I really hate the way I see people celebrating female character eating big meals as if it's a feminist narrative triumph. People see a female character attacking a steak, and they get excited. "Isn't it great to see a female character who really eats?" And I get why people feel this way. We're told that women must watch what they eat, that staying ( Read more... )

This (little) meta is something I noticed about the first season of Agent Carter, though it's not something I'm sure the writers intended, and therefore may not be further examined in the second season.

( Spoilers for season one )

I've had all these Agent Carter meta pieces I've wanted to write since the first season ended, and now that the second season is nearly upon us, I guess I should get around to that ( Read more... )

Lately I've been trying to be a more well read sci-fi fan, and more aware of what's going on in the genre. I'm also trying to pick a few classics. Philip K. Dick was a natural place to start. And, yeah, this had a lot to do with the Minority Report TV show starting up. I'd read a couple of Dick's novels before, and had bounced off of them. But this ( Read more... )

Folks, I really want to convince you to try Bitch Planet. I know comics are weird and expensive. I know that only the first issue is out, so it's going to be a long time until a trade comes out. I know single issues are a pain if you're not used to going to a comic store. (Though you can also buy it digitally.I also know that there's nothing worse ( Read more... )

It's no secret that we're living in a pop culture that's awash with asshole male anti-heroes. Rough, manly men, who may or may not care about doing the right thing. They solve their problems with violence and disrespect those around them. I'll admit up front that this isn't a character type designed to appeal to me, and I'm really quite sick of the ( Read more... )

This is something I wrote on tumblr in response to This post. It's a topic I think a lot about, and, well, I ended up spilling my guts.

( Now she's 'just a love interest' )

My mom has On Demand, and right now it's Watchathon Week, which means a whole bunch of shows are available for free, including True Detective. (I don't think I'm going to be able to fit in all the TV watching I'd like too, but I sure am going to give it a try.)

( Spoilers )

I've said multiple times that I consider White Collar to be one of the most feminist friendly shows on TV. It's not perfect, but it has multiple woman characters, with different personalities, desires, and goals, and it doesn't demonize any of them or pit them against each other. And nowhere, I think, does White Collar earn its feminist cred more ( Read more... )

There are a dozen other things I could be doing. I could be reading-I'm so behind on my reading. I could be be writing fic-I really need to get back to the big bang. Instead I actually seem to be writing that big post on sexism in the White Collar fandom ( Read more... )