- Okay, so this is an EXTRAORDINARILY NSFW thing that is wonderful. Ever wondered what Disney princes’ penises were like? Jezebel has (well-drawn) answers for you.
- In, sort of, the same vein: io9 has 10 times when comics and movies sexualized male superheroes, which really lays to rest the old “men are just as sexualized in comics as women are” argument.
- J.K. Rowling has been killing it with the Harry Potter extras lately, and now we’re getting some more info on magical songstress Celestina Warbeck, plus some songs! [The Mary Sue]
- The Mary Sue also discusses other important issues, like whether or not supernatural beings (mermaids, vampires, and the like) menstruate.
- I really love Anita Sarkeesian, her work, and her seemingly superhuman ability to weather the storm of internet bullshit thrown at her. In response to her latest Tropes vs. Women video (part two of “Women as Background Decoration”), her harassers upped their game and drove her out of her house. This is so many levels past not okay that I’m not sure what else I can say. [Polygon]
- There is, however, a petition calling for Valve to block Steam access to their games for one hour, in protest of the treatment of women in games. [Change.org]
- Ars Technica also has a very thorough rundown of the situations Anita Sarkeesian and game developer Zoe Quinn have found themselves in (#GamerGate, as it’s being called), and just how unfair their treatment is.
- Also, here’s a piece that dissects the motivations behind some of the more awful angry nerd boy behaviour, which, though it doesn’t condone what’s happening, at least helps us understand where it’s coming from. [Badass Digest]
- There’s a really touching piece over at the Toast about how, as a queer child, taking up otherworldly fantasy personas can help verbalize the difference you feel in yourself.
- Also a great biography of legendary fantasy writer Leigh Brackett. [The Toast]
- You’ve probably seen that horrible Spiderwoman #1 cover and hated it immediately (no matter how many times I look at it, it still makes me shrivel up a little inside), but redditor dinoignacio rendered it in 3D and it really shows how contorted (and deranged) the pose actually is. [Gizmodo]
- Jess Fink was a guest artist on Oh Joy Sex Toy and talked about her love of erotic comics. All my webcomic suggestions are combining into a big sexy Optimus Prime!
- Here is a slam poem about Harry Potter erotic fan fiction and wanting porn that doesn’t make you an object, and not gonna lie, I’m still digesting how close to home it hit. It might be triggering for descriptions of sexual violence but it’s definitely a good thing to watch.
- Forbes is calling out Nickelodeon’s mismanagement of Legend of Korra, and asserting that the show will outlive the network’s short-sightedness.
- Here’s an unpublished excerpt from an early draft of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! [The Guardian]
- And, lastly, I just stumbled across Black Girl Nerds, and they have some great stuff: The importance of Meteor Man and the need for more black superheroes and twenty superheroines of colour who aren’t Storm.
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