June 2012
92 posts
More nudity please, says Game of Thrones boss →
“This particular exec took me to one side and said, ‘Look, I represent the pervert side of the audience, okay? Everybody else is the serious drama side, I represent the perv side of the audience, and I’m saying I want full frontal nudity in this scene.’ So you go ahead and do it.”
Hear that ladies? Hollywood has explicitly come out and said it doesn’t give a...
Merf. Thinking is Hard.: Lara Croft and the Temple... →
ktempest:
barbituratecat:
This post deals with discussions of rape and sexual assault, and may be triggering for some readers.
Last night, I read an article about the new Tomb Raider game. As a gamer, and a woman, Tomb Raider has always been on my radar, but as I’m more of an FPS/horror fan, it was never something that I played. That being said, Lara Croft being the gaming monolith that she...
A silencing lawsuit →
rattiepuff:
Okay. This seriously makes me angry.
From the link:
We were saddened and disappointed that PRC and Semantic Compaction filed a lawsuit against us, two speech language pathologists who have emphatically supported their mission that “everyone deserves a voice”. We came to terms with their decision and actions over these past few months. We have taken all of the necessary and legal...
PickleMeThis: Star Trek Voyager, s7e7 "Body and... →
Thanks Subcutaneous.
I’ve been trying to analyse 7s reaction since I walked away from the screen last night. My initial reaction to her making peace with The Doctor was “well of COURSE she would have to make peace, because then she’d look like the Borg Bitch she’s set up to be, and we can’t have gender-based tension in Happy Joy Star Trek Land that’s not of a...
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Star Trek Voyager, s7e7 "Body and Soul"
My latest rewatch adventures have included Star Trek Voyager. The 1st and 2nd season were utter shit in how they portrayed Kes, and Neelix was a creepazoid, but it got better by s3. 5 and 6 were, consistently good, though I’m really not impressed with the hypersexualization of 7 of 9 (as I was when I orginally watched it over 10 years ago).
*spoilers*
Anywho, s7e7. The holographic doctor...
What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry: Rape Culture In... →
fozmeadows:
About a week ago, I wrote a post on Penny Arcade vs. Rape Culture, which sent my blog traffic skyrocketing after it was linked on Reddit. However, both in comments on the post itself and elsewhere on Reddit, quite a few people seemed to be missing the point: or, more specifically, misunderstanding what rape culture actually is and how it applies to gaming. One commenter, in...
cabulous rhymes with "fabulous": I'm just... →
moniquill:
moniquill:
goldenheartedrose:
mquester:
Reblog if you remember being in fandom BEFORE Livejournal or Fanfiction.net existed.
Seriously, does anyone remember the old LISTSERV and Yahoo mailing lists that floated around more than a decade ago? I feel so OLD!
Before I knew about ff.net? Yes. I was on yahoo and a bunch of HP sites around the time the 5th book came out. No idea...
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will...”
– Anne Lamott - Bird by Bird (via therotund)
Relevant to how I feel about my writing skills right now, watching a colleague just hammer out word counts that make my shrivel,
“At thirteen desperately watching TV, curling my long legs under me, desperately...”
– The Female Man, Joanna Russ (via staygroundedkeepgrowing)
Michigan Anti-Abortion Bill, 'Most Extreme' In The... →
dandozee:
What the fuck is this shit?
More break down on the proposed bill from Lez Get Real.
This is beyond the pale. What the hell. What can we do? I’m not even in the US, but I can forsee conservatives the world over grasping on to anti-abortion victories in other countries. The NZ govt has been somewhat copycat of other conservative values, I’d be scared this shit makes it...
