This article was originally posted on Feminist Borg.) You may have seen this comic that was floating around Tumblr a few months ago. I haven’t been able to locate the […]
A Little Female Gaze
As we learned last time, women can and do appreciate attractive male characters in a sexual way, a fact that is not respected by male fans or male content creators. […]
Fan Boners vs. Fan Tingles
My posts usually have boring titles, but this one ought to attract some attention. So: Sexiness. It’s one of the key ways that content creators attract (or pander to) a […]
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 […]
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 […]