There's definitely a difference between ditz and lobotomy, and the girl here is definitely a functional human being. However, in this case, it's still definitely a bit creepy, and a bit closer to a lobotomy than most people would find comfortable. As for more ditzy caps... Hmm. I tend to think the bimbofication/IQ decrease thing is kind of sexist, and something that I *generally* find unappealing, though this is a definite exception. And I think the opposite - IQ increase with feminisation- is also kind of interesting and underexplored, and ties in to all kinds of kinky FemDom/female supremacist stuff that's kind of cool. But yeah, I'll bear it in mind...
Honestly, not sure how I feel about this supremacy stuff. It always seems like sexism only in the other direction to me. Femdom is one thing and can be cool, but supremacy... I don't particularily like Nazis, even if they're female.
It's just so stupid. I mean it's okay if an antagonist does it, but it's not really if someone who's supposed to be a protagonist is doing it.
Well, I think with TG fiction there's a certain amount of suspension of disbelief necessary - not just regarding the magical/sci-fi plot devices, but also the psychology and philosophy as well. Realistically, I'm not sure that forced feminisation would work that well as way of dealing with unruly teens, and I certainly wouldn't recommend it in practice. But it does have a certain psychological resonance, and I would argue that forced feminisation narratives speak to something within us and have something meaningful to say about gender and power and so on. I think the same thing is true of the female supremacists in fiction. It doesn't work as a real world philosophy, and the radical man-hating lesbian feminist is largely a myth created by insecure right wing males. A true feminist is someone who believes in *equality*. Nonetheless, I think that female supremacy, like forced feminisation, speaks to an aspect of ourselves psychologically (guilt/resentment over the mysogynist nature of our society, perhaps?) and female supremacist fiction is a way to explore that. TL,DR? Yes, female supremacy is a silly trope, but that doesn't mean it can't be interesting, entertaining, or potentially insight-provoking.
Creepy, really creepy.
ReplyDeleteI guess Lobotomy started out similar to this. Make the bad go away by making a little cut...
Oh, optimally creepy. I aim to disturb...
ReplyDeleteThat's something you definitely managed :D
ReplyDeleteI think there's a line between making a ditz and lobotomy... That being said, I'd love to see more ditzy caps :D ~DAGS
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely a difference between ditz and lobotomy, and the girl here is definitely a functional human being. However, in this case, it's still definitely a bit creepy, and a bit closer to a lobotomy than most people would find comfortable.
ReplyDeleteAs for more ditzy caps... Hmm. I tend to think the bimbofication/IQ decrease thing is kind of sexist, and something that I *generally* find unappealing, though this is a definite exception. And I think the opposite - IQ increase with feminisation- is also kind of interesting and underexplored, and ties in to all kinds of kinky FemDom/female supremacist stuff that's kind of cool. But yeah, I'll bear it in mind...
Honestly, not sure how I feel about this supremacy stuff. It always seems like sexism only in the other direction to me. Femdom is one thing and can be cool, but supremacy... I don't particularily like Nazis, even if they're female.
ReplyDeleteIt's just so stupid. I mean it's okay if an antagonist does it, but it's not really if someone who's supposed to be a protagonist is doing it.
Well, I think with TG fiction there's a certain amount of suspension of disbelief necessary - not just regarding the magical/sci-fi plot devices, but also the psychology and philosophy as well. Realistically, I'm not sure that forced feminisation would work that well as way of dealing with unruly teens, and I certainly wouldn't recommend it in practice. But it does have a certain psychological resonance, and I would argue that forced feminisation narratives speak to something within us and have something meaningful to say about gender and power and so on.
ReplyDeleteI think the same thing is true of the female supremacists in fiction. It doesn't work as a real world philosophy, and the radical man-hating lesbian feminist is largely a myth created by insecure right wing males. A true feminist is someone who believes in *equality*. Nonetheless, I think that female supremacy, like forced feminisation, speaks to an aspect of ourselves psychologically (guilt/resentment over the mysogynist nature of our society, perhaps?) and female supremacist fiction is a way to explore that.
TL,DR? Yes, female supremacy is a silly trope, but that doesn't mean it can't be interesting, entertaining, or potentially insight-provoking.