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The Watchmen: Can a superhero stop rape? Not if she’s a woman.

Trigger warning
(Crossposted + Full Review at RIOTgamer)
Feminist Critique of The Watchmen
Despite the inclusion of women superheros, including lesbian superheros, The Watchmen somehow managed to exclude any real possibility of anything feministically sound. Near the beginning of the movie, I was at first taken with the two (yes, two) lesbian superheros. Their on-screen kiss was later redeemed for heterosexists, however, when an image was presented of them both murdered, lying next to each other sideways on a bed. Their positioning on the bed and the tears in their clothing implies (intentional or not) that they may have been sexually assaulted. From this view of their corpses, the camera pans up to show “LESBIAN WHORES” scrawled on the wall in blood above the headboard. Their murder is never really addressed other than a later comment from Rorschach’s narrative that they were “Killed by their own depraved lifestyle”. To me, this would be an interesting area to address. While the film did show the dead bodies of other superheroes after their “fall”, I have a hard time understanding how two superhero(in)es could be killed (and possibly raped) by what appear to be ordinary men.

Ethnic Cleansing and Border Patrol Games

I’ve posted about the Ethnic Cleansing video game and now the Border Control Flash game on RIOTgamer but I wanted to say a little something about it here.

Ethnic Cleansing is a first-person shooter (FPS) game created by the racist Resistance Records. The object of the game is, essentially, genocide. You run through the ‘ghetto’ killing blacks and latinos, through the subway killing Jewish folks. Obviously, the premise is disgusting. It isn’t, of course, the first title, nor will it be the last, promoting racist sentiment and spreading hatred.

Border Patrol is a flash web game which earned some controversial fame after it’s initial release in 2002, but came back again during political talks of immigration in ...

I’ve posted about the Ethnic Cleansing video game and now the Border Control Flash game on RIOTgamer but I wanted to say a little something about it here.

Ethnic Cleansing is a first-person ...

What happened to Unity and Solidarity?

I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in feminism today. Perhaps it isn’t really a new phenomenon (and I would say that, unfortunately, it isn’t) but it’s bothersome nonetheless. Honestly though, why should the remarks of one feminist merit the eye rolls of others in such a blatant way? Let me explain where I’m coming from:

Right now, I’m working toward my MA in Women’s and Gender Studies. I am in love with my program – it’s interesting, exciting, and challenges me to acknowledge the problems of past and present feminist thought and encourages us to work through these issues. Academically, it’s wonderful and I love that it challenges me to look past my own notions of feminist thought to embrace and acknowledge ...

I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in feminism today. Perhaps it isn’t really a new phenomenon (and I would say that, unfortunately, it isn’t) but it’s bothersome nonetheless. Honestly though, why should the remarks of one feminist merit ...