Comments on: Link Roundup Strikes Back (August 15th, 2009) http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/15/link-roundup-strikes-back/ Women, feminism, and geek culture Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:45:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Coda Hale http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/15/link-roundup-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Coda Hale Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:40:44 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=186#comment-125 Skud, that's my default policy too, but in this particular case I remain unconvinced. I'll leave it at that. Skud, that’s my default policy too, but in this particular case I remain unconvinced. I’ll leave it at that.

]]> By: Skud http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/15/link-roundup-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Skud Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:23:29 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=186#comment-123 Coda, I think people of color are in a better position to point out racism than us white folks are. I’m going to assume Cleo knows what she’s talking about on this one, just as I would expect people to listen to me, as a member of the group affected, if I were to review a film and say it was pretty seriously sexist. Coda, I think people of color are in a better position to point out racism than us white folks are. I’m going to assume Cleo knows what she’s talking about on this one, just as I would expect people to listen to me, as a member of the group affected, if I were to review a film and say it was pretty seriously sexist.

]]> By: Coda Hale http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/15/link-roundup-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Coda Hale Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:08:25 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=186#comment-121 I saw District 9 on Friday and I think the review's totally off-base. It's a negative portrayal of <i>humanity as a whole</i>, and the roles played by white actors were equally (if not more) odious. It's not <i>The Color Of Fear</i>, but it's also not a trite white-guy-to-the-rescue film like <i>Power Of One</i>. I'd still recommend seeing it. I will agree (not with the reviewer, but with the commenters) that a female lead or role or—hell, even a bystander with personality would have been nice. There wasn't much to prevent it, structurally speaking, so I think it boils down to laziness, ignorance, or timidity. I saw District 9 on Friday and I think the review’s totally off-base. It’s a negative portrayal of humanity as a whole, and the roles played by white actors were equally (if not more) odious. It’s not The Color Of Fear, but it’s also not a trite white-guy-to-the-rescue film like Power Of One. I’d still recommend seeing it.

I will agree (not with the reviewer, but with the commenters) that a female lead or role or—hell, even a bystander with personality would have been nice. There wasn’t much to prevent it, structurally speaking, so I think it boils down to laziness, ignorance, or timidity.

]]> By: Skud http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/15/link-roundup-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Skud Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:07:10 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=186#comment-112 Yup, comments here are just fine! No, there's no delicious account, we just do them as a running draft here in the blog. But we did link to the Penny Arcade stuff in our <a href="http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/12/link-roundup/" rel="nofollow">first link roundup</a> the other day. Yup, comments here are just fine! No, there’s no delicious account, we just do them as a running draft here in the blog. But we did link to the Penny Arcade stuff in our first link roundup the other day.

]]> By: pam http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/15/link-roundup-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-110 pam Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:48:40 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=186#comment-110 Do we drop stuff in comments for future link round-ups? (Is there a delicious account for this?!) Here's an unfunnybusiness post on some Penny Arcade genderfail: http://www.journalfen.net/community/unfunnybusiness/147783.html Do we drop stuff in comments for future link round-ups? (Is there a delicious account for this?!) Here’s an unfunnybusiness post on some Penny Arcade genderfail: http://www.journalfen.net/community/unfunnybusiness/147783.html

]]> By: Skud http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/15/link-roundup-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Skud Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:42:13 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=186#comment-106 I know, me too :-/ I know, me too :-/

]]> By: Yatima http://geekfeminism.org/2009/08/15/link-roundup-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Yatima Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:47:35 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=186#comment-99 Rats about District 9. I was hoping it would be good :/ Rats about District 9. I was hoping it would be good :/

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