I want to be nudged a little closer than "completely off point" because I've been a touch misunderstood! I'm not arguing the show would not be successful, just that you wouldn't see the older male crowd that's attracted to it. I'm not saying it isn't good, just that one facet of it is very attractive to guys with…

I struggle with this a little because that's the stance I'd take on almost any other situation like this. The reason I don't in this case is because I think Bronies like it because its a simplified and palatable presentation of girls, made less threatening and less real, but still easy to support because they are…

You are right; I think the writers do know what they are doing. I have found there is character development, and changes over time. I still find the tendency for some shows, like this one, to make girls collectable...like you can select one who most closely fits your favorite trait and they are all simplified this way…

I believe I get what you mean about it being relatable, and how it speaks to a lot of people. I'm also not trying to say that it fails utterly as entertainment without the factor I'm describing; I've watched the show and know about its merits. But a person can enjoy several things about something at the same time.

I have a really really hard time believing none of this isn't about hebephilia at its heart. Like the breed of anime that involves cutesy but underage and hypersexualized girls, the cartoon image is a stand-in; it isn't the drawn image you find hot, its the ideas - the nubile, nymph quality of naive teen girls. These…

I think (and goodness I'm sorry for poking in if I'm wrong!) but I think your opinion was both understood and appreciated by CA Pinkham, I think that he was pretending he didn't understand because the idea is so distant from what we have now: that the customer always wins even after shooing you away. He was trying to…

There are a great deal of comments that are kind in nature, to the effect of "believe what you believe and leave others to solve their own questions." I like these, but they are flawed. Your belief doesn't exist in a personal vacuum. Here's an example: Place yourself in a crowded of room with a blue hat on (this is a…

Oh boy do I ever hate those bears. Not saying this about all bears, but they aren't fit to live in houses.

Not blaming Miley, who is one of the thousands with this, but I will enjoy it if someday we can admit to being feminist without prefacing it with the clarification that women don't hate men or wish to subordinate them.

The curiously dressed but super cool jumping people from Lacoste ads, like this one

Call the Midwife is an absolute fav of mine. The silver screen equivalent would make my year. In a class we talked about the industry in the US and my prof said "the UK is another story," and I'm reminded by this show. And I think it is getting better in the US too, with more "character-driven" TV like you mention.…

This happens with TV too, the majority of viewers are women. This means the entertainment is striving to get the other half of viewers, rather than working to please the half that is watching already.

I should clarify, I'm saying the study proves being a Bechdel test-passing movie will not decrease revenue. Just doubting the Bechdel passing alone is the reason for increased revenue. A bad movie will likely have bad female roles, in my opinion.

Wondering if they counted rom-coms as movies where women only talk about men? If they did, it would severely skew the results, since if men barely watch them overseas, and the women are under-served by them, then what we have is an abundance of mediocre movies anyway (rather than just looking at Transformer-esque…

Exactly! When we can't trace any reason for it: hormones! When we have a collection of reasonable thoughts to refer to, that's logic! I think both sexes can be trusted to be logical. I think we can drag biology into it only when there is no possible other factor that could be influencing our decisions, and otherwise…

I'm not wishing to attack the article, but it is sprinkled with a lot of information based on gender stereotypes or 'common sense' ideas with questionable research. It accuses men of thinking with their testosterone, which is as offensive as telling women they think with their estrogen. It seems to suggest women are…

Star Wars is great for a great many many things. I truly love it. But I think it might be time to stop relying on it to produce healthy gender norms. I mean, let us choose our battles. Star Wars has 1 1/2 female characters to really work with, none of which act like a 2014 thunder goddess of progress.

I'm going to trust your opinion and case provided on that - that women don't have the same response under the same conditions to nudity that men do, at least not to the same degree or in the same numbers. That's great. I'll even set aside the questionable proof of magazine sales when they try the same the techniques…

I think that's a viewpoint you actually have, and that you aren't trolling. Here's where the problem is with it: That's a construction not proven to be based in biological or empirical fact (if you find contrary evidence, I beg for it. My whole education has taught me otherwise). Guys have been catered to all along,…

Because, getting dressed at all is an extraordinary amount of work, after make-up and hair, and brushing teeth, and flossing, and making a breakfast that an adult is supposed to eat...all days. We're supposed to this on all days that marked with plague. I theorize Monday is the day where we are rising to an occasion,…