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Hey look the Mary Sue did a roundup of all Felicia Day’s great and inspiring characters!
Also from the Mary Sue, book and television recommendations for fans of Orphan Black, and the seven best female animated villains.
Here’s an ode to Dana Scully, from someone who, growing up, thought she was “Athena, Justice Ginsburg, and Princess Leia all rolled into one.” Which is not an incorrect statement. [The Toast]
The Toast also has a great essay on the importance of diversity in fantasy worldbuilding.
“If you like Return of the Jedi but hate the Ewoks, you understand feminist criticism.” [The AV Club]
Extra mini episode of Feminist Frequency, all about the sexy ladies purchasable with DLC.
Kotaku has a great review of Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Bitch Planet.
Head over to Tor to read about eight ways in which the military uses, or deals with, magic.
This Buzzfeed article on the ways the movie industry still fails women has some useful statistics to back up its claims.
Comic writer Alex de Campi, who has previously worked for DC, wrote a blog post about the mismanagement of Wonder Woman, the lack of women’s voices in DC’s offices, and the company’s continued overlooking of harassment.
And finally, Scientific American delves into the risks of making all women in superhero stories, whether damsels or heroines in their own right, hypersexualized.

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