“Nerds and Male Privilege”
Kotaku has a column Harris O’Malley aka, Dr. Nerdlove, has written on geeks and male privilege. Meanwhile, Dr. Nerdlove takes another whack at the hornets’ nest on his own blog.
“Mary Sue, what are you?”
There’s an interesting exploration of the fan fiction term “Mary Sue” and it’s sexist connotations at Adventures of Comic Book Girl: “So the only time female can be default is when discussing a badly written character, someone who is more powerful or important or liked than they should […]
The Gamer Girl Manifesto
Gamer Girls remind everyone, “Don’t be racist. Don’t be homophobic. Don’t be sexist. Follow that code and everybody will have a good time. And when someone breaks that code, CALL THEM OUT. Don’t just let it ride.” And the comments bear out why it has to be said […]
“Fellow, Star-folk”
George Takei tries to broker a peace between Star Wars and Star Trek fans by asking them to join together against a common foe.
“Welcome Back, Bob”
Along with many more respectable writers, Gutter Editor Carol was asked to contribute to a tumblr blog welcoming Robert Osborne back on to the air at Turner Classic Movies. Check out all the entries here. (Carol’s is here). Osborne returns to TCM Thursday night at 8ET.
Dan Harmon’s Circle
You know that movie with the guy who sees some pattern everywhere? Community‘s Dan Harmon is that guy. (via @glinner)
The Cultural Gutter 