About-faces of Consequence
My overarching question is this: Can any of these figures articulate a set of principles that they’ve embraced throughout their processes?
Tagged: feminism
Game of Thrones Rewatch: She Schtups to Conquer
Let’s drop the “Daenerys Targaryen is SUCH a Mary Sue because too many men desired her.” That is misogyny wrapped up in an Internet meme.
Defenders of the Gold Bikini 3: In Which Leia Swoons and Dies
Women who grew up idolizing Leia in Star Wars wanted something MORE than just Leia swooning and dying from a malignant case of motherhood.
Gone With the Wind: The Great American Feminist Novel
You tell me you didn’t have a feminist icon until Wonder Woman, Millennials? I give you Scarlett O’Hara. Try her, you may like her.
Pleather and Mace: Harley Quinn and the Joker
Harley Quinn stayed with the Joker because she did the math and she decided she was better off with him than without him. That’s the reason why women stay with everyday bad guys who aren’t Jokers.
The Happiest Sadist: Phèdre and Kushiel’s Dart
Fifty Shades of Grey was a terrible & dangerous book that normalized toxic attitudes about sex. Kushiel’s Dart was an interesting book on a similar topic that I liked.
Sunday Morning! “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles”
Chantal Akerman’s 1975 masterpiece is a nail biting Hitchcockian thriller about housework. Really.
Confessions of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl
How much more satisfying might a romance be if you could see yourself there, not just a faceless, shapeless, personality-less blob like Bella Swan?
Romance Before Bros
This time I’m actually reading GOOD romances instead of trashy ones.It’s a lot of work, and do you know why I’m doing this? It’s because romance MATTERS.
Of Popcorn Poppers and Pelotons
It’s not that I see this Peloton ad as dangerously glamorizing compulsive exercise or obsession with appearance; it’s not that deep.
A Star Is Born: A Cold Hard Look At A Feminist Masterpiece
A Star Is Born tells a real truth that women need to hear. Plus it’s a good movie.
Square Peg, Round Hole: Veronica Mars Season 4
Veronica Mars and Captain Marvel have the same fatal flaw.
Defenders Of The Gold Bikini 2: The Fempire Doesn’t Strike Back
In which Padme swoons, and dies. There is absolutely NO purpose to Padme’s death.
There’s Something About Mary Sue
The thing about Mary Sue that makes her interesting despite her triteness is also what makes her 100% for sure not sexist. A Mary Sue is a female conception of an ideal female character.
Strong Women in Country Songs
Country songs that’ll make ya want to shout yee-haw! and throw off the yoke of patriarchal oppression.
