- You want a list of badass lady occultists from history? YOU GOT IT. [Flavorwire]
- The Mary Sue has a review of the Comic Con panel “Women in Trek Fandom,” and it sounds amazing. Women have always been crucial, both as characters on the show and as fans of it, and it’s nice to see them recognized.
- More stuff from the Mary Sue! Feminist lessons from Gravity Falls. (Season two is out now, go watch it!)
- The Mary Sue (last thing, I promise) also has a great episode recap series of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The whole thing is wildly entertaining, so maybe start at the beginning.
- In honour of Lady Thor, Dorkly has thought up some more progressive superheroes for Marvel (read until the end, it’s worth it).
- Book publisher Lee and Low has a disheartening infographic (followed by a great interview) that shows the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of Hollywood’s sci-fi and fantasy blockbusters.
- Hey remember the female Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? Me neither. Let’s talk about Venus de Milo. [The Wire]
- Other relevant things: TMNT fuck, marry, kill. [Jezebel]
- Eschergirls (a Tumblr I visit pretty regularly) has been targeted with a bunch of takedown notices. Stay strong!
- A little on the older side, but the Nerds of Color have some great analysis of The Walking Dead, both in terms of the show’s black man problem (it’s worth clicking through just for the memes), and the great characterization of Asian American Glen.
- Ugh no. Amid a lot of attention its new edition is receiving for its greater commitment to diversity, Dungeons & Dragons is still working with individuals who are toxic and oppressive presences in the community, namely Zak S and RPG Pundit. [Fail Forward]
- In another great piece, Polygon revisits the idea some male gamers seem to have that someone is trying to take their games away from them, when really we’re just asking for greater diversity.
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