I think it is a pretty good thing to wrap up Ladies Week with a plug for one of the funniest shows I’ve seen in a long time: The Guild. The show is an independent web series about the quirkiest group of online gamers you may ever meet, and what happens when their worlds collide [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Ladies Week’
June 5, 2009
WTF Friday: X-[wo]Men
1963. It was the year that Betty Friedan blew the minds of women everywhere with The Feminine Mystique, the U.S. backed the overthrowing of the Ngo Dinh Diem regime in Vietnam, racism was peaking, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech, Kennedy was assassinated. A tumultuous time indeed. It is [...]
June 4, 2009
That Sucks Thursday: Pixar*
* This is an odd post to write, because I really do love Pixar’s films (feature and short).
Pixar,
I say this with love: When it comes to your female characters, you suck. Not only have you never had a female lead character, but you have comfortably rested on some pretty archaic stereotypes in your [...]
June 3, 2009
Humpday Hoku: Ladies Week
Have you ever noticed something lacking when it comes to strong roles for women? Yesterday’s post had a list of some pretty rockin’ chicks, but most of their shows got canceled or have been on ye olde chopping block more than once (9 of the 12). And film’s no better. Of the top grossing films [...]
June 2, 2009
The Love Connection: Taking back the boob tube
At little junkies, we want to set you up with the best of the best so you’ll never be lonely. So, stop (!) in the name of love, and check out Junkie1’s favorite female tv characters. What’s the best part about my ladies? They are good examples of what I think feminism is nowadays. They [...]
