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- For the most part, I agree with you. I think the area where we part ways is specifically whether a responsibility to disclose comes into play when deciding on a sexual partner. For me, disclosure is an upfront process, even
(posted to Coming Out as Transgender to Romantic Partners) - Excellent reply :) I agree and my policy is always be willing to disclose anything that is important to my partners - even if I think it is trivial. We cant always know what will be that trigger for our
(posted to Coming Out as Transgender to Romantic Partners) - I salute you. This type of thing has always been culturally constructed, and I am glad to hear that you have examined that construction and chosen the path that makes you happy. The construction could go either way - in
(posted to Ode to My Eyebrow) - This reminds me of the Bedchel-Wallace test. So simple, but so few films can pass it: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBechdelTest?from=Main.BechdelsRule
(posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....) - *Bechdel-Wallace Test
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Responses to Comments from mahjani
- I can't answer directly for the poster you were replying to, but there is a school of thought that a linear view of history/storytelling is more 'masculine' in approach (which is also pretty Western) and dominates our culture, while the (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
- It's part of what PDXHopeful says, but I guess more about appreciation of difference in my mind. A linear storyline reinforces the concept of a linear view of time, which goes along with a lot of the ideas of Western (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
- I know a lot of people don't like it because it's sometimes cheesy, but I think Bones is the most feminist show out there today. The lead character is a woman who is totally unapologetic about her intelligence, her capabilities, (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
- For the umpteenth time this tread: Bechdel test. Great place to start. ...and of course, if you're interested in a feminist view on films and tv, you should bookmark The Hathor Legacy. (I'm getting old: do people still use bookmarks?) (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
- "Australia" does a pretty good job of emulating Nicole Kidman's lusty gaze, which I appreciated... it's so unusual! Usually it's only the women who the camera leers at while said actress is unclad, oiled, and precisely/provocatively-posed... this time, it was (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
