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deathpixie) wrote2008-03-26 01:29 pm
deathpixie) wrote2008-03-26 01:29 pm
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Fanfic 'feminism': The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
A few links popped up on various friendslists recently, so I thought I'd compile them for people to read.
The Good is from Jezrana, on Insane Journal, who I found via a [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] post. Here, she brings some much needed sense to a very scary place.
The Bad: Dissenter (who seems to be the same [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] who comments first on the next link below), and her essay on slash as misogynistic. Jezrana's post is in response to this, which is the same pseudo-intellectual twaddle as the next post:
The Ugly: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]'s post on Firefly as a propaganda vehicle for the male patriarchy, and in her comments states her belief that Joss Whedon rapes his wife, since anyone who wrote Firefly has to be the worst example of men ever.
Both Dissenter and _allecto_ have comment screening policies, in that they delete anything that contradicts their rather offensive drivel. I've always loathed this type of feminist, the sort that seems to believe the greatest sin anyone can commit is to be born male - if you have a penis, according to them, you have no redeeming qualities whatsoever. *grfs*
The Good is from Jezrana, on Insane Journal, who I found via a [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] post. Here, she brings some much needed sense to a very scary place.
The Bad: Dissenter (who seems to be the same [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] who comments first on the next link below), and her essay on slash as misogynistic. Jezrana's post is in response to this, which is the same pseudo-intellectual twaddle as the next post:
The Ugly: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]'s post on Firefly as a propaganda vehicle for the male patriarchy, and in her comments states her belief that Joss Whedon rapes his wife, since anyone who wrote Firefly has to be the worst example of men ever.
Both Dissenter and _allecto_ have comment screening policies, in that they delete anything that contradicts their rather offensive drivel. I've always loathed this type of feminist, the sort that seems to believe the greatest sin anyone can commit is to be born male - if you have a penis, according to them, you have no redeeming qualities whatsoever. *grfs*
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But to the point - anyone who gets this het up over fiction is clearly not serious about their actual convictions. If they were, they would instead be focusing on the very real issues in their community, instead of fictional issues on a cancelled TV show. "Joss Whedon is a horrible person!" - okay, sure. So what? What's he done? ... ... nothing? Okay then! Carry on being horrible!
Joss Whedon's guilty of a lot of things in his writing (namely shameless pandering to the fanbase to the detriment of actual characterization and plot) but I don't see the point in picking on his portrayal of women. The guy's responsible for one of the biggest female-empowerment shows in the history of television, for crying out loud. Sure, he comes across as so pro-woman in interviews that it's almost a transparent ploy to get chicks (really, dude. Just buy some ovaries on EBay already.) but he makes enjoyable television in the process.
The "feminist" complainer's got about as much grounds for complaint as the "BTVS was unfairly slanted aganst vampires!" crowd. I haven't seen them, but I'll bet they're out there. And just as wacko.