A Feminist Take on River Song, Part 2. Is River Song More Than a Stereotype? There's a power imbalance between the Doctor and his (usually female) companions. It's his show, and he calls the shots. There's room for women to come in and help out, and sometimes they save his life or solve the mystery, but in the end, he's the hero. Unless the Doctor one day becomes a woman, there's a limited amount of room for women to be powerful. This is nothing new to action-adventure stories.
Does this sound familiar? In action-adventure shows, even when a woman becomes a primary action hero, she is generally only allowed one of two roles: the hypersexualized, nearly naked Buffy, Xena, or Wonder Woman character; or the fully-clothed, masculine and emotionless Scully or Sarah Connor character. In addition to gender roles, even the most independent female action heroes are usually expected to submit to the authority of a male. So how does River Song stack up? River Song as a Powerful Hero Maybe Too Powerful? Oops, But it's a Bluff "You.
A Feminist Take on River Song. River Song is coming up in episode four, "The Time of Angels," and I can't wait. I know some people dislike the way River was handled, but I think they're missing important aspects of her character. She is powerful, and here are the reasons why. If you haven't seen "Silence in the Library" or "Forest of the Dead" and can't manage it before watching episode four, I'm going to suggest that you go right ahead and spoil yourself.
Your experience of episode four will be all the richer for it. (By the way, there is an lj community devoted to River: professor_song ) Why do I think River Song is a strong female character? Powerful Character and Actress The character of River Song comes from appears to have been inspired by Bernice Summerfield, a character from the Doctor Who novel series New Adventures who gained her own fan following. The actress who plays River Song, likewise, has her own career independent of the Doctor Who universe.
Powerful in the Gaps Between the Action She laughs in his face. Some brief thoughts about Amy Pond & River Song. Why This Year's Doctor Who Finale Was (Mostly) Better than Last Year's. I hate to say it, but it just didn't pay off for me. I'm not sure exactly what it was that left me so disappointed, but I've got a couple of ideas. There was too much exposition in the first half, and to make it worse the exposition didn't really advance the story very much. I remember looking at a clock and realizing that the episode was already half way over, but the story hadn't taken me any where yet. I didn't know anything new except that "time was wrong.
" Another issue for me was that I realized that "The Silence" aren't really that much of a threat. River's arch was also disappointing for all the reasons mentioned in the article. The Doctor does love her, just not this version of her. There's plenty of hints to his feelings and their relationship in previous episodes. I think that for the casual viewer (which is 99.9 percent of people watching this episode) the River Song that the Doctor marries is River Song, period. What is a "casual viewer"? STFU Moffat • Doctor Who women and feminism: Martha Jones. Exterminate Misogyny: Where are the Feminist Doctor Who Companions?
Doctor Who, the show that I consider to be the best of sci-fi, is back on our screens this weekend. In the tradition of holding the things that I love to a high standard, I’d like to take a look at the women in the show, and how they are treated and written. When I set out to examine the women of the show in-depth, a song by British musician and comedian Mitch Benn, called “Doctor Who Girl,” immediately sprang to mind. Here’s a selection of the lyrics: Be my Doctor Who girl,We’ll make a real good team,I’ll do all the thinking,You’ll look good in shorts and scream.
Give me someone to rescue,Get changed and give us all a twirl,Keep quiet and never argue,Be my Doctor Who girl.Be my Doctor Who girl,Follow me a lot,Ask me heaps of questions,So I can explain the plot. Say you’ll stand beside me,Say you’ll help me save the world,Fall and twist your ankle,Be my Doctor Who girl. Even as misogynist as this song is, I can’t help but like it.
Well, I’d certainly like to think so. Rose Tyler Donna Noble. Doctor Her - More than just companions. Feminist Whoniverse. Anonymous: regarding russel t davies and race- as an asian doctor who fan i had a serious WHAT THE FLIPPIN FUCK moment during turn left when the entire planet is a mock exoticised China, of course with EeeeeEeeeEvViLLL lurking around every corner for the (white) woman as soon as she leaves the man's side. honestly i was so upset by that whole thing that it kind of spoiled rose coming back. Here is the scene for anybody who wants a reminder That scene always struck me as somewhat problematic. I’d never considered the deeper implications of Donna falling victim to the fortune teller as soon as she leaves The Doctor’s side though. (I suppose that’s my white privilege showing) It’s certainly another example of RTD’s failings when it comes to the representation of POC. I’m sorry it spoiled Rose’s return for you though.
She wouldn’t ever say again after travelling with him, meeting captain jack, and gaining a less queerphobic, speciest perspective. TW: Rape Yeah. TW: Rape, Date rape. The Feminism of Doctor Who. Hello! I rewatched season 2 and I thought a bit about the 'don't you think she looka tired', and wondered if you could tell me why it's sexist. I thought it to be against her as a person, not against her as a woman. Could you please explain it (or link me to an explanation) to me? Haroldz: whovianfeminism: If viewed entirely in isolation, that comment doesn’t appear to be sexist. But it was a blatant reference to the closing days of Tony Blair’s tenure as PM I have had several people suggest alternatively that it was a “blatant reference” to either Margret Thatcher or Tony Blair.
I think this just underscores the fact that narratives are up for interpretation, that viewers understand narratives differently depending on their personal context, and that one interpretation isn’t any more valid than the other. I’m not suggesting that the sexism was intentional. This narrative also pressures all women, not just politicians, to go to extensive lengths maintain an image of youth and beauty. D'où vient le fantasme des femmes dominantes ? Les sociétés dominées par les femmes n'ont apparemment jamais existé. Curieusement, c'est d'un juriste suisse du 19e siècle que provient le mythe persistant de la «grande déesse», une déesse qui aurait régné sur l'humanité à une époque barbare… où les femmes faisaient l'amour n'importe comment, avec n'importe qui.
Professeur spécialisé en droit romain (une branche pour le moins austère de l'enseignement), le juriste suisse Bachofen (1815-1887) n'était certainement pas féministe. Le mot féminisme ne devait pas lui être connu (1). Il est même douteux qu'il ait jamais entendu parler de ces militantes qui, dès les années 1830, éditent des journaux pour revendiquer l'amour libre et l'indépendance. Dans cette forme de société quasi-animalière qui se situe au début de l'évolution du genre humain, il est alors impossible de savoir qui est le père de quel enfant… Les femmes suivent librement leurs instincts. Dans un ouvrage monumental, intitulé Le droit maternel. Illustration : Booty Babe. Le cimetière des rédactrices. Parfois, la journaliste de presse féminine sent que sa fin est proche. Mystère encore inexpliqué par la science actuelle, il semblerait que certaines rédactrices d’un nombre conséquent de magazines puissent sentir lorsque leur heure est venue.
Un matin, après une longue carrière rythmée par les fashion weeks , les numéros spéciaux régimes de l’été ou les hors-série "Comment retonifier son gros cul après les fêtes", la journaliste (si, allez : Nikos Aliagas prétend bien en être un, pourquoi pas elle ?) Sent que quelque chose dans l’air a changé. De petits détails lui mettent la puce à l’oreille : l’acteur qu’elle a en fond d’écran n’a plus eu de premier rôle depuis un moment, son placard ferme chez elle, et pire encore, elle se demande si, en fait, les über-franges, ce ne serait pas moche. Le fond d’écran qui date, les fringues en quantité raisonnables, les franges qui ne lui plaisent plus : elle est devenue ringarde dans son milieu. Ce lieu, c’est Elleraconte Bien. Comment l’éliminer ? What If Male Superheroes Posed Like Wonder Woman On The David Finch Justice League Cover?
She Has No Head! – No, It’s Not Equal. By Kelly Thompson| February 21, 2012 @ 9:00 AM |596 Comments| So I’ve been sitting on this post for nearly two years. Why you ask? Well, because I knew it would cause a ****storm, as any comics column that’s remotely controversial does, especially it seems when written by a woman. I had also decided, partway through writing She Has No Head! That I was going to take a decidedly more positive tact for the column, primarily focusing on books that are good, and what I’d like to see more of, supporting creators that are getting it right.
But there’s a lot of talk these days, and many good columns written about women in comics, feminism, and in particular the sexism of comics by way of the objectification and hyper-sexualization of female characters and related issues. “The, “Comic books are sexist to women” argument does not work, simply because it is not just women who are being objectified. This particular comment was on the excellent David Brothers piece for Comics Alliance. 1. 2. 3. 4.