... instead of making note of their often deficient moral character or mental acuity.
And now we tie back in to my Sabretooth rant! :D
I think my attitudes towards the male objectification and the female objectification ties in with a long historical and literary tradition that, as a woman, I can't get away from, that emphasizes women's powerlessness. So when their sexuality is objectified, it's Yet Another Way to take it away - women can be superheroes, but they also have to be pinups. They can't just be superheroes, they have to be sex kittens as well.
I think my most favorite female character in all of comic/mangadom is Integra (http://steeldame.livejournal.com/profile) Hellsing (http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b%2BTBh%2Bo1L.jpg). Strong, powerful, gifted with command presence, never backs down from a fight, and has a sense of humor. She's about the only one who'd make me rething this whole being straight thing. :D (Although in the anime they took away her sense of humor and turned her into a dour, dowdy, shell of a woman. Manga Integra FTW!)
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And now we tie back in to my Sabretooth rant! :D
I think my attitudes towards the male objectification and the female objectification ties in with a long historical and literary tradition that, as a woman, I can't get away from, that emphasizes women's powerlessness. So when their sexuality is objectified, it's Yet Another Way to take it away - women can be superheroes, but they also have to be pinups. They can't just be superheroes, they have to be sex kittens as well.
I think my most favorite female character in all of comic/mangadom is Integra (http://steeldame.livejournal.com/profile) Hellsing (http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b%2BTBh%2Bo1L.jpg). Strong, powerful, gifted with command presence, never backs down from a fight, and has a sense of humor. She's about the only one who'd make me rething this whole being straight thing. :D (Although in the anime they took away her sense of humor and turned her into a dour, dowdy, shell of a woman. Manga Integra FTW!)