Maleficent has long been a favourite cinematic character of mine, as well as my favourite Disney character, and I was originally dismayed to learn that she was to be given her own film. I was even more dubious after the Wicked Witch of the West was so utterly ruined by Oz the Great and Powerful […]
feminism
Would the real strong female characters please stand up?
There’s been a lot of talk on the internet of late about female characters, be it their exclusion from the latest Assassin’s Creed release, their representation in comics and video games, or the almost obligatory inclusion of the Strong Female Character who turns out to be generally pointless. This last topic was covered over here, […]
International Women’s Day
According to the official website, “International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.” It seems almost fitting to be celebrating it this year, what with the tide of radical change […]