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[fisme_nasu]

This is why I am not going to see Watchmen. Rape is never, ever funny or entertaining, nor is torture. I'm sorry I even read the graphic novel.

I realize that it's supposed to be a commentary on how fucked up people are. I don't care. And it hurts me that people I like and love enjoyed it.

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[triedthistwice.livejournal.com]

omg you're a Star Trek fan, too? I knew you were awesome!

Sci-Fi is largely misogynistic. I love Firefly something fierce, but there were plenty of times were it was like "omg i must rescue this person because they are female and can't possibly fend for themselves!"

[fisme-nasu.livejournal.com]

*bows* Thank you, thank you. I love the idealism that Star Trek has. It makes me happy to think that we can evolve into something way better than we are. Plus it's got great stories - and wonderful snarking bits.

Firefly is incredible. The whole Mal/Inara dynamic always threw me off, though. And it sucks that if you have a strong female character, or she's good at something that's stereotypically male - like engineering or fighting - she has to have some sort of ridiculous flaw. Like Kaylee and her constant moaning about Simon, River and her insanity, and Zoe being closed off emotionally. You just CAN'T be a girl and be able to stand on your own in a lot of sci-fi unless you have a man to fall back on or something horrible happens to teach you a lesson.

[crushdmb.livejournal.com]

I just watched Firefly, and I really started to hate Mal, because of how he treated Inara (whom I loved), wtf, man, wtf. He's supposed to be a "good" man but he's just an asshole.