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webbgirlI LOVED tonight's Hawaii Five-0 episode. I was prepared to be let down after the awesomeness of last week, but they totally delivered.
I was going to put a bunch of squeeful moments behind a cut and ramble about my love for the show. Then I made the mistake of reading various tweets and LJ comments on the episode.
So here's the deal. Not putting this behind a cut for a reason. Not really spoilery, but if you're a spoiler-phobe feel free to walk on by or even defriend. I'm good either way.
Tonight is when I figured out that fandom (especially slash fandom) as a whole may not be the place for me at all. There's a new female character on H50. Folks started hating on her before she even showed up. Started worrying about how her presence was going to impact the show. I knew that there'd be some backlash once she was on air, but I was hoping (stupidly) that people would give her a shot.
Instead, I got to read posts calling her a "bimbo" two minutes in (which, by the way lead to me putting one pro-author on my DO NOT READ list), comments about her wardrobe (she was unprofessional for wearing *gasp* high heels, a skirt and a blouse to a meeting) and comments about how she shouldn't be sitting with one of the characters.
I'm stating all this for more than just ranting purposes...If you have me friended (or circled or whatever) PLEASE READ: If you feel the need to bash on a female character for her clothing choices or just plain her mere existence? PLEASE DEFRIEND ME AND I WILL HAPPILY DO THE SAME. I have to deal with misogyny enough in day to day life. I also sometimes am made to feel I have to either justify or modify my clothing choices based on the fact that yes, I have breasts. I really don't need to deal with this shit in fandom.
You want to complain about writers setting shows, comics, books, etc up for the male gaze? I'm right there with you. You want to bash a female character because of her skirt? NO. There's a huge difference between having a discussion about male dominated media and bashing female characters.
So again, this is something that appeals to you? The door is that way ======>
I was going to put a bunch of squeeful moments behind a cut and ramble about my love for the show. Then I made the mistake of reading various tweets and LJ comments on the episode.
So here's the deal. Not putting this behind a cut for a reason. Not really spoilery, but if you're a spoiler-phobe feel free to walk on by or even defriend. I'm good either way.
Tonight is when I figured out that fandom (especially slash fandom) as a whole may not be the place for me at all. There's a new female character on H50. Folks started hating on her before she even showed up. Started worrying about how her presence was going to impact the show. I knew that there'd be some backlash once she was on air, but I was hoping (stupidly) that people would give her a shot.
Instead, I got to read posts calling her a "bimbo" two minutes in (which, by the way lead to me putting one pro-author on my DO NOT READ list), comments about her wardrobe (she was unprofessional for wearing *gasp* high heels, a skirt and a blouse to a meeting) and comments about how she shouldn't be sitting with one of the characters.
I'm stating all this for more than just ranting purposes...If you have me friended (or circled or whatever) PLEASE READ: If you feel the need to bash on a female character for her clothing choices or just plain her mere existence? PLEASE DEFRIEND ME AND I WILL HAPPILY DO THE SAME. I have to deal with misogyny enough in day to day life. I also sometimes am made to feel I have to either justify or modify my clothing choices based on the fact that yes, I have breasts. I really don't need to deal with this shit in fandom.
You want to complain about writers setting shows, comics, books, etc up for the male gaze? I'm right there with you. You want to bash a female character because of her skirt? NO. There's a huge difference between having a discussion about male dominated media and bashing female characters.
So again, this is something that appeals to you? The door is that way ======>