Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 2, or should I say Act II, aired this morning on CrunchyRoll at 5 am. Two weeks ago I gave the first episode an A-/B+ mainly because of the music. I still haven’t changed my mind on the music (it could use some work) but they get a solid A this… Read More
Has the euphoria of Marvel’s recent announcement that a woman will take the mantle of Thor worn off yet? No? Good! And that’s not all that’s good in the comic universe! Getting less attention, but equally noteworthy, this week is the announcement that Archie Comics will be changing one of their characters to a woman in… Read More
Hazel Jean Designs creates these awesome custom super heroines and heroes to your specifications. They allow you to purchase a doll for your child that matches their skin color, their hair color, their eye color, and their ideal super heroine/hero costume colors. You are not stuck with the pitiful options that you find in your local… Read More
As River Song would say, “Spoilers.” Finally! Netflix has relinquished hold on the most recent season of Doctor Who. Oh the pain of having to wait has been mended. With the new season often comes a new companion or a new doctor. This season we encounter a new companion: Clara Oswald (a.k.a Impossible Girl, a.k.a… Read More
We’ve all watched the MGM film The Wizard of Oz from 1939. But did you know that the original novel, written fully 39 years earlier, contained ideas about femininity that were quite progressive at that time and still are today? The feminist tendencies of his novels do not come as such a big surprise if… Read More
Today I want to discuss feminism and how it relates to humanism and egalitarianism. The argument I have heard, and subsequently dwelled upon, can be summed up with the following questions: Aren’t you for equality for everyone? Then why are you a feminist? Why aren’t you egalitarian? Or a humanist? Have you ever been confronted… Read More
Her Story Arc 