http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png http://io9.com/tag/feminism http://io9.com/tag/feminism A major trope in paranormal romance — and plenty of other types of sagas — lately is the idea that two people are destined to be together, or are "bond-mates." Over at Genreville, Rose Fox does a great job of examining why this idea strays into disturbing territory, by removing free choice and turning romantic relationships into a form of imprisonment. More »
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Movies like Paul, Scott Pilgrim, Chasing Amy, and Fanboys chronicle the saga of the male geek. Obsessive female fans don't see much of themselves on the big screen. Now a movie is in production that could change all that. More »
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Do you enjoy space opera, fantastic technologies, millennia-old mysteries, and terrifically wicked villains who want their offspring to embrace their dark side? Do you like women too? Then you'll love 1981's Hugo winner, The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge. More »
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It's Dreamsnake weekend for Blogging the Hugos! Today, an interview with author Vonda McIntyre about writing 1979's Hugo-winning novel, how much things have changed for women in SF, and how she hopes you don't notice the trick she pulled. More »
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Back when it won the Hugo in 1979, Vonda McIntyre's Dreamsnake was one woman's radical ride through a post-apocalyptic world. Too bad it's been out of print for over a decade. More »
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A recent article in Slate calls Battlestar Galactica a safe haven for "chauvinist pigs." But all you have to do is look at representations of men in this show to see its feminist side. (NSFW) More »
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Joss Whedon has always had a reputation as a feminist creator, thanks to Buffy and Firefly. But Dollhouse, launching Friday, is his most mature feminist (not to mention humanist) statement. Here's our spoiler-free preview. More »
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In 1980, science fiction writer and editor Ben Bova told a group of women writers, “Neither as writers nor as readers have you raised the level of science fiction a notch. Women have written a lot of books about dragons and unicorns, but damned few about future worlds in which adult problems are addressed.” It’s no wonder that female science fiction authors have disguised their gender in order to have their work taken seriously. We have a list of women who used male and androgynous pseudonyms to compete in the male-dominated field of speculative fiction. More »
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In a new indie horror flick called Deadgirl, two high school guys find a naked zombie chick tied up in the basement of an abandoned insane asylum, so they invite their pals along to gang rape her. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5053881&view=rss&microfeed=true In this clip from the original 1970s run of the Bionic Woman, you'll discover something that's missing in the new show. No, it's not baggy grey sweat suits. Star Lindsay Wagner may look unathletic here (not that I could do any better), but she clearly takes pleasure showing off her bionic abilities. We never see that in the new show. More »
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It's been a couple of years since scientists were able to create a baby mouse via parthenogenesis, combining the DNA from two female mice to create a baby with no father. Now it's time for a scary, smart movie about what would happen to a world where men were no longer needed for reproduction. It's every man's worst nightmare, and it would make an interesting thought experiment. What would it mean if lesbians could create babies without turkey basters? And what would it mean for the world that sperm were obsolete? More »
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]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=320281&view=rss&microfeed=true Transhumanist philosopher Natasha Vita-More on the characteristics of a "Post-Bionic Woman" in today's New York Times: "Her most important 'superpowers' would elaborate on the attributes of being a 'woman': healing, love, knowledge and forgiving." More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=313272&view=rss&microfeed=true Oh, Sarah, Sarah. It's you who are truly transgressive and powerful—why else would you be strapped to a gurney for much of this episode? It's you who are the true bionic ballbuster, as you so capably showed tonight—unlike that weak sister, Jaime Sommers, who needs boss man Antonio to tell her what to do. Then again, perhaps Berkut Group dialed down the Girl Power for just this reason when creating the Bionic Woman 2.0. After all, malleability is a positive trait when it comes to cyborg weaponry—they only want Jaime to knock Antonio around enough to give her the illusion of power, not to maim, injure, or kill him, for goodness sake. More »
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Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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