More good reading on women and the erasure of female characters in fandom.
Damn. I need more icons. I should go on a hunt; it's not as if I don't have the space.
Black Women, Slash, Fandom, and Canon (Long Meta Is Long) - bana05
About the assumption that women (especially black women) should "know their place.
We are the stories we tell...and read. -
brightfame
How much is the lack of strong female characters the fault of the media, and how much is it the fault of the consumer?
on female characters "not being good enough" for main male characters -
tielan
Why are the primary female characters in canon never good enough for the main male characters?
What does heteronormativity mean to you? -
miera_c
Do we all mean the same thing when talking about heteronormativity? A discussion post for the purposes of defining what we're all talking about when we use the term. Subjectivity is our friend? Contains frank sex talk in the post and the comments. (Also duplicated on Dreamwidth.)
This entry has been cross-posted to Dreamwidth (
comments). Comments are welcome on either post.
Black Women, Slash, Fandom, and Canon (Long Meta Is Long) - bana05
About the assumption that women (especially black women) should "know their place.
We are the stories we tell...and read. -
brightfame
How much is the lack of strong female characters the fault of the media, and how much is it the fault of the consumer?
on female characters "not being good enough" for main male characters -
tielan
Why are the primary female characters in canon never good enough for the main male characters?
What does heteronormativity mean to you? -
miera_c
Do we all mean the same thing when talking about heteronormativity? A discussion post for the purposes of defining what we're all talking about when we use the term. Subjectivity is our friend? Contains frank sex talk in the post and the comments. (Also duplicated on Dreamwidth.)
This entry has been cross-posted to Dreamwidth (
comments). Comments are welcome on either post.