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We may get a kick out of calling Godzilla a \\\"her\\\".
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime from Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend their lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and they aren\\\'t hurting others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime from Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend their lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and they aren\\\'t hurting others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
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We may get a kick out of calling Godzilla a \\\"her\\\".
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime from Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and they aren\\\'t hurting others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime from Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and they aren\\\'t hurting others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
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We may get a kick out of calling Godzilla a \\\"her\\\".
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime from Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and they aren\\\'t hurting others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime from Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and they aren\\\'t hurting others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
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We may get a kick out of calling Godzilla a \\\"her\\\".
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime for Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and they aren\\\'t hurting others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime for Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and they aren\\\'t hurting others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
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We may get a kick out of calling Godzilla a \\\"her\\\".
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime for Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and it doesn\\\'t hurt others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime for Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and it doesn\\\'t hurt others.
But Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
But this is just a silly nerd-war in which we don\\\'t need to get involved:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
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We may get a kick out of calling Godzilla a \\\"her\\\".
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime for Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and it doesn\\\'t hurt others.
Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
This is just a silly nerd-war which we don\\\'t need to get involved in:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime for Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and it doesn\\\'t hurt others.
Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
This is just a silly nerd-war which we don\\\'t need to get involved in:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
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We may get a kick out of calling Godzilla a \\\"her\\\".
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime for Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and it doesn\\\'t hurt others.
Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
This is just a silly nerd-war which we don\\\'t need to get involved in:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
- It makes you look like a hard core fan.
- Godzilla lays eggs.
- It helps break down social constraints on identity for about half the population.
There is a disturbing tenancy in some story telling traditions to depict women as inherently nurturing supportive peacemakers.
Characters like Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica who use brutality, intimidation and force to accomplish big things are less common than characters like Leia or her mom who use cleverness and social skills (leadership) to get stuff done. (For this discussion let\\\'s just pretend that characters like Orihime for Bleach don\\\'t exist.)
Female anger is often depicted as cute or highly emotional and rarely as a terrifying thing that will end up butchering millions of people.
Everyone should be allowed to be whatever they want to be.
But it\\\'s a destructive identity:
First: Not all stories need to illuminate some deeper truth about the \\\"human condition\\\". That\\\'s just something people who go see movies based on critical reviews often like. It\\\'s not going to get you very far at a Spike and Mike\\\'s Gauntlet style animation screening. The study of ascetics is complicated but personally I think any time someone gives form to though in a way that lets an audience play with a new idea it\\\'s a good thing.
Second: People shouldn\\\'t have limits or constraints on identity, positive or negative. We shouldn\\\'t be afraid to put a character\\\'s like Marge Simpson in situations where she\\\'s being just as goofy or dumb as Homer. This sort of double standard forces some people to spend there lives living up to cultural norms while others are given the freedom to play with My Little Ponies with little or no shame. I think everyone should be able to play with MLP if they feel like it and it doesn\\\'t hurt others.
Godzilla is \\\"King\\\" of the monsters:
That\\\'s just her job it\\\'s not who she is. If the tagline was \\\"Queen of the monsters\\\" it would have ruined the surprise when she laid eggs. If Hillary Clinton becomes the U.S. President people are not going to start calling her \\\"Presedentess\\\" or something. There is no rule that you need to indicate a person\\\'s gender in a title. The rules for formal titles are complicated, it\\\'s best to just ask.
This is just a silly nerd-war which we don\\\'t need to get involved in:
Granted, Godzilla\\\'s sex isn\\\'t clearly established in the movies and there are actually lots of Godzillas. So, whether you call Godzilla a \\\"he\\\" or a \\\"she\\\" is pretty much you\\\'re own preference. But this is 2012, the internet is not just a bunch of basement dwelling Trekkies fighting over canonical minutia. I say this is where the culture battles will be fought and this is a fight worth fighting.
I would like to close with an idea I learned in art class which I enjoy promoting:
\\\"You don\\\'t need to put a weapon in a female character\\\'s hand to make her look strong.\\\"
