January 2012
1 post
December 2011
15 posts
Beyond Binary TOC - Official Announcement →
paxvalkyrie:
Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction will be released by Lethe Press in May 2012 - and here’s the official table of contents.
Linking because I suspect it is relevant to interests here. I do not know the editor, but some of the authors listed are really damn good (Nalo Hopkinson, Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, Catherynne M Valente, Keffy M Kherli).
Reblog if you would support a fantasy RPG for PoC... →
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
surrealistdreamer:
autumnyte:
middlemarching:
There are a few out there that are making a genuine effort to be inclusive, but an RPG that caters exclusively to marginalized peoples? want now pls.
Agreed. I would go well out of my way to support such an endeavor.
This sounds awesome actually.
Reblogging to incite people to spread the word and click the link for...
“Let’s be clear here: you don’t have a Woman in Refrigerator every time a female...”
– From “A Woman’s place is not in the refrigerator.” (via georgethecat)
““By the same token, sexy is not exploitative, and exploitation is dishonest....”
–
Greg Rucka (via ComicVine)
I really dare anyone to find me another male writer who respects women and understands women better than Greg Rucka. Actually, I’ll take it a step further, I dare you to find another male writer who respects MEN and understands the concept of all the incredibly...
Adventures of Comic Book Girl: Mary Sue, what are... →
adventuresofcomicbookgirl:
Looks like this essay was needed, so I went ahead and did it. Not sure I said everything I wanted to say, but I tried.
So, there’s this girl. She’s tragically orphaned and richer than anyone on the planet. Every guy she meets falls in love with her, but in between torrid romances she rejects…
I have been guilty of calling characters Mary Sue’s in the past when I...
Greg Rucka On How To Write A Strong Female... →
paxvalkyrie:
by @comicvine
Where last week Ron Marz was making me eyeroll and say “No!” Greg Rucka is a little more refreshing on the topic. While gender is not what makes up the entire sum of a person, he acknowledges its importance alongside other factors, such as education, religion, sexual orientation, background, etc. Where it felt like Marz was erasing gender from the equation entirely...
“I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel that they can be...”
– Amy Poehler (via lipstick-feminists) always reblog (via swallowthecold)
“Speaking of Julie, I know some readers might be surprised to see her identify as...”
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Christos Gage (via fyeahlilbitoeverything
)
Julie Power is bisexual? That is fantastic :)
I loved her appearances in Runaways, though I haven’t read Loners yet. Super-glad that she’s appearing in Avengers Academy at the moment though, just another good reason to be buying that series <3
...
Reblog if you want Tilda Swinton to play the 12th...
ealperin:
thefingerfuckingfemalefury:
geekgirlsmash:
blueandbluer:
mallamun:
A GINGER AT LAST!
That would be pretty amazing.
Please?
YES
Tilda Swinton would be the perfect choice to play the Doctor and I think she would be incredible in the role. When I think of all the ladies I would like to see play the character, she’s at the top of the list <3
^THIS.^
[@kotaku] If You Say The Elder Scrolls Isn’t For... →
paxvalkyrie:
via @lenaor (ETA: who saw it via @SheikYurbouti)
Tom Bissell originally wrote in his review of Skyrim, the latest contribution to the Elder Scrolls franchise:
If you have no idea what the Elder Scrolls franchise is, you are probably either (a) an adult woman, or (b) the sort of person who once beat up the sort of person who likes the Elder Scrolls franchise ….
Adult women got...
[@kotaku] A Handy Guide for When a Game is Sexist,... →
theoriginalevilmac:
paxvalkyrie:
via @devilherdue
Read the post. Roll your eyes a little. Then read the first comment.
Am I actually advising you to read comments on Kotaku? Yes. Yes I am. Just the first one, though. Anything after that, and the resulting ragebending is on your own head.
That first comment? full of win.
November 2011
114 posts
[kotaku/borderhouse] Why I Don't Feel Welcome at... →
paxvalkyrie:
I’m part of the gaming community, but Kotaku doesn’t see me as a gamer. No, instead I’m a multi-racial transgender who-knows-sexual possibly-feminist woman gamer. A boogie monster. Someone who uses too many –isms and –ists in their daily tweets to actually enjoy anything. I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone ask what it’s like to be me in this pocket of society.
… and ..
There...
Tor.com Article about what Labyrinth meant to...
Really awesome article about Labyrinth, and what it meant to scores of adolescent girls:
Boosting my own signal: THE BIZARRE HOLIDAY... →
winneganfake:
Yes, people, follow that link please. And go reblog it and spread the word forth even MORE.
(And if you haven’t yet, follow some of the links that people have been adding to the post- there’s some great stuff in there!)
Two Girls at Halloween
girlslovesuperheroes:
My 3-year old wanted to be Green Lantern for Halloween, and her younger sister was Batman.
Stuff I've written this week.
I’m so lazy about cross posting:
Polimicks: Why I hate football culture. I’M IN UR FEMINIZM BREAKIN UR MOVEMENT!
Geek Girls Rule!: AmberconNW Post-Con Wrap Up Plotting a Game Violence Towards Animals in Videogames
On Comics and Gender →
paxvalkyrie:
I’m not saying a book needs a woman’s name on the cover, either in the title or the credits, for me to to pick it up. But it’s downright disheartening to see my gender so under-represented in a medium I truly love (at least by the leaders in the industry). And I think a lot of women who are into comics feel the same way.
And a bonus quote from geekfeminism which I link liek woah...
[comics] Womanthology Book Preview →
paxvalkyrie:
For those unaware, Womanthology, a Kickstarter-funded project, is an anthology of short comics created by women, with all proceeds going to GlobalGiving.org. It will also feature interviews and how-tos from female professionals in the industry, as well as interviews with young women seeking to break into comics.
[feministing] What Are Your Favorite Quotable... →
paxvalkyrie:
“Most guys, we can recite all of The Godfather, we can recite all of Caddyshack, we can do all those kind of things. Women, by and large, can’t. You can guys can say you complete me, and that’s about it. And I think it’s because in the history of movies, there have been fewer quotable lines spoken by actresses than actors.” –Aaron Sorkin
So I guess Aaron Sorkin, as a...
[laughingsquid] A Simple Empowering Solution on... →
paxvalkyrie:
Okay so like I’m not going to ignore the crappy language in here, such as “if you menstruate and pay taxes you’re a woman” which totally erases trans women and woman who are unable to menstruate for various reasons, because that’s just bullshit. BUT. I totally agree with the sentiment of adult women should be called women and not girls. It’s called infantilization and it’s not...
She's Just an Attention Whore - the problem of... →
Cosplay Critique: Mind Your Manners →
paxvalkyrie:
by @StrangeLikeThat
