Linking for thinking
I've been doing a lot of thinking recently about tropes and issues of gender and race in various forms of entertainment. Hopefully, I will find the time and energy to write some of my thoughts at length. In the mean time, here are a couple of links on those topics that I found interesting.
From io9, When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like Avatar?. This is meant as a serious question, not snark. The article isn't very deep, but I thought it provided a good direction for further discussion.
In the Huffington Post, this article by Steve Leveen The Most Important Book Every Man Should Read. The book is Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The article is sometimes overblown and condescending, but the central premise is one I believe in: women's issues are human issues, just as issues of race and religious tolerance impact people of all races and religions. I haven't read the book, but I plan to on the basis of this article.
From io9, When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like Avatar?. This is meant as a serious question, not snark. The article isn't very deep, but I thought it provided a good direction for further discussion.
In the Huffington Post, this article by Steve Leveen The Most Important Book Every Man Should Read. The book is Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The article is sometimes overblown and condescending, but the central premise is one I believe in: women's issues are human issues, just as issues of race and religious tolerance impact people of all races and religions. I haven't read the book, but I plan to on the basis of this article.