Posted by Tara M. Clapper | Jan 14, 2013 | Feminism, Pop Culture |
by Chuck ConlowAs a male of a certain age (I’m not pushing 50, I’m dragging it behind me) and growing up in a house with a comic book-loving father, you might not think that geeky or nerdy females were influential in...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Jan 13, 2013 | Feminism, Pop Culture |
Ever have one of those moments? You know, when you look back on it and realize maybe you should have intervened? I had one of those moments yesterday, and I’m kind of left in a bit of anguish over it.”I should have...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Jan 7, 2013 | LARP |
My character Ceara at Seventh Kingdom IGEIt all started when I put on the mask.I’d played a dozens of LARP characters before. PCs, NPCs, significant to the story or easily killed. It didn’t matter. Ceara was...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Jan 5, 2013 | Feminism, Film and TV, Pop Culture |
Yesterday I spent much of my day setting up a movie-related blog (to be launched) with my friend Jason. While we were working on it, we talked a bit about the Bechdel Test, which rates a movie on whether it contains at least two...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Dec 27, 2012 | Comics, Feminism, Pop Culture |
Comic book culture should foster an interest in superheroes for everyone–including girls and women.Photo: Vera KratochvilSo it’s kind of a cliche. Female walks into a comic book store clueless about something and...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Nov 30, 2012 | Pop Culture |
For a long time, I really didn’t get crossplay, or the art of dressing up as a character opposite your gender.Then Halloween happened this year, and so did my Thor costume. I mean it wasn’t a fantastic costume, but...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Nov 30, 2012 | Pop Culture |
Why all the rage?Photo: Vera Kratochvilpublicdomainpictures.netOkay, I get it. Years ago there wasn’t a crazy, popular amount of women making geek cool all over the internet, so now that it’s finally happening, some...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Nov 9, 2012 | Published |
Misty Knight teams upwith Valkyrie to lead theFearless Defenders.You may have noticed that at least half of the movie theater was filled with women when you went to see The Avengers. Why were we there? A compelling story that...
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