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Entry tags:
- fandom:12yearsaslave,
- fandom:agentsofshield,
- fandom:asoiaf,
- fandom:comics,
- fandom:dccu,
- fandom:gameofthrones,
- fandom:jrrtolkien,
- fandom:parenthood,
- fandom:parksandrecreation,
- fandom:welcometonightvale,
- topic:disability,
- topic:harassment,
- topic:representation,
- topic:sexism,
- topic:weapons,
- topic:writing
Meta Links 2013/11/14 - 2013/11/20
Notices
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Links
General Fandom
Writing Realistic Fight Scenes: needled_ink (DW) - "It's not easy to translate any kind of physicality to words. Realistic hand-to-hand fights can be tough to write, even for people like me with considerable personal experience in fisticuffs, grappling, and formal martial arts."
Brian Wood: because it seems he is not the man we thought he was.: beccatoria (LJ) - "For those not aware, allegations have been surfacing over the past few weeks, culminating in the past few days, that comic author Brian Wood serially harasses women at conventions, despite having a public reputation as a feminist ally. "
Specific Fandoms
12 Years A Slave
“The Truth Shall Set You Free: 12 Years a Slave and the films of Steve McQueen”: Faith Pennick - Learned Fangirl (blog) - "12 Years a Slave is more than a narrative of the atrocities committed against Black bodies and souls. It is also a forceful rumination on the human condition. McQueen chooses to play in this fertile ground: What will a regular person endure, ignore or rise above? "
A Song of Ice and Fire
ARYA STARK: SHE’S TRAUMATIZED BUT NOT DETACHED: donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - "Have you read Arya’s chapters and paid the bare minimum of attention to them? If so, there is absolutely no way you can deem Arya “sociopathic”, “psychopathic”, “remorseless”, or “shameless”. She exhibits none of that even in her most recent chapters."
the lone wolf dies but the pack survives: crossingwinter (tumblr) - "I just finished reading nobodysuspectsthebutterfly’s post about Bran warging into Hodor, and it hit me super hard—more than it has before—just how much the Stark kids are losing their identities:"
CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER ANALYSIS: JON VII: racefortheironthrone (tumblr) - "I somewhat hesitate to describe this section as “political,” since it doesn’t particularly describe this chapter particularly well, but since the Night’s Watch is a public institution and this chapter does bear somewhat on how the Night’s Watch deal with their most ancient enemy, I suppose it fits "
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of SHIELD: More Shades Than Just White: Vivian Obarski - Learned Fangirl (blog) - " I’m not a fan of the fact that it seems like every time a person of color is on the show, they’re the weekly baddie. I want to see Mike Peterson and Akela Amador come back instead of being shuttled off to Tahiti or whatever SHIELD containment facility they have."
DCCU: Young Justice
Kid Flash The Super Creep: The Problem With ‘Funny Harassment’: Annalee - Geekfeminism (blog) - "As far as the show is concerned, this situation is funny. We’re meant to laugh at Wally and his pathetic antics, rather than empathize with how awkward and uncomfortable his harassment makes things for Miss Martian."
Game of Thrones
Meta Monday: Legendary Swords, Legendary Doom: justadram (tumblr) - "Today’s topic is the great named swords of Westeros"
Parks and Recreation, Parenthood
How ‘Parks And Recreation’ Got Its Campaign Story Right, And ‘Parenthood’ Is Getting Its Wrong: Alyssa Rosenberg - ThinkProgress (blog) - "I’d vote for Leslie Knope in a heartbeat. But in the world that Parks and Recreation has built for us over five and a half seasons, it makes sense that she’d lose a recall race."
Tolkien
Tolkien On Death: mildred_of_midgard (DW) - "Whenever I read the second half of Morgoth's Ring, what comes to mind is, "Look! It's a human trying to make sense of the human condition""
Welcome to Night Vale
Why I don't want to live in Night Vale: sqbr (DW) - "The writers have gone to great efforts to create a world with no acceptance of homophobia, racism or sexism and have been rightfully applauded for doing so. Yet when it comes to disability the town doesn't do so well(*)."
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Links
General Fandom
Writing Realistic Fight Scenes: needled_ink (DW) - "It's not easy to translate any kind of physicality to words. Realistic hand-to-hand fights can be tough to write, even for people like me with considerable personal experience in fisticuffs, grappling, and formal martial arts."
topic:writing
Brian Wood: because it seems he is not the man we thought he was.: beccatoria (LJ) - "For those not aware, allegations have been surfacing over the past few weeks, culminating in the past few days, that comic author Brian Wood serially harasses women at conventions, despite having a public reputation as a feminist ally. "
topic:sexism, fandom: comics
Specific Fandoms
12 Years A Slave
“The Truth Shall Set You Free: 12 Years a Slave and the films of Steve McQueen”: Faith Pennick - Learned Fangirl (blog) - "12 Years a Slave is more than a narrative of the atrocities committed against Black bodies and souls. It is also a forceful rumination on the human condition. McQueen chooses to play in this fertile ground: What will a regular person endure, ignore or rise above? "
fandom:12yearsaslave
A Song of Ice and Fire
ARYA STARK: SHE’S TRAUMATIZED BUT NOT DETACHED: donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - "Have you read Arya’s chapters and paid the bare minimum of attention to them? If so, there is absolutely no way you can deem Arya “sociopathic”, “psychopathic”, “remorseless”, or “shameless”. She exhibits none of that even in her most recent chapters."
fandom:asoiaf
the lone wolf dies but the pack survives: crossingwinter (tumblr) - "I just finished reading nobodysuspectsthebutterfly’s post about Bran warging into Hodor, and it hit me super hard—more than it has before—just how much the Stark kids are losing their identities:"
fandom:asoiaf
CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER ANALYSIS: JON VII: racefortheironthrone (tumblr) - "I somewhat hesitate to describe this section as “political,” since it doesn’t particularly describe this chapter particularly well, but since the Night’s Watch is a public institution and this chapter does bear somewhat on how the Night’s Watch deal with their most ancient enemy, I suppose it fits "
fandom:asoiaf
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of SHIELD: More Shades Than Just White: Vivian Obarski - Learned Fangirl (blog) - " I’m not a fan of the fact that it seems like every time a person of color is on the show, they’re the weekly baddie. I want to see Mike Peterson and Akela Amador come back instead of being shuttled off to Tahiti or whatever SHIELD containment facility they have."
fandom:agentsofshield, topic:representation
DCCU: Young Justice
Kid Flash The Super Creep: The Problem With ‘Funny Harassment’: Annalee - Geekfeminism (blog) - "As far as the show is concerned, this situation is funny. We’re meant to laugh at Wally and his pathetic antics, rather than empathize with how awkward and uncomfortable his harassment makes things for Miss Martian."
fandom:dccu, topic:harrassment
Game of Thrones
Meta Monday: Legendary Swords, Legendary Doom: justadram (tumblr) - "Today’s topic is the great named swords of Westeros"
fandom:gameofthrones, topic:weapons
Parks and Recreation, Parenthood
How ‘Parks And Recreation’ Got Its Campaign Story Right, And ‘Parenthood’ Is Getting Its Wrong: Alyssa Rosenberg - ThinkProgress (blog) - "I’d vote for Leslie Knope in a heartbeat. But in the world that Parks and Recreation has built for us over five and a half seasons, it makes sense that she’d lose a recall race."
fandom:parksandrecreation, fandom:parenthood, topic:politics
Tolkien
Tolkien On Death: mildred_of_midgard (DW) - "Whenever I read the second half of Morgoth's Ring, what comes to mind is, "Look! It's a human trying to make sense of the human condition""
fandom:jrrtolkien
Welcome to Night Vale
Why I don't want to live in Night Vale: sqbr (DW) - "The writers have gone to great efforts to create a world with no acceptance of homophobia, racism or sexism and have been rightfully applauded for doing so. Yet when it comes to disability the town doesn't do so well(*)."
topic:disability, fandom:welcometonightvale