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[farla]

So on the one hand, the update was all very cute and the characters good. On the other hand I don't really like any of what we're learning about.

In the end, I'd really prefer rare thoughtless lines about games for girls that people can ignore or make up other interpretations than something pointing out it's sexism but making it canon that there's sexism there. Stories about sexism are good, but beyond the sexism issue, they're not ones I really want to explore the worlds of. I'd rather have a gender neutral or actual matriarchal society over yet another replay of how the patriarchy is inescapable.

(Also holy fuck tumblr, everyone's talking about Kankri and all anyone says about Porrim is how hot she is.)

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[ember-reignited.livejournal.com]

I figured you would feel that way, and to an extent I am disappointed too, but I am pleased enough with the way it's being handled to just roll with this being what we're going with now. Ambivalence, I guess is the word.

On an unrelated note, you are the most pressing question in Pokémon fandom. Congratulations. (There's also been some really interesting Hunger Games discussion on this part, if you haven't been following it.)

[farla.livejournal.com]

Well, it's indeed not the worst thing, and the sexism has been piling up. I guess needing to address it becomes inevitable.

::::D Not just the most pressing, but also an unanswerable one so far! Truly, I am confusing.

Yeah, I noticed that thread ballooned. I feel like I need to write up some sort of primer on the difference between liking something because you can see good ideas in it and because those things are objectively there.