Quickies
Quickies: How to write women characters, the vaginome, and men in feminism
- Writing women characters as human beings – “A female character who behaves like a guy and is portrayed as “one of the boys” or “as good as a man” in a way that elevates her above all those uninteresting women whose lives consist of boring-women-things doesn’t elevate women characters on the whole, nor does it show respect for the historical diversity of women’s lives in the particular.” From Eric.
- Enter the vaginome: Meet the microbes that live in our vaginas – “When it comes to lactic acid production, Lactobacillus is not the only option. The study discovered that in women lacking Lactobacillus, other lactic acid-producing microbes were found, including Atopobium, a microbe usually regarded as villainous.”
- The importance of self-awareness for men in feminism – “While I doubt that most straight cis men join feminist communities primarily to find sex partners, I do think that most of them are hoping for some sort of approval and acceptance. Their opinions and values may make it difficult to fit in not only with other men, but with women who have more traditional views on gender.”
- 5 ancient discoveries that prove modern men are sexist – What, projecting modern values onto past cultures? Surely not! From criticaldragon1177.
- Cute Animal Friday! This really looks like the canine version of a class photo. Kids and pets dressed up as Harry Potter characters for World Book Day.
OK, I officially love J.K. Rowling more than ever.
Amanda,
I think it could be interesting to see what values future civilizations two or three thousand years from now project onto us.
re writing about women – There can’t be many books or movies that come up to criteria recommended in that article. Having a think about it myself I could only think of one, the BBC series, The Bletchley Circle. The 4 main characters are women and interact with each other as they solve their case.
I’m reminded of Bram Stoker writing about Mina Murray/Harker in Dracula, “complimenting” her by frequently stating how “like a man” she was.