Today, as I was scrolling my way through Tumblr, I came across a blog called Women Against Feminism. Being curious, I clicked on the blog, and was instantly baffled by the multitude of things being discussed and derided by these women. Some of these attitudes are just so confusing, such as this one:


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It's probably a bit strange for me to be posting this after not posting anything outside of fandom things for the past... year or so, but this is something that has been weighing on my mind a lot recently; so, here we go.

A couple of days ago, I became aware of The Nice Guy, a website which was set up by (presumably) a self-ordained Nice Guy. In ( Read more... )

Once again, darlings, I need your wisdom!
Yes, I'll admit it: I've been dragged into the shiny new fandom that is Hannibal. This is actually the first time I've straddled multiple fandoms at once, it's a hugely new experience for me! And so I find myself once again absolutely unable to work out characterisation. I know I made a very similar post to ( Read more... )

Guys, lend me your wisdom for a moment.
As you may or may not know, I am playing about in the sandbox that is Skyfall fandom. And it is so lovely! (If you're not in it yet you should totally join me, it is a wonderful place. ♥) But I am also finding it extremely difficult to characterise. I don't really know why this is. Perhaps I haven't read ( Read more... )

After watching the new Sherlock BBC season 2 episode, A Scandal in Belgravia, which first aired in the UK on the 1st of January, I was pointed by some friends to some excellent critiques (such as this one by stavvers) explaining why their authors believed the new episode was sexist in its treatment of Irene Adler. I have thought about these ( Read more... )