There’s a game I got really good at playing while armpit deep in theory called “How is this problematic?” This is how you play: you approach a piece of pop culture with your feminist theory at the forefront of your mind. You scan said piece until something dings out at you as a reinforcement of the patriarchy. Don’t worry too much about nuance. Once something is deemed problematic, you toss it aside; any further engagement with it can be read as an endorsement. The game is only won once a completely subversive, 100% feminist narrative is discovered. Nobody has ever won.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 14:03:20 +0000