Curious Ideas and Social Stories by Simon Brewis

Men and 'The Boys' - Seeing Sexist Character Writing


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This is an audio recording of an article - full text and inline links can be found here. It is about the TV show 'The Boys' and reveals how modern storytelling makes normalising sexist culture - and other cultures of domination - more difficult for audiences to detect.  

Opening paragraph - 

"Recently I saw a social media post from a friend called Charli calling out sexist character writing in the TV show 'The Boys'. I like pop culture, yet I am also aware that mass-produced media like TV, film, radio, (graphic) novels, etc, have the potential to make oppressive ideas and behaviors seem normal. Charli's post made me think about a technique often used in modern storytelling to make sexist culture - and other cultures of domination - less visible."

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