Links

[elisi]

The Villainous Comics Code Authority (Why there were (are) so very few POCs and strong women in comics.)

Via eilowyn: TED talk - Colin Stokes: How movies teach manhood. Very interesting, check it out.

Vid: The Doctor & the TARDIS (fanmade trailer for 'Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS')

Comments

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, damn...seems those people did more than just censor our television and radio at that time. They censored the children and the potential for understanding and embracing the differences and similarities for all human beings. That is sad and terrible.

I think I love Colin Stokes. I think I adore him. I think that men should definitely learn that 'being a girl' is okay. That women have their own strengths and abilities (and it's not just getting a man or being a shiny gold trophy at the end of a story). I think women should learn they can lead as well as follow, that they can find the strengths in others and foster it - I think humans as a whole should stop fearing each other and fearing our potentials and start celebrating them. We can all move forward together as a team better if we stopped thinking/reacting/behaving in such destructive ways. I just..this was wonderful, thank you.

AND OMG...need to post this 'trailer'...just. YES. And thank you. And YES.

*HUGS*

[elisi]

Ohhh, damn...seems those people did more than just censor our television and radio at that time. They censored the children and the potential for understanding and embracing the differences and similarities for all human beings. That is sad and terrible.
Well put.

I just..this was wonderful, thank you.
I couldn't not share...

AND OMG...need to post this 'trailer'...just. YES. And thank you. And YES.
Totally my pleasure. ♥

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

It really is disheartening that the comic book industry did that, and it still shows in today's comics.

Colin Stokes definitely knows what he's talking about - men should definitely learn that women are just as good as they are, that they can lead as well as follow, and that we as humans can learn to move forward if we stopped thinking in destructive/regressive ways.

[elisi]

It really is disheartening that the comic book industry did that, and it still shows in today's comics.
It explains the Buffy comics in a lot of ways. :(

Colin Stokes definitely knows what he's talking about - men should definitely learn that women are just as good as they are, that they can lead as well as follow, and that we as humans can learn to move forward if we stopped thinking in destructive/regressive ways.
*nods a lot* Also I love your icon.

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

I ADORE THE FANMADE TRAILER. Thank you soooo much for sharing this piece of awesome ♥ The Colin Stokes talk is very interesting too!

[elisi]

It is all my pleasure! ♥

[yourlibrarian]

I really liked that Ted talk. Thanks for passing it along!

[elisi]

My pleasure. :)

[radiolaires]

Wow, the Comics code is absolutely fascinating to learn about. I genuinely had no idea it existed, although it stands to reason when one knows about the Motion Picture production code. Ugh, this is silly.

And the fanmade trailer was wondeful! Thank you for the recs!

[elisi]

Wow, the Comics code is absolutely fascinating to learn about. I genuinely had no idea it existed, although it stands to reason when one knows about the Motion Picture production code. Ugh, this is silly.
I didn't know either! Well, the *result* is glaringly obvious, but the fact that it was an active act of discrimination is quite something.

And the fanmade trailer was wondeful! Thank you for the recs!
My pleasure. :)