It sums up a lot of my feelings towards S8 in particular the male gaze. I think that I have the biggest problem with this. It's not so much the artwork as it is seeing our strong female lead manipulated by men. The locker room humor, girl-on-girl romp (for no apparent reason), the bubble baths, women sucking face with skinless guys and twicewises, and the airborne sex...sorry fucking...while everyone down below watches was not what I would call female friendly. *nods a lot* The problem is that Joss is so well known for being a 'feminist' that people are willing to overlook/forgive a lot of stuff - which, if it was someone else writing, they'd immediately pounce on. Which is a shame, because it's not sending out a good message. *sigh*
Plus none of those things actually help the plot any...if there is a plot...I'm still trying to figure that one out... If you succeed, please let me know. I've been analysing stuff for a good few years now, and am very good at getting random happenstances make sense, but with s8 I'm stumped.
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It sums up a lot of my feelings towards S8 in particular the male gaze. I think that I have the biggest problem with this. It's not so much the artwork as it is seeing our strong female lead manipulated by men. The locker room humor, girl-on-girl romp (for no apparent reason), the bubble baths, women sucking face with skinless guys and twicewises, and the airborne sex...sorry fucking...while everyone down below watches was not what I would call female friendly.
*nods a lot* The problem is that Joss is so well known for being a 'feminist' that people are willing to overlook/forgive a lot of stuff - which, if it was someone else writing, they'd immediately pounce on. Which is a shame, because it's not sending out a good message. *sigh*
Plus none of those things actually help the plot any...if there is a plot...I'm still trying to figure that one out...
If you succeed, please let me know. I've been analysing stuff for a good few years now, and am very good at getting random happenstances make sense, but with s8 I'm stumped.