Because I'm Still Waiting for a Lady Doctor

[eilowyn]

Excellent piece by Vanity Fair about how Orphan Black is Buffy's heir, and that the world is ready for more strong women in geek media properties.

"Because Maslany’s performance and the show’s writing contain multitudes and run the gamut of archetypal feminine strength. We have Sarah (who covers wiliness, brawn, and a mothering instinct), Cosima (sheer brain power), Alison (cunning, heightened femininity, and another kind of mothering instinct), Rachel (ruthless ambition), and, best of all, Helena (relentless, feral strength). Helena is the show’s true gift to women, particularly in this season when she took on masculine oppression wherever she went, be it in bar fights (how Game of Thrones of her) . . . or a male-run cult community. The second-to-last episode ended with Helena literally skewering the patriarchy before torching it to the ground."

This is my thesis in a nutshell. Geeks are ready for strong women. Bring 'em on.

Also worth sharing is The Daily Show's report on sexual assault on college campuses:


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