Also, Nimueh has awesome shoes in the finale. /even more shallow
I think there’s certainly a time and a place for serious critical analysis about the media we fangirls watch and whether it does have a subtle insidious impact on the way women view themselves. If a show is repeatedly and blatantly suffering from Women In Refrigerators Syndrome, and yet fandom is too focused on the pretty boys and the gay to notice? Sure that’s a problem. Merlin isn’t perfect, but it’s hardly such an extreme case.
Obviously people have different ideas of what is problematic and what isn’t. But come on, like you said, give us a little credit for being able to make that determination ourselves without you showing us the light. While it’s totally okay for thingswithwings to say, “look I just personally don’t connect with the show and what’s more I found it misogynist” I didn’t appreciate the judgy and butt-hurt tone. It’s why her post came off like a lament over everyone leaving for the The Next Big Fandom- with a side of serious meta in there to cover up the complaining.
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Date: 2009-02-06 09:49 pm (UTC)I think there’s certainly a time and a place for serious critical analysis about the media we fangirls watch and whether it does have a subtle insidious impact on the way women view themselves. If a show is repeatedly and blatantly suffering from Women In Refrigerators Syndrome, and yet fandom is too focused on the pretty boys and the gay to notice? Sure that’s a problem. Merlin isn’t perfect, but it’s hardly such an extreme case.
Obviously people have different ideas of what is problematic and what isn’t. But come on, like you said, give us a little credit for being able to make that determination ourselves without you showing us the light. While it’s totally okay for
(Edited to fix bad lj tag.)