“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 Geek Interpreter
From the personal blog of John H. Watson comes the Case of the Geek Interpreter.
Pingu’s The Thing
The Thing remade as an episode of Pingu.
Comics-Themed Cocktails
Comics Alliance‘s Chris Sims has concocted his own comics-themed cocktails, including a comments section cocktail for comics fans.
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 […]
The Cultural Gutter 