( bzuh? Spoilers for Teyla's storyline and John's storyline )

I hope this can be counted for IBARW: Teyla is played by a person of colour and so is subject to the perceptions and presumptions of raciality made by fans and PTB ( Read more... )

Those interested in the politics of oppression - racial, sexual, gender, and other - might like this essay ( Read more... )

Does the "one drop" rule still apply in American society ( Read more... )

eta: It would probably help if I could spell "multifaceted"! *FACEPALM OF DOOM*

In a discussion of the hackneyed line "there aren't any well-written female characters in canon" as an excuse for why people ignore, deride, and bitch about female characters in fandom, I had an interesting conversation with dknightshade about the inability of fans to get the idea ( Read more... )

About half are generic fandom opinions, a handful are specific to Stargate. But all were developed from observations in and around Stargate fandom. Some apply to me personally, some apply to you personally; just don't feel the need to take it as a directed insult. (Although 'taking things as a directed insult' seems to be the way of Stargate fandom ( Read more... )

Thinking it over, Atlantis had a great opportunity to develop in a different direction from SG1 in the start.

They've pretty much wasted all their opportunities and are more or less stuck as a cheap copy of SG1 - without even the immediate threat to Earth that was presented in SG1. As I noted to dirty_diana, we're a rather selfish bunch.

( a different kind of show )

For a while there, I never thought I'd get it done - but done it is!

*sighs in relief*

For the ship_manifesto community: Lovers And Fighters - John/Teyla of Stargate Atlantis

Elizabeth/Ronon: Hearts In Atlantis

This manifesto was written for the ship_manifesto community and is a variation on my original manifesto - just expanded a little.

Yes, I know the title is corny.

I would have liked someone else to get in there and write the manifesto, but I couldn't see it happening and the hiatus was a good time to have it done.

It's recently come to my notice that the manner in which 'native races' are portrayed on Stargate is, if not racist, then certainly strongly jingoistic.

This is going to focus on the broader perception of races and how they get portrayed in the show - mostly Atlantis, although SG-1 will be in there, too.

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