Shirley is a master class in power dynamics and toxic relationshipsIt really is an instinct, the knack of dealing with irrational people, Natalie was thinking; I suppose any mind like mine, which is so close, actually, to the irrational and so tempted by it, is able easily to pass the dividing line between rational… Jun 17 20June 17, 2020Article at SYFY WIRE
The evolution of women in Doctor WhoWe open high above the Earth, distant and still. Quickly, we zoom in, settling on an alarm clock and a girl. She gets out of bed, heads off to work at Henrik's in London, and changes the world. When Doctor Who returned in 2005, 16 years after its… Apr 08 20April 08, 2020Article at SYFY WIRE
You and the danger of 'nice guys'The Netflix series You is, at its core, a horror story — the tale of a serial killer and monster told from that monster's POV. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) stalks women. He masturbates in public thinking of them. He breaks into their homes, steals… Mar 10 20March 10, 2020Article at SYFY WIRE
GRRLTalk: the women of Strong Female CharactersWomen's History Month is a sacred time here at SYFY FANGRRLS. This year, we've got a brand-new series to bring to the table: GRRLTalk. We sit down with some favorite ladies to learn all about their relationship to fandom. Today, let's get to know the… Mar 05 20March 05, 2020Article at SYFY WIRE
Ally McBeal was ahead of its time in depicting women's inner fantasy life"I like being a mess. It's who I am." When most think of Ally McBeal, they think of skirts and dancing babies. That's fair. Those are the elements the zeitgeist most ran with. They're the same elements that made so many people — from dismissive male… Dec 18 19December 18, 2019Article at SYFY WIRE
Ruby Sparks, Nice Guys, and Deconstructing the Manic Pixie Dream GirlNathan Rabin coined the term “manic pixie dream girl” in 2007 and I bet he’s really fucking sick of hearing about it. I myself have long held mixed feelings about the term, feelings that are admittedly a bit different from my peers. I felt that the… Dec 04 19December 04, 2019Article at Pajiba
Give us more female villains who are just pure evilAs long as there have been fairy tales, there have been female villains. These women are ruthless, cunning, and utterly wicked. Could it be? Did we long ago achieve gender parity in villainy? HUZZAH! Not so fast, last-paragraph me. Female villains… Jul 10 19July 10, 2019Article at SYFY WIRE
OK, we have to talk about that song James Marsters wrote for Michelle TrachtenbergHonestly, at this point in time, only so many tweets can elicit from me a strong, visceral reaction. We are constantly smothered in everyday horrors to the point of, if not normalization or desensitization, at least a level of "well this is life now"… Jan 29 19January 29, 2019Article at SYFY WIRE
10 years after Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke is fighting more than vampires and werewolvesFor the last 10 years, people have been coming up to director Catherine Hardwicke to make sure she knows they're not the typical Twilight fan. And for a decade, she's found it hilarious. “I've had thousands of people come up to me. ‘I know I'm not in… Nov 27 18November 27, 2018Article at SYFY WIRE
The 10 best horror kills by womenHorror loves a Final Girl, and so do we. But while the Final Girl might get to deliver the killing blow from time to time, it's not necessarily the most satisfactory death in the film. The most fun, gory and brutal deaths in horror movies often come… Oct 31 18October 31, 2018Article at SYFY WIRE
Hex Wives is the violent, cathartic witch comic we need right nowWomen and witches: they are powerful, they are strong, and men have tried to keep them in line as long as men have existed. It was noticing that even today, perhaps especially today, that inspired Ben Blacker to write Hex Wives, a story of witches… Oct 31 18October 31, 2018Article at SYFY WIRE
How Pleasantville was almost a gorgeous ode to female autonomyThe movie Pleasantville was released 20 years ago. Despite its utterly stunning visuals and superb cast, with two young leads on the brink of superstardom, the Gary Ross-helmed film was a box office bomb and, while it has amassed passionate admirers… Oct 23 18October 23, 2018Article at SYFY WIRE
Study proves female superheroes and sci-fi characters have a major impactTime and time again, we say in: representation matters. And super representation super matters. That's what BBC America and the Women's Media Center set out to prove with their Superpowering Girls: Female Representation in the Sci-Fi/Superhero Genre… Oct 08 18October 08, 2018Article at SYFY WIRE
The Truth About 'Boys Will Be Boys'Boys will be boys. That’s the idea at play in much of the discussion of the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by Christine Blasey Ford, who came forward as his accuser after her identity and story were leaked.… Sep 18 18September 18, 2018Article at s9f8210a88db847278c85ef9b9a40c672
Data proves female fans receive more Twitter abuse than men, but we already knew that“Men will underestimate the amount of abusive posting on Twitter if they use themselves as the point of reference.” That’s what Bethany Lacina, an associate professor of political science at the University of Rochester, said in an analysis she penned… Sep 07 18September 07, 2018Article at SYFY WIRE
