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I have been lax in my duties as a fangirl and have not yet linked to Girl-Wonder.org. It will come as no surprise to anyone, I'm sure, that there is sexism in comics. g-w.org is dedicated to changing that, and unlike many movements of this sort they're motivated by love for the medium. They're just starting up with a letter-writing campaign, but they're also hosting a collection of really interesting blogs and academic articles. I have a lot of respect for the women & men who are running this project; go and check them out!



Because capes aren't just for boys.

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So I was thinking about Bechdel's law earlier. In a comic strip by Alison Bechdel, a character explains that she only watches a movie if it
"one, it has to have at least two women in it, who
two, talk to each other about,
three, something besides a man."

And then I was thinking about Firefly, as you do, and I was thinking... does Firefly ever meet the standard? Even in Inara's lesbian sex scene they talk about men. Inara and Kaylee have conversations - about Mal, or occasionally Simon. Does Zoe ever converse alone with anyone other than Mal or Wash? And then I was thinking about Angel, and I'm pretty sure that fails in almost every episode (many of them right at the first step.) And then I was thinking about Buffy, and then I got depressed, because I have a sinking feeling that even Buffy the Vampire Slayer wouldn't meet the standard more than 50% of the time.

Dear f-list, please tell me I am wrong and give me evidence?

Also! Fandom questions!

( fanfic100, for blueyeti )

( crazy space incest for sixth_light )

( doctor/rose for bad_mushroom )