Remakes! Racial stereotypes! Feminists! More attempts to recreate Downton Abbey even though we supposedly live in a classless society! Also, you have died of dysentery.
Full Story »All Men of Genius: A Reviewbuttal
Because it’s a review and a rebuttal. Having had lofty, scientific aspirations as a kid, I couldn’t help but read All Men of Genius by Lec AC Rosen, the story of a plucky girl scientist in steampunk Victorian England, with the enthusiasm of my 5th grade self.
Full Story »Flawed Feminism in All Men of Genius
Guest post by Lev AC Rosen
I’d really like to think that my novel is a feminist work. But the truth is, I think that if it is, it’s flawed in its feminism.
Full Story »My Vagina Killed Your Jetpack
By Lisa Fary – Damn it. Didn’t we just go over this? I really have to address this wacko female-gay ghetto idea again? Screw you and your barbaric idea of gender appropriateness! Now get your ass in the kitchen and make me a potpie. Oh, right, that’s supposed to be my job. You know, because I have a vagina and the most sci-fi piece of machinery I’m supposed to operate is the microwave.
Full Story »Presidential Geek Survey Diary – Day 243
It’s time to play “Spot the Sexist Language!” Identify the sexist language in this statement: Related Stuff:
Full Story »What Would the Women’s Suffragists Do?
By Lisa Fary The New York state chapter of the National Organization for Women feels betrayed and abandoned by Ted Kennedy because he’s not supporting Hillary Clinton for president. I imagine their statement was supposed to be hard hitting and critical, but it just came off as a bunch of whiny, entitled women raging because [...]
Full Story »Wonder Woman: Not Trying to Start a Crusade Here, but…
…I am more than a little bit disgusted and discouraged by the dismissive attitude that I’m seeing in regards to the use of Wonder Woman on the February 2008 issue of Playboy magazine. Related Stuff:
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