Mari Ness | unfridged

Feminist Frequency on body language, the male gaze, and absurd hip swinging in video games!
I can’t personally vouch for Autostraddle’s claim that Syfy’s new show Wynonna Earp is “the love child of Jessica Jones and Lost Girl” but boy does that sound right up my alley.
#masculinitysofragile double feature: The new Baldur’s Gate expansion has one tertiary trans character, and the new Star Wars movie has a female protagonist, and dudes on the internet want you to know that they are not happy about it. [Crave/Paste]
And while we’re on the subject, the Mary Sue has a really, really good open letter to angry fanboys. Like, deserves an inspirational soundtrack good.
What the cats of Neko Atsume are really thinking. [Funny or Die]
Really good mini doc on how Sailor Moon transformed queer kids’ lives. [Vice]
Also also there is a Sailor Moon museum opening in Tokyo. [Kotaku]
I’ve been enjoying the thorough analyses of Disney films that Mari Ness does over at Tor, and here she discusses the overt girl power of Mulan.
You have the Wachowskis’ blessing to reexamine their films through a trans lens. [The Mary Sue]
“Meet the women behind Disney’s Zootopia who are changing the animation world.” [Fusion]
You need to see these amazing wind-powered sculptures by Theo Jansen.
“The history of femslash, the tiny fandom that’s taking over the universe.” [io9]

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