Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
I did it. I caved in and signed up for a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime so I could watch the first season of BBC’s Orphan Black that everyone has been going on about. This afternoon I was on the edge of my seat with a chip hanging out of my mouth for over… Read More
The gaming realm is rather daunting if you’re a female. You are assailed with sexist jokes if you dare to play online, you have to choose mostly between male characters or female characters made only to please the eye, and you have to listen to developers such as the now infamous Ubisoft statement that creating females… Read More
Photo by melschmitz Yesterday I began working on my submission for the Feminist Utopia Project (deadline: July 15th) and now I have some serious heartache. My vision is to write a world that has moved beyond our current language heavily steeped in gender binary. But how the heck do I use new pronouns without completely confusing the reader?… Read More
In the last few weeks a fantastic article written by Tasha Robinson entitled “We’re Losing all Our Strong Female Characters Trinity Syndrome” has made the rounds on the internet. She does a really good job explaining how the “strong female characters” we have seen in the latest movies are still failing female watchers. She cited… Read More
Photo by mconnors Composting is second nature in my family. We have always had a compost and a garden, so I’ve gotten pretty used to it over the years. If I’m at my mom’s house and eat a banana, I know I better throw the peel in the compost. If I forget, she will dig through… Read More
The moment is nigh. We have waited with bated breath for all these years, watching and rewatching our favorite grainy (or digitally remastered for some lucky ducks) episodes. Starting July 5th at 3 am Pacific Time our wishes will be filled. That is only 9 DAYS AWAY PEOPLE. You can stream episodes on Hulu or CrunchyRoll for FREE.… Read More
Her Story Arc 