But the last calendar did not. And just because someone does something good, it does not mean they get a pass on the sexist things they do. Describing this piece as perpetuating a virgin/whore dichotomy does not negate anything else he may have done, only point out that this piece of writing can be viewed as sexist.

The metaphor doesn't imply he fell in love with the girl, but with the idea of her he created in his head. He projected a bunch of things onto her because she was smart and fit his physical idea of geeky and feels disappointed that she no longer looks and acts in accordance with his fantasies of her. He created a…

Do you not see any credibility for the argument that Rothfuss sat up a classic madonna/whore dichotomy in which a woman no longer being the idealized physical version of herself created by a male is a bad thing? Also, it completely erases her personality because it assumed that because she looks a certain way she has…

I didn't think it was sexism or bad-writing, just Kvothe suppose to come across as a conceited jerk. However, this quote makes me reconsider and I have been quite steadfast in arguing that Kvothe coming across as navel-gazing Marty-Sue jackass was deliberate. Maybe Kvothe is genuinely meant to be a well-rounded…

Yeah, that's why I didn't read it as sexist. I read it from the understanding Kvothe is suppose to come off as a complete jerk. I mean, he even has a posse of all the coolest/smartest/prettiest/most talented kids in school. Everyone of his friends is exceptionally talented in their field and attractive to boot. And…

I don't think introducing "troubling" plotlines is a bad thing that is going to make an already politicized series "too politicized", and would love for them to introduce a transgender character and address any prophecy failings.

I don't know that either strikes me as necessarily vicious. Ten to me almost always seemed anguished when he had to kill/let someone die. I think it is reflected in The Stolen Earth when he banishes his human self who killed all the Daleks, not to mention in "The Next Doctor" when Mercy Harnekin has her big breakdown.…

To me this is partially about the state's responsibility for someone in its care. If the prison system has to provide this as a necessity to inmates, then that should carry over to children in the foster care system (at least as far as hormone treatment).

I never really liked Xander because to me he just came across as dull. Now that I look back at it, I think my dislike of him may have been me picking up on his Nice Guy routine without knowing what to call it. I can not think of any other lies at the moment, but he did have a huge "for your own good"/"why won't you…

I would hardly call The Biggest Loser a good approach to weight loss. They consider things like 2 or 3 lbs a week (after the contestants have already dropped significant weight)a disappointment. I can't believe I am saying this, but Celebrity Fit Club does a better job of realism and not recognizes 2-4 pounds a week…

I think there is still a problem with trying to create a "real masculinity" though. If it is about treating ones fellow humans respectfully and equally then how should it differ from femininity and what is the need of establishing it as hegemonic masculinity. And in the beginning of the article he does seem to argue…

It isn't one of my deciding factors either but it would go a huge way in terms of addressing the prison-industrial complex and restorative justice which is one of my deciding factors.

Seeing as how cultural definitions of masculinity in patriarchies that the gaming culture is a subset of is tied to the control of women, how is appealing to masculinity helping? It seems to be trying to hold onto the idea of male privilege and a notion of "real man" as something in opposition to woman/being unlike…

One problem is that manhood in some societies has included to control and abuse of women. Holding up an idea of an essential manhood is hardly a solution to a problem created by the idea of hegemonic manhood. The idea that manhood includes respecting women (and not by placing them on pedestals or in boxes) doesn't…

This too me reads like left-of-many-Republican-base members Gov. Romney giving an honest answer that reflects his opinion and then covering his butt at the end. For a minute there I though old-Romney was rearing his sensible, negotiable, and relatively independent head again.

*Spoilers for 10th/11th Doctor*

Its funny, I always imagined Bruce Wayne in Batman Beyond as being played by Clint Eastwood. I also think Eastwood would be a great actor because he has played the action hero/anti-hero/dark knight character, and in more recent movies seems to play the former action guy who has to adjust to the world around him and…

I did too. I wonder if some of the annoyance has to do with her tantrum like bringing up of the Doctor and constantly getting in trouble because of it. I think she could be great to see, but in those flash backs she kinda came across as a sulky, stereotypical teen angsty River Song (which I guess she was suppose to…

50 Depths of Blue? I'm writing it now.

Xena: From her introduction on Hercules.