Comments on: Battlestar Galatica Merchandise Poster reminds us women are the enemy http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/2008/04/15/battlestar-galatica-merchandise-poster-reminds-us-women-are-the-enemy/ One of many voices that speak out against problems of the portrayal of gender, sexuality and race in comics. I just happen to be a male, white middle class member of the primary comic book target demographic. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: arielladrake http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/2008/04/15/battlestar-galatica-merchandise-poster-reminds-us-women-are-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-35278 arielladrake Sat, 03 May 2008 17:24:56 +0000 http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/?p=233#comment-35278 "<i>I mean, YES there is misogyny there, but it is directly traceable to the wwii propaganda posters it is riffing off.</i>" Wait, so misogyny that's riffed off someone else's misogyny is totally fine? I must've missed that memo. Who knew that copying a concept somehow rendered it non-existent? Seriously though, no one's saying they came up with the sexism all on their own, but copied sexism is still sexism unless you quote/reference and argue against in whatever way. And I'm just not seeing the irony here. And honestly, if you're going to go with the 'anyone could be a cylon', Boomer seems the more obvious choice given her position in the fleet (though I'll grant that if the target is folks who haven't seen the series, Boomer's a bad choice for spoiler reasons, but I tend to see this sort of product as having a target market who's seen the show rather than as actual promotion). “I mean, YES there is misogyny there, but it is directly traceable to the wwii propaganda posters it is riffing off.”

Wait, so misogyny that’s riffed off someone else’s misogyny is totally fine? I must’ve missed that memo. Who knew that copying a concept somehow rendered it non-existent?

Seriously though, no one’s saying they came up with the sexism all on their own, but copied sexism is still sexism unless you quote/reference and argue against in whatever way. And I’m just not seeing the irony here.

And honestly, if you’re going to go with the ‘anyone could be a cylon’, Boomer seems the more obvious choice given her position in the fleet (though I’ll grant that if the target is folks who haven’t seen the series, Boomer’s a bad choice for spoiler reasons, but I tend to see this sort of product as having a target market who’s seen the show rather than as actual promotion).

]]> By: mordicai http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/2008/04/15/battlestar-galatica-merchandise-poster-reminds-us-women-are-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-34897 mordicai Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:43:13 +0000 http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/?p=233#comment-34897 I actually have to go with Nedra on this one, pretty much across the board. I mean, YES there is misogyny there, but it is directly traceable to the wwii propaganda posters it is riffing off. I do also agree with a Starbuck poster as a pitch though! I actually have to go with Nedra on this one, pretty much across the board. I mean, YES there is misogyny there, but it is directly traceable to the wwii propaganda posters it is riffing off. I do also agree with a Starbuck poster as a pitch though!

]]> By: Nedra http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/2008/04/15/battlestar-galatica-merchandise-poster-reminds-us-women-are-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-34797 Nedra Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:20:55 +0000 http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/?p=233#comment-34797 Oh, come on. This is just playing off the "loose lips sink ships" genre of these posters (like http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~walters/web%20104/ww2poster%20female%20spy.jpg or http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~walters/web%20104/ww2%20poster%20female%20danger.jpg). She's just the most recognizable cylon on the show. I don't see misogyny lurking behind the concept. But you're right, Starbuck as Rosie the Riveter would have been a good addition. Oh, come on. This is just playing off the “loose lips sink ships” genre of these posters (like http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~walters/web%20104/ww2poster%20female%20spy.jpg or http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~walters/web%20104/ww2%20poster%20female%20danger.jpg). She’s just the most recognizable cylon on the show. I don’t see misogyny lurking behind the concept. But you’re right, Starbuck as Rosie the Riveter would have been a good addition.

]]> By: Last cylon revealed to be on earth: Scoble is one of them! | Stephendann.com http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/2008/04/15/battlestar-galatica-merchandise-poster-reminds-us-women-are-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-34752 Last cylon revealed to be on earth: Scoble is one of them! | Stephendann.com Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:42:01 +0000 http://www.girl-wonder.org/designatedsidekick/?p=233#comment-34752 [...] some reason, my post about BSG over at Designated Sidekick resulted in Zemanta’s automated content recommendation system [...] [...] some reason, my post about BSG over at Designated Sidekick resulted in Zemanta’s automated content recommendation system [...]

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