Dear Mr. Van Lente, Coercing someone into having sex with you by pretending to be someone else is rape—ethically and legally. Coercing someone into making out with you by pretending to be someone else is also sexual assault—again, ethically and legally—although it’s not technically rape. Neither is funny. Sincerely, Rachel Edidin P.S. You can discuss [...]
September 26th, 2009
Categories: Creators, Marvel, rant, sexual violence in comics . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
The interwebs have been all a-flutter of late with the news that Disney is buying Marvel Entertainment. Everyone’s got their panties (and the tights beneath) bunched up with worry, wondering if Spidey’s gonna sprout mouse ears or Wolverine will still be allowed to say “Fuck” in MAX titles. *Yawn* Actually, I wasn’t going to write [...]
September 2nd, 2009
Categories: feminist stuff, general comics, Marvel, Publishing . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
