Moana is Disney’s latest adventure that follows its new pattern of spinning narratives of female empowerment that appeal to growing mainstream feminist thought. We have a film without a single white person that tells the story of a young woman whose goal in life in no way, shape, or form includes romance with a man.… Continue reading I’ve Been Staring at the Edge of the Divine: Feminist Theology in Moana
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On Moé, the Queer Female Gaze, and Representation
An article on The Mary Sue about moé caused a bit of a stir on my Twitter feed a few weeks ago, mostly because the author was constantly defending herself against asinine hate comments by people who either read the headline and nothing more or skimmed the article without comprehending its content or aims, or… Continue reading On Moé, the Queer Female Gaze, and Representation
Unlearning Passive Gender
It’s no secret that our society needlessly assigns gender to certain activities and products to the point where performing an action outside of what’s expected of your own gender somehow lessens the legitimacy of you existing as said gender. I’ve seen countless examples of men feeling emasculated because they read books with “girly” covers. In… Continue reading Unlearning Passive Gender
Long Live the Unibrow: Smashing the Patriarchy with Helga G. Pataki
Most 90s kids remember Hey Arnold! and its wide cast of characters that covered just about every challenge a kid could face growing up. Among the most memorable is Helga G. Pataki. Between her obsessive love for Arnold (what the hell is his last name? We’ll never know) and the irony of her appearance… Continue reading Long Live the Unibrow: Smashing the Patriarchy with Helga G. Pataki
Lessons from Women of the Silk: Weaving in Strong Messages
Gail Tsukiyama’s Women of the Silk is, for me, one of those random treasures I picked up during a used book sale in college. Half the fun of these kinds of books is that sometimes they’re terrible, but sometimes they have everything you could possibly ask for in a story and you weren’t even intentionally… Continue reading Lessons from Women of the Silk: Weaving in Strong Messages
Why Not Both? Femininity and Masculinity in Tenou Haruka
Only 90s kids remember this cute commercial from a couple years ago because only 90s kids remember anything. 90s kids especially remember Sailor Moon and all of the awkward things DiC did to hide the gays, but no amount of “cousinly affection” can hide the fact that Tenou Haruka, AKA Sailor Uranus embraces both masculinity… Continue reading Why Not Both? Femininity and Masculinity in Tenou Haruka