Female Characters in Sexist Worlds
Two articles about female characters and representing sexism and misogyny in Mad Men and The Social Network.
The Female Character Flowchart
Overthinking It presents: The Female Character Flowchart. It is intricate, exhaustive and thought-provoking. (via SFSignal)
Revenge of the Lady Killers
Lady killers get their revenge in this Vaultcast from Vault of Horror interviewing I Spit on Your Grave director Steven Moore and actress Sarah Butler. Vault of Horror also debates misogyny in the film with producer of both the original and the remake, Meir Zarchi. Meanwhile, ladies serve […]
Women Read Comics in Public
Here are some pictures of the ladies reading comics for Read Comics in Public Day. As Gail Simone writes, “Take note everybody in comics!” (For the record, Carol read Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service 5 on a sidewalk bench, but there’s no photo).
Gotham Girls Episodes
Some kind, considerate fan saved and uploaded episodes of the old web series, Gotham Girls. And they’re right here.
Heroine Addict
Apparently, once I get started on archetypes, I can’t stop. So having touched on the archtypes found in stories and in heroes, I’m going to have to complete the trifecta. Theories about the nature of the modern Romance heroine are legion. She’s a placeholder. She’s an expression of […]
The Cultural Gutter 