tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450780169551486131.post3748468197625862350..comments2021-01-04T09:05:45.744-08:00Comments on Sententia 3.0: No Woman, No Cry?Diana Kingston-Gabaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450780169551486131.post-43957077725783545182007-06-19T22:03:00.000-07:002007-06-19T22:03:00.000-07:00Believe me, hon, when DC and Marvel start holding ...Believe me, hon, when DC and Marvel start holding conventions in the Middle East, I'll be leading the charge.Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450780169551486131.post-44493093152455017552007-06-19T20:23:00.000-07:002007-06-19T20:23:00.000-07:00Okay, I have a challenge: You stand up and challen...Okay, I have a challenge: You stand up and challenge them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450780169551486131.post-33350004628002000582007-06-19T12:14:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:14:00.000-07:00Lisa: I thought the POWER In Comics community was ...Lisa: I thought the POWER In Comics community was wonderful, but I don't seem able to sign up; I keep getting "Cannot find server" after trying to register.<BR/><BR/>You make an interesting point about the presence of the audience; I hadn't really considered that, but yes, I imagine it'd be enough to discourage anyone, male or female.<BR/><BR/>That's actually something I've noticed only recently when it comes to the comics fandom - the intellectuals tend to operate in solo endeavors (ie: a blog here, a review website there) while the zombie fanboys just run amok en masse ("Civil War" sales being an excellent example - a victory won more by hype and empty promises than anything included in the actual content).Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450780169551486131.post-46540227431682589752007-06-19T12:09:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:09:00.000-07:00K: See, no offense to the Spoilergirls, because I ...K: See, no offense to the Spoilergirls, because I totally get what they're trying to do... but IMO? It's attacking the symptom rather than the illness. <BR/><BR/>I mean, at the recent Philly con, a woman interrupted one of Marvel's panels to discuss the recent treatment of Storm. And for a second, I was thinking "Oh GOD, finally, yes, someone's going to call BS on the hackwork they've been inflicting on a major feminist icon." Except she went on to talk about "the disproportionate size of Storm's lips". Which... okay, I suppose there's a bigger point to be made there, but she never even got that far because everyone just scratched their heads and moved on. <BR/><BR/>It's very, very easy for the bigwigs to play the ignorance card, ie: Joe Quesada's "Tentacle rape? DOES NOT COMPUTE." Whether they're feigning it or they really don't get it is immaterial - the result is the same, polite dismissal. <BR/><BR/>The problem, IMO, is that we're not thinking <I>big</I> enough. At the end of the day, Spoiler isn't really the bone we have to pick with DiDio - it's the climate and the policies at DC (enforced or coincidental, it doesn't matter) that made Spoiler part of a trend. And yet some critics are making it be "about" Spoiler, which allows DC to play the company line in an endless back-and-forth.<BR/><BR/>That's really what's bugging me - precious few people are willing (or able) to directly engage DC and Marvel on the issues that lie <I>behind</I> the problematic events. And as of yet, no one's really made a live stand that could compare to some of the well-thought-out essays and commentaries written about these issues.Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450780169551486131.post-89297847937744413212007-06-18T21:47:00.000-07:002007-06-18T21:47:00.000-07:00Hey, I know I had a shitload of fun asking Dan DiD...Hey, I know I had a shitload of fun asking Dan DiDio about Spoiler at Wondercon.<BR/><BR/>And was quite gratified to see that two other women brought the topic back up at Wizard World LA.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927707643835098047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450780169551486131.post-79685224425590185832007-06-18T12:09:00.000-07:002007-06-18T12:09:00.000-07:00Great question. They might be fearful that they'd ...Great question. They might be fearful that they'd be "booed" or have someone shout at them. I know cons are often full of hung-over fanboys, so gals with opinions might just be afraid of those fanboys.<BR/><BR/>You should check out our <A HREF="http://powerincomics.ning.com" REL="nofollow">POWER in Comics community</A>. This would be a great question to pose there.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com