May 2013
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“But the dynamics play out in different ways. Because it happens more to women...”
– Miri M, It’s Not About Gender
This! This right here! Sure, you can assault Kouta all you want, but it’s not the same. It’s important to talk about, but it is not the same.
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“Finally: I find utterly reprehensible the idea that, if only we try hard...”
– Melissa McEwan
I think it’s important to note this as I head into the panels in two days. We think objectification itself is an overall negative part of our media. Objectifying men wouldn’t make it okay EVEN IF the structural inequalities of society would allow the net result of said...
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Cosplay is Not Consent!
animeboston:
We want everyone to have a fun but also safe weekend. We’ll have these posted around the convention center. Remember if you see something, say something. Anime Boston staff, MCCA staff, and Boston PD are there to help you!
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Visual Narratives and the Amazing Camerawork of... →
Before he managed idols, perhaps the enigmatic Producer produced films instead. He certainly seems to have some prior experience, if the first episode of The Idolm@ster is any indicator. Impossible…
My copanelist for Anime Boston identifies HOW IdolM@ster plays at “candid” in a produced way. Emily discusses the way in which you can see deliberate framing in supposed...
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Tell me someone more eloquent than be has started a feminist look at Aku no Hana so I can just reblog zir.
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So I'm thinking about running an "Anime and...
fandomsandfeminism:
Might be fun?
I dunno. Who would go to a panel like that? What kinds of things would you like to see at a panel like that?
Since your ask box is closed and I have more to share than can be contained in a “reply” I am reblogging so I can provide some general thoughts on what to panel based on having spent the better part of two years thinking about it.
In the...
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“There are similar narratives about men who only shed tears over/with male...”
– Melissa McEwan, writing about Into Darkness on Shakesville.
I am struck by this call out since “MANLY TEARS” are a THING in shounen anime. Obviously Alex Louis Armstrong subverts by crying about everything, but you can see where I’m going.
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“And overwhelmingly, what institutions want women to be is virginal. Pure,...”
– Jessica Valenti, Yes Means Yes
This points directly at moe culture’s implicit requirement of chastity. We saw it when Minami Minegishi shaved her head and we see it every time we watch a show like K-On! or Yuyushiki and there’s not a boy in sight.
These gazey shows offer up coy,...
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“When society equates maleness with a constant desire for sex, men are socialized...”
– Jill Filipovic, Yes Means Yes
Arguing that ecchi only provides negative stereotypes of women and girls misses out on the important work it does in teaching boys that they want sex all the time. Notice how shows like Kanokon or even Demon King Daimao make their protagonists seem...
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Anime Boston Lineup
SO. I will be at Anime Boston in a little more than a week. Here is my schedule:
Panel Name: Bad Touch - Rape Culture in Anime Day: SATURDAY Time: 11:00:00 PM Length in minutes: 60 Room: Panel 202
This one is 18+ and I’m giving it with A Day Without Me, bloggess-queen of Gar Gar Stegosaurus. It’s much like the Katsucon one wiht 300% more YAOIS and YURIS.
Panel Name: Sexism in Anime...
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Bellydancing on the Verduous Planet: Gargantia and... →
I was eleven when I first traveled to Dharavi, the biggest slum system in Mumbai, India. I had only taken my small, hand stitched Indian purse, wearing my dupata, salwar kameez, and chaupals that c…
Illegenes lays it DOWN about a problematic scene in Gargantia.
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This Show is Not For You
(Or: What Utena Says about Men and Why you shouldn’t really care)
There is a chapter in Yes Means Yes called “Nice Guys Finish Last” and it tries to pin down the problem with the benefits of performing masculinity in inside of rape culture. She claims that before she transitioned, the pressure to act like an asshole in order to “get” women was exceedingly high...
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This, too, is Objectification
Emily’s old post on Altair and Vega about the Flowers of Evil manga brought up a couple of thoughts going into the show.
While Kasuga’s pining for Saeki is not unfamiliar to anyone who’s been to high school, it’s important to note HOW it’s filtered through his understanding of classical western literature. Society at large works to place girls and boys socially...
April 2013
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“Feminist: Telling women they should wear less skimpy clothes is slut-shaming...”
– Just Smith.:
This seems like a deliberate misrepresentation. The point should be that nobody has the right to tell individual women what they must wear in order not to be raped, and also that female characters in the media shouldn’t exist just to be eye candy for men.
A woman choosing to wear...
March 2013
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“And you know what? I think that’s a far, far, far healthier attitude than...”
– Ozy Frantz writing about tsundere
February 2013
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Finally - Bad Touch Slideshow! →
I know this is WAY late, but here are my slides. There is definitely some NSFW stuff after the break.
I can’t post it from work, but I’ll get a link to you all with the panel slides and notes tonight. I promise. ^_^
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AKB48 member’s ‘penance’ shows flaws in idol... →
I have been on hiatus due to starting a new job, but I AM working on something for you all (it’s going to be part of my Panel for Katsucon 19). In the interim, read this and retch.
January 2013
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Harassment in nerd spaces, and encouraging honesty →
A Guest Poster on The Border House talks about her experiences with Harassment at Anime Boston. This really strikes a chord with me and I really need to redouble my efforts to notice this shit at the conventions I attend.
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I Am Alive/Hello New Followers/Really, GaruPan?
Welp, that was a long hiatus. Blame League of Legends. But we’re back thanks to the Girls Und Pazer OVA. Remember, I wrote a little bit about the show on Altair and Vega, claiming that it’s version of femininity was no more progressive than our own, but here we have something else: Fanservice.
It’s worth noting that so long as anime does stuff like this, it’s hard for...
December 2012
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Bad Touch S - ALFheim
TW: Rape, Rape Culture
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Let’s start here: Meet The Predators
I discussed this a little in the comments surrounding 8C’s post in Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, but there are some things that make talking about Sword Art Online’s episode 24 worthwhile, despite the fact that nearly everyone who’s seen it has noticed it’s awful.
For those not in the know, during the...
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Sorry it got quiet. Life changes. Expect too much blogging after Xmas. XD
November 2012
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Tankery As Oppression? →
A quiche (I mean ‘quickie’) over at Altair & Vega about Girls Und Panzer’s non-subversion of gender.
Today In Fandom: How do You Respond to Injustice →
Lauren reflects on our panel.
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Brevity is the soul of wit...: justplainsomething:... →
aminahmae:
justplainsomething:
The comic industry:
Draws the majority of female characters in over sexy costumes and poses (even when it doesn’t fit their character)
Calls women fans fake for dressing up like said characters because they’re sexy
WHaaaaat??
#Also sex positive…
Distracted by Shiny Objects: We live in a world where everything women do is shamed and judged. Women who...
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Bad Touch - Blurb
Applying to Katsucon:
This panel will be an examination (and discussion of) the role consent plays or doesn’t play in anime with a focus on sex and personal space. Instead of shaming or decrying fans, this panel seeks to use anime as a vehicle to talk about broader themes of consent and how anime may suffer from many negative notions about the interactions between people that exist in our...
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I don’t wanna say what I got on my mind ‘Cause nothing tonight wants to come out on time The truth is I’d rather sit out and unwind Let somebody else tell their story this time I wonder what happened to give me the right To step on a platform and pick up a mic And tell you the way to be living your life ‘Cause all my credentials were lies You’ve had your say, now...
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At the Bros - Body Image
I want to just post this link (Surprise! Elle Magazaine Editor Doesn’t Really Care About Eating Disorders) and be done with it, but I love the sound of my own voice (and hate comments that claim I didn’t draw all the connections) I’m going to parse out some of how unrealistic portrayals of women in anime contribute to the problems our culture has with beauty (or at least are part...
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We’re presenting at 2:30 on Friday this weekend at Anime USA http://schedule.animeusa.org/
Random Update and Panel News!
I’ve been watching a lot of stuff, but Chris has all my creative juices bound up in Exalted (I distract easily). Which is maybe why it’s a little quiet here. I also have some things brewing for A&V and a super-secret post that I really need to finish. >.>
BUT ANYWAY. Lauren and I are giving our panel again this weekend with some pretty substantial changes to flow an a bit of...
October 2012
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Women, men and feminist works part 3: Sailor Moon...
adventuresofcomicbookghoul:
You know I have to ramble about Sailor Moon.
I actively adore both the anime and the manga and think both have their place in my dorky shrine of excellent inspiring tales about ladies.
But I think it was correct of Naoko to note when asked about the difference between the manga and the anime that her story is a story by a woman, about women, and for women and that...
Women, men and feminist works Part 2: works I like
thepatches:
adventuresofcomicbookghoul:
Looking solely at anime and manga, about half the works that speak to me and I consider progressive are by women and half by men.
(For the record, here are the major ones I talk about the most- there are more, as seen on my review-
Miyazaki films (man, he does actively hire women and consider women as successors of the industry), Sailor Moon manga...
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Women, men and feminist works Part 1: The Utena...
adventuresofcomicbookghoul:
So I do kinda find it interesting that in regards to my hateblog of a Utena manga that this is an example where I greatly greatly prefer the a text written by a man as a feminist (and storywise in general) to the text written by a woman
And I don’t think that’s weird. IF I’m saying that men can’t write feminist texts and good female characters, that, to me, is the...
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The Misadventures of Comic Book Girl →
adventuresofcomicbookghoul:
I forgot to post this, but my nonfiction piece on my experiences with sexism in comic book fandom was published online by the magazine I intern at. It’s been edited a bit since I last posted a draft online. I won an award for this at my university when I published it in a local lit mag.
I really want this piece to get widespread attention so I’m planning on bringing...
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A Round of Applause for Barrage →
Gagging on Sexism examines one of the women in Barrage (which finished recently in JUMP) and finds much to like.
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Bad Touch 3 - Libido/Orientation
We’re going to get into this in more depth with Kouta and Kanokon a bit later, but I wanted to do a quick hit that you all can think about as you read into the new season.
Not everyone wants attention from everyone.
One of the main joke tensions of anime is unwanted advances from a cute girl. I wrote about it a little bit in Knights in Shining Harems for Altair and Vega, but I just want to...
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Panel: Redux
Lauren and I got our panel for Anime USA. It’s the same as the one for Otakon, only we’re going to be better at it. Stop on by if you’re coming!
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As someone who found Kitamura hilarious, I have to wonder: Why does Neko have to be a woman? Aren’t all the jokes the same?
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Watch This Space
I’ve not started the new season yet, since I’ve been all MINECRAFT, but I am planning to do so tonight. INCLUDING most of the stuff that I shouldn’t (like Psycho-Pass and BTOOOOBS!). I hope some of the new stuff inspires things that end up here. :D
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Teachable Moment
I have been meaning to leave this comment on nearly every blog that’s been discussing Tonari in response to a consistent cry of “Why now? Why this show?”
Many of these people wonder why we haven’t raised our voices about every work that came before. That we’ve singled out one work means that we’re absolving the others out there of these crimes.
This is to some...
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Taking Action
barkinglobsters:
Hello person who I like, respect, and wholeheartedly disagree with, Please correct me if I am wrong; however, the crux of your argument is that, “Hey, if you don’t like it, don’t watch it. Don’t vote for it with your money.” or “Hey, if people didn’t like this, they wouldn’t vote for it with their money.” Right? Well, yes and no. You see, it’s really not that simple.
Read...
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Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun at a Glance/Stop Putting... →
8bros/dayswithoutme weighs in on Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun in a way that hits a little harder. Her frustration/rage is worth your read. [TW: Rape Culture]
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Bad Touch 2 - Rape Jokes
[TW: Rape Culture]
The first episode of My Little Monster had a two line throwaway moment that offers an AMAZING opportunity to talk about why rape jokes are horrible. Here we go:
The setup (simple this time): Delinquent hunk Haru imprints on standoffish bookworm Shizuku after she gives him some handouts from school one day. Later in the show, he stalks her to school, pulls her into an alley and...
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September 2012
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Porn, Nice Guys, Problems →
I wrote something for Altair and Vega! It’s about how porn can get in the way of affection.
