This one got passed around a lot and quickly, and it deserves mention.
For one thing, I am glad we still remember Babylon 5.
As I have mentioned before, it is easy to make an image that misleads my taking two images that aren't representative, and holding them next to each other.
But after I saw this one, I started thinking: in popular culture, are there any women who don't fit the stereotypes of weak sexualized females?
I guess you have a few actresses that are mature enough to get attention for good roles that aren't based purely on sex. But every time that Meryl Streep gets attention for doing her job well, there are about 20 articles because Lindsay Lohan flashed her underwear.
So, yeah, this got me thinking, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized it was true.
Of course, there are things that are 'problematic' about the portrayal of the above women, but...well, that again is another issue entirely.
They listed pop culture vs. geek culture but it could just as easily have been institutionally non-violent women vs. violent (or at least military) women.
ReplyDeleteWhich is why it becomes "problematic", as they say, because I don't think the only alternative to being sexy and stupid is holding a gun.
DeleteWhich is relevant to the discussion of images and propaganda, because whatever the specific issue is, images and propaganda are often used to present false dichotomies.
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