>> What Do You Mean When You Say You Want 'Strong Female Characters'?
These discussions about ‘strong female characters’ often elide who is being talked about, and they play into larger narratives that no one seems to want to discuss. Who gets to tell stories? Who gets to be the lead, and who is the sidekick or supporting character? Who is calling for ‘strong female characters’ and what, exactly, do they mean when they say that?
Women take part in the “Slutwalk” protest in Toronto, April 3, 2011. Protesters hit the streets to protest against rape and sexual crimes in response to Toronto Police Const. Michael Sanguinetti, quoted saying “Women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized.”
First they convinced the blue collars to scapegoat the Welfare Queens. Then the suburbanites scapegoated the blue collars and their cushy union factory jobs (hence NAFTA). Then the suburbanites started to cannibalize themselves: first the greedy retirees with their sweet benefits were redefined as Leeches, and now it’s the teachers and public sector workforce. While Americans in general have failed to notice how this game of “Find a new scapegoat every 3 years until there’s no one left with benefits or a salary over $10/hr ” has progressed methodically for several decades, the cops appear to have no illusions about what is happening. They are waking up to reality: “They’re going to come for us next.
my lovely friend sarah and myself at los angeles’ walk for choice. signs read:
i’ve been to the mountaintop…and birth control was still available.
reproductive rights are human rights.
I get that for some people becoming pro-choice is difficult...
I get that for some people becoming pro-choice is difficult because it means accepting that life is not black and white, that people are routinely forced into no win situations, and that they have the right to make the choices they need to make. That everyone has the right to make…
