I recently re-watched the movie Titanic while on an airplane. In retrospect this was probably not the best idea given that I’m a nervous flyer and the movie is about a bunch of people dying a horrible death on board a large ocean-crossing vehicle. But we made it through — well, I made it through, … Continue reading What ‘Titanic’ Tells Us About Feminism (Yes, Really) →

Participants of my Saving Cinderella class had the option to a write guest post on the topic of the session they attended. This post is in response to Session 6, The Prince is a Psychopath: Elsa, Anna, and the Death of Prince Charming. To watch past sessions of the class, click here. The following was written … Continue reading GUEST POST: Melting The Mantle: Why Frozen Ain’t So Fresh By Eric M. Blake →

Participants of my ongoing Saving Cinderella class have the option to a write guest post on the topic of the session they attended. This post is in response to Session 4: Bestiality? Belle and the appeal of the monster. To watch past sessions of the class, click here. The following was written by Winter Naomi Vera. … Continue reading GUEST POST: Why Belle Wasn’t A Prisoner Until The Live-Action Movie “Fixed” Her By Winter Naomi Vera →

Participants of my ongoing Saving Cinderella class have the option to a write guest post on the topic of the session they attended. This post is in response to Session 4 Bestiality? Belle and the appeal of the monster. To watch past sessions of the class, click here. The following was written by Eric M. Blake. … Continue reading GUEST POST: The Beast and Gaston: What Makes A “Real Man”? by Eric M. Blake →

You can’t change a man. That’s just basic good dating advice right there. If you meet a guy, and he’s a total jerk, and he treats you like garbage, and he doesn’t respect you, then he’s not worth your time. It doesn’t matter how attractive, or intellectual, or creative, or popular he is, he doesn’t … Continue reading Love Lessons From Beauty and the Beast: You Can’t Change A Man, But A Man Can Change Himself →

Participants of my ongoing Saving Cinderella class have the option to a write guest post on the topic of the session they attended. This post is in response to Session 3: A Voice for a Man? Ariel and the Strength to be Your True Self. To enroll in a future session of the class, click here. … Continue reading GUEST POST: To Boldly Go Where No Mermaid Has Gone Before By Jennifer McDowell →

The following is a modern fairy tale, written by me and illustrated by Laurel Sprenger. Scroll down for a video version! A long time ago, before I had a name, I lived all alone in a house by the sea. There was a small pebble beach and, beyond that, the sand. Then the water — … Continue reading But Sometimes They Came Back (A Modern Fairy Tale) →

Before landing the role of Frank Castle in Netflix’s now-cancelled The Punisher, Jon Bernthal nearly killed a man. It wasn’t his first brush with the law. From a very young age, Bernthal was frequently violent, and even spent some time in a jail cell for drug possession. If the man he nearly killed — a … Continue reading The Punisher Is A Metaphor For Non-Toxic Masculinity →

This week, my son had a snow day, so we settled down on the couch to watch a Disney’s Peter Pan. I’ve seen the movie a few times recently (repetition is kind of big with the four-year-old set) and I’m always struck by how much of a jerk Peter Pan is. I mean, the guy’s … Continue reading The Unspoken Lesson Of Peter Pan: Everyone Has To Grow Up →