Wow...after reading such clever material (*sarcasm*), my two reactions are: One,you think these ignorami would come up with more original insults than "You're a lesbian/dyke" or "You fucking cunt", but no. And two, I just laughed. In situations like this, (posted to Greatest Hits from O'Reilly Reactors)
Today, I'm spending it with people who love me! During the day, I'm going out to lunch and see my college's production of "The Vagina Monologues" with my mom and grandma (the 2nd and 1st generation feminists). For the evening, (posted to Speaking of love...)
Oh wow!! I'm so really excited about this!! Courtney, I will definitely be emailing you soon. (posted to Feministing on Tour!)
I loved The Secret of Nimh growing up. I can see both sides of the conflict. When I was young I got frustrated with her for being so frightened of everything, but for someone with that amount of fear to (posted to Animators, It's Time for a Female Heroine--No Princesses Please! )
I'm sorry you went through that. The way you recount your experiences would actually make a great story. It made me think of a tomboi feminist who through the pressures of her culture grows up into a princess, gets married, (posted to Animators, It's Time for a Female Heroine--No Princesses Please! )
Unfortunately, women in shonen tend to get marginalized. Look at Naruto, for example, where most of the female characters have done virtually nothing (it's gotten so bad even the regular fans of the series are noticing, so it's pretty ridiculous!)... (posted to Animators, It's Time for a Female Heroine--No Princesses Please! )
I second call for Paperbag Princess to be a movie I also wouldn't mind another Carmen Sandiego movie, or the old Jem cartoon to be a movie(the one with purple hair, who was a rock star... vague memories of being (posted to Animators, It's Time for a Female Heroine--No Princesses Please! )