Trying to find someone else criticizing Looper from a feminist perspective, I found this review, which says the things I struggled to articulate, most perfectly in the phrase: "That’s right: men kill because women don’t love them enough. Even though loving men is all women do in this film."

I also found her tumblr, where she expanded on the post. ( Read more... )

Posted to Facebook: Felt like going to the movies tonight, and opted out of Skyfall since I wasn't up for the Bond brand of sexism and macho posturing. Saw Looper instead. In retrospect, I would have been better off with Bond. At least then I'd have Judi Dench ( Read more... )

I've discovered that Ulf Stark's delightful Dårfinkar & Dönickar is now available in English from amazon.co.uk, as well as amazon.com marketplace, under the title Fruitloops and DipsticksGET THEE TO THIS BOOK AND READ IT ( Read more... )

GeekGirlCon had a link on Facebook to Chrome's genderswap plugin Jailbreak the Patriarchy, which replaces gendered pronouns and other common words with that of the opposite sex. I plugged it in, and now my friends list are mentioning TV shows such as The Good Husband, American Mom, and Family Girl. (It couldn't handle Desperate Housewives, though ( Read more... )

So, Swedish magazine company Egmont have started two new magazines for children. Their press release states:

Emma is a peppy, fun, and activating magazine for girls 6-9 years old. It's full of crafts and girly stuff, with a focus on creativity and knowledge in a charming and happy way ( Read more... )

It's official, I'm in love. :-)

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Yup, this is pretty much how I feel about kissing too. Not quite that extreme, perhaps, but the horny sea slugs bit? Has definitely occurred to me. (I've tended to think of it as eating oysters, something else I'm not very tickled to do ( Read more... )

Day 03 - Your favorite new show ( aired this t.v season)

...Oops.

I hadn't realized before, what with all the TV I watch anyway, but I don't have a new show this season. I tried Glee and didn't like it, tried White Collar and found it meh, and I haven't tried anything else ( Read more... )

So, new Star Trek trailer. One one hand, it does look pretty cool. OTOH, talk about gender FAIL.

Which reminds me - as you know, I'm trying to watch 100 movies in a year, meaning roughly 8 movies a month (or more, since I'm behind). I try to have a good mix of simpler fare and critically acclaimed stuff. And while watching The Shawshank Redemption ( Read more... )

In the discussion of imaginary friends, I happened to say in comments that while I loved Playmobil toys, they had some conservative gender roles. Going over to The Playmobil website, however, I found that it wasn't that bad - not considering toys in general. Sure, the hunters and race car drivers are mostly male, and the shoppers and nannies are ( Read more... )