tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-12-20:1857188This Creature is LoreHuinHuin2013-01-25T23:49:43Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2012-12-20:1857188:113396Gender and book covers2013-01-25T23:49:43Z2013-01-25T23:49:43Zpublic9Thanks to <a href="http://wheelrider.livejournal.com/11938.html">Wheelrider's post,</a> I went off on a tangent and found a couple links that were of amusement and interest to me, and hopefully to some of you.<br /><br />Fantasy author Jim C. Hines took it upon himself to reproduce some of the anatomically questionable, physically torturous, and notably objectifying poses of female characters on a selection of sci-fi/fantasy book covers. Except it's him instead of a non-existent woman of unlikely proportions: <a href="http://www.jimchines.com/2012/01/striking-a-pose/"> "Striking a Pose (Women and Fantasy Covers)"</a><br /><br />To address the righteous outcry of those pointing out that women aren't the only victims of objectification, Hines then tackled some men on book covers, concluding (aptly, I think) that yes, men are objectified, but not in the same way and not to the same extent: <a href="http://www.jimchines.com/2012/04/posing-like-a-man/">"Posing Like a Man"</a><br /><br />It really does my dessicated heart good to see men defending "feminist" notions such as the respective portrayals of women and men in media, and their overt or covert implications.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=huinare&ditemid=113396" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments