THANK YOU!! The main criteria for me has always been this, that the character has no interior life the writer's interested in exploring or developing, they exist only insofar as they support the development of the male protagonist. This is also why it irritates me when people refer to actual real people as being manic…

Agreed. For me the main criteria has always been that it isn't just a "beautiful quirky female character". It's a love interest character whose interior life or motivations the writer/director/creator/whoever is obviously not interested in exploring - they exist only insofar as they support the development of the…

Just wanted to say I've noticed this too - how generally rowdy/annoying people are when they sneak booze into an unlicensed cinema as opposed when the audience are drinking in cinema where there's a bar. I put it down to younger audiences who may be drinking underage to begin with, plus the "tee hee, we're being…

Oh lord, Pet Sematary. "I'm coming for you Rachel. And this time? I'll get you..." (Yes, I have it on DVD and watch it most Halloweens.)

Never forget, lady athletes: it isn't just about how fast you can run or swim, or how high you can jump or how hard and fast you can throw the throwy thing. It's also how you look while doing it. But seriously, the backlash this has been getting was hilarious.

The same reason that you come across women who are all "I hate other women! I'm totally one of the guys!" I guess. Because they feel like playing along gets them some degree of acceptance, or that by gaining attention they are validated. But unfortunately, validation doesn't always mean you're respected. When I see…

I've come across a few but even so, I'm less inclined to be all "put your tits away, you attention-seeking whore" and more "What can we do to change this culture that on the one hand tells women that despite what other qualities they bring to the table they still better have a pretty face and look stunning in a…

First paragraph made me LOL at my desk. There is an ocean near my house, I just may start doing this on my birthday.

Also don't forget how if a guy dares pipe up with a "Yeah, gaming culture is kinda sexist and we'd all be better off if we did something to change it maybe sorta", he's immediately shouted down with "STOP WHITEKNIGHTING YOU PANSY FAG!!"

Yeah, the gross "6 of 9" thing was also a big red flag, wasn't it.

Hang on, was this guy talking about (1) "booth babes"/promotional models, or (2) the people, okay, usually young women, who may not necessarily be actual fans of something but go to the convention in sexy costumes because they like the attention?

Oh no no, it doesn't mean that it's impossible to date. Just that in my experience, and going from anecdotes from other people, the early 30s seems to be the "cut-off" point, where if you go much older, the "geek" thing seems to have more general negative connotations. Whereas younger, I don't know whether it's…

I'd pep talk her. "Come on, Lara. We can do this."

Well, that video didn't seem sexist to me. There's a ton of videos on YouTube showing the many deaths of player characters, that just seemed like one of a bunch and didn't seem to have any other agenda than "Look at all the ways you can die when you play Tomb Raider" - I know I didn't die because I enjoyed seeing Lara…

Huh. The gif of Homer Simpson smiling politely and backing into a hedge feels appropriate now.

Objectively yes, he's okay looking. But I found subjectively he's a murderer which I, personally, struggle to get by.

I think Gurira will be great. And I didn't touch the Facebook conversation, although it's going to be interesting to see what reaction that storyline gets when Season 3's happening, amongst fans who watch the show but don't know the comics as well.

Well, one of the things that stood out for me is that Holmes is actually still alive. The guys who do this kind of horrifying thing generally kill themselves straight after, or are gunned down by police. It kind of made a "refreshing change" for me that we don't have to rely on a papertrail. Shitbag's alive. Someone…

Well, the privilege-denying and straight-up racism was still well and truly there in the old days. And a depressing amount of it from starred commenters.

" That's because there's always going to be ladies who have some issues going on and they are willing to ignore the creepiness in order to be with somebody good-looking. It's true. Just like how there's always going to be guys who willingly put up with a woman who behaves terribly so long as she's extremely…