*Throws up hands in frustration*

[owlmoose]

"Fandom is traditionally a female space" is not some secret code for "We think all men suck and don't want to invite them over to play."

I want to sit down every single person, whatever their gender, who has gone on and on about how OTW is "excluding men" and make them read cereta's essay on "Fandom and Male Privilege" until they get it.

(This post brought to you by one too many idiot rants and wanting an excuse to post a link to the above essay, which I think is worth all of your time.)

Comments

[oswulf.livejournal.com]

I don't really know the context that spurred this--not personally familiar with OTW, or the ongoing discussions herein referenced, but I read the article and it makes a lot of good points.

What really stuck with me is the tv example though. The whole sitcoms as exceptions to the primarily male actors thing in particular, and having given that some thought what strikes me is that--

for the most part drama tends to focus on things like professions (cop, lawyer, etc) or story arcs dealing heavily with the "professional" world (what leaps to mind is Moonlight where the main character operates largely in connectin to the police & media)--and their male-dominatedness reflects the male privelege (sp?) prevalent in that world.

Sitcoms on the other hand, tend to focus on family & friends--which while certainly shaped by cultural forces are shaped by different cultural forces.

Anyway, that's my thoughts on why the sitcom/drama discrepency might arise.

And now my mind's drifting to superhero comics and role playing so I'll stop babbling now.