“One of the unlovely things that has been happening in Anglophone SF/F … is the resurrection of unapologetic – nay, triumphant – misogyny beyond the already low bar in the genre. The churners of both grittygrotty ‘epic’ fantasy and post/cyberpunk dystopias are trying to pass rape-rife pornkitsch as […]
Mighty God King responds to game designer James Desborough’s essay, “In Defence of Rape.”
Feminist Frequency‘s Anita Sarkeesian set up a Kickstarter for her project, “Women vs. Video Game Tropes” and received a hateful response. Rock Paper Shotgun, The Escapist and Think Progress have more. The Mary-Sue theorizes on what can be done. Jezebel and Slate have pieces on how depressingly common […]
“Comics are yours, and they belong to you. Don’t let anyone — anyone — tell you differently. I never did, and it worked out pretty ok for me.” Laura Hudson steps down as Editor-in-Chief at Comics Alliance.
The Gutter’s own Carol was kindly invited to discuss director Kaneto Shindo and his ghostly films, Onibaba and Kuroneko on Monster Island Resort Podcast. If you’re curious, feel free to listen here.
Greg Rucka shares the short answer and the long answer to the question he’s asked most frequently, “How Do You Write Such Strong Female Characters?” My favorite line: “This is a matter of respect, for both the story itself and for the audience receiving it. The reader is […]
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