Tag: Misogyny

January Roundtable: Gender and Gaming

Welcome to the Games Section’s first monthly roundtable! Every month we will address a pressing issue in the world of gaming. For our first Game Section monthly roundtable, we will discuss what games do a good job of exemplifying what it means to be a woman.  (What games would you show a Martian to explain…

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Merry Scary Christmas: New Year’s Evil

New Year’s Evil Directed by Emmett Alston Starring: Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace Golan-Globus Productions 90 mins R, 1980 You know what I like? When a movie doesn’t hide its misogyny. There’s no metaphor. No hiding sexism behind women who “choose” to be objectified or subservient to men. Nope, none of that. Just some…

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[TW] Merry Scary Christmas: Black Christmas

Black Christmas (aka Silent Night, Evil Night, aka Stranger in the House) Directed by Bob Clark Starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Marian Waldman and John Saxon R, 98 1974 Someone watches a sorority house Christmas party from outside. The party is muted through the glass, but still lively. The girls lovely and energetic….

India’s New Comic Book Hero

Trigger warning: This post discusses sexual violence and rape. India has a new hero! She’s a survivor who works with the gods to fight against gender-based violence in India and beyond. Steeped in the rich Hindu mythology, beautiful color palette and culture of India, the new comic book, Priya Shakti, is a layered storytelling project…

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Sequential Sartorial: Why Does Fashion Matter In Comics?

Costuming is important in art. Clothing is more immediately communicative than body language, and art communicates. For example, Lana Del Rey’s video for her 2012 release “National Anthem.” It’s all Jackie & JFK pastiche. Towards the very end, there’s that last ride recreated, and Jackie/Lana has on the pink suit. WRONG. She wears goldenrod. Her hat…

Showdown: Anita Sarkeesian vs. Stephen Colbert

Last night, Feminist Frequency‘s Anita Sarkeesian teased us with a little tweet. pic.twitter.com/nE0gwkx5Sh — Feminist Frequency (@femfreq) October 29, 2014 That’s right. Anita Sarkeesian appeared on last night’s episode of The Colbert Report. The gaming industry scandal has already made it to the mainstream media, but now that Stephen Colbert has his fingers on it,…

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