Shout Out!
This is thanks for all the avatars! Of course, I’m sure all the Doctor Who fans out there already have shelf space cleared out for these toys.
Or maybe they have lives and don’t buy toys like I do. Whatever.
Batman
Here’s a look at his new suit for the new movie coming out next year. It doesn’t matter—as long as they keep the hard rubber he’s going to look stupid. I hate the movie versions of Batman’s suit. Hate.
Still Thinking
Since feminism has been on my mind lately—obviously—here’s an interesting essay on it.
Merely calling one’s self a feminist does not make one a feminist, any more than calling one’s self a millionaire makes one rich.
She has some really interesting thoughts in there.
If a man suffers it, it’s abuse; if a woman suffers it, she must be lying.
There is, for example, a whole class of words used on women that are never used on men, unless of course that men is to be feminized: shrill, harpie, nagging, shrewish, hysterical, emotional, bright, comments about physical attractiveness or clothing, comments about parental identity—-women are always mothers, but mens’ fatherhood is usually second to their employment status—–and casual sexist rumor are all used against women to lock them in their place as women rather than as people.
Feminism is the ugly fight of one half of the human race to survive the abuse heaped on it—-or enabled—-by the other half. It’s war. One half of the human race isn’t even recognized as human—they’re lesser creatures. If they were to become human, then it would be impossible to pay them less, rape them, abuse them, beat them, mutilate them, heap labor upon them, and finally demand through all that they be ornamental and amusing—–everything to everyone.
You won’t be popular as a feminist.
Don’t expect to be liked for it. And don’t expect to educate people who claim to be looking for information. While feminism is a lot of things, they’re all very simple. Start at the bottom of the pyramid and look at the centuries of oppression and excuses and see how those inform today’s thought on women.
Gag
Guess what I saw in my Toyfare this month? Don’t look at me that way! Yes, I subscribe to Toyfare! That’s not the point! I’m trying to tell you something. Pay attention!
Sigh. I don’t even know if I’m up to another rant about misogyny in the comic book industry. So, since my rage about this topic doesn’t let me sleep, I’ve decided to make you stay up tonight as well. Have fun trying to get to sleep with this image in your brains, suckers!
Ha! He’s watching you while you try to sleep!
Actually, he’s part of a new toy line based on . . . shudder . . . McDonald’s characters.
