For the last week, I’ve been struggling to articulate my feelings about the cover of the February 2008 Playboy (Link probably NSFW). I know that I am very, very upset; I know that I feel deeply violated and profoundly hurt. I am angry – appalled – and disgusted.
It’s taken me longer to figure out why.
It’s [...]
January 20th, 2008
Categories: Superheroes, Wonder Woman, characters, feminist stuff, porn . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: 2 Comments
I like porn comics.
But how? You (my imaginary antagonist) ask, How can a feminist, a writer, someone who has fought for the legitimacy of comics, be so fond of such undignified smut?
Well, Virginia, as one of my heroes, the inimitable Tom Lehrer, once said, “Dirty books are fun.” And, in the words of that [...]
August 6th, 2007
Categories: Birds of Prey, Hellboy, Starman, Thor, porn, pulp . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
