Sarah Connor Chronicles and Strong Women

Nov 09, 2008 17:45

I'm not saying it's hot feminism on toast, but I think it's got some interestingly feminist things going on ( Read more... )

feminism, fandom: sarah connor chronicles

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furikku November 9 2008, 23:59:35 UTC
I kind of like the promo poster, but that's more for the freaky horror bit. >_>

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brown_betty November 10 2008, 03:37:32 UTC
I kind of like it too, because I'm partial to cyborgs. But really, at a feminist SF con, maybe a slightly less dismember-tastic approach?

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revena November 10 2008, 03:52:07 UTC
It's the makeup and carefully styled hair that really makes that one weird for me. Takes it beyond "ooh, cyborg!" straight into "wut? dismembered girl?"

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brown_betty November 10 2008, 04:07:08 UTC
And coy lady godiva staging, too. The modest cyborg sounds like some kind of Germane Greer text.

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revena November 10 2008, 04:20:04 UTC
...And now I want to write The Modest Cyborg.

God damn you, Betty!

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brown_betty November 10 2008, 04:21:06 UTC
My work here is done.

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furikku November 10 2008, 14:50:48 UTC
Yeah, that's definitely an example of "Did Not Do the Research" there. :/

I mean, I probably wouldn't watch the show based on that picture. But I'd save the picture to my "creepies" image folder.

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