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charliesmum) wrote2012-01-29 08:01 am
charliesmum) wrote2012-01-29 08:01 am
Hi Everybodeeeeeee *Kermit Flail*
I'm sitting here at the fiance's house, playing on my laptop while he's out getting coffee with his BFF, as he does on Sunday.
I keep thinking I want to write an essay on Stephen Moffatt and his female characters, to address how I feel about the accusations of him being a bit of a mysoginsit, but it would be something that would take more thought and care than I currently feel like giving it at the present time.
What I will say, though, is we have to be careful about creating what we think a woman 'ought' to be. Is there a resaon someone can't make women who are smart, clever, adventurous and yet would still like to get married and have babies?
I always felt that feminism was about a woman having a choice in what her role would be. In a perfect world, everyone would have a choice, even. If a man wanted to be the stay at home dad, he could do that without people thinking he's a loser or a layabout, and if a woman decided she wants to stay at home and tend to the house, she won't be considered setting the movementn back 50 years.
I was never built to have a 'career' I think; but I made choices in my life that made it impossible for me to do the housewife thing. I think I'd have been happier if I could have done that; I really do.
I have friends who have amazing careers and couldn't imagine them giving that up when they had children, so they beccame working mother's, and did a good job of it.
And I have a few friends who were stay-at-home mothers, because that's what they choose to do.
Are the working women better than the ones who didn't follow a career? No. The only idiot in that bunch was me, because I didn't know what the heck I wanted to be when I grew up when it was time to grow up. But I don't regret it. I am what I am, and all.
Sorry I got rambly anyway. I'd love to know everyone else's thoughts on this, and female characters in Doctor Who and other fandoms, and whatever else you may feel like sharing.
Ready...go.
I keep thinking I want to write an essay on Stephen Moffatt and his female characters, to address how I feel about the accusations of him being a bit of a mysoginsit, but it would be something that would take more thought and care than I currently feel like giving it at the present time.
What I will say, though, is we have to be careful about creating what we think a woman 'ought' to be. Is there a resaon someone can't make women who are smart, clever, adventurous and yet would still like to get married and have babies?
I always felt that feminism was about a woman having a choice in what her role would be. In a perfect world, everyone would have a choice, even. If a man wanted to be the stay at home dad, he could do that without people thinking he's a loser or a layabout, and if a woman decided she wants to stay at home and tend to the house, she won't be considered setting the movementn back 50 years.
I was never built to have a 'career' I think; but I made choices in my life that made it impossible for me to do the housewife thing. I think I'd have been happier if I could have done that; I really do.
I have friends who have amazing careers and couldn't imagine them giving that up when they had children, so they beccame working mother's, and did a good job of it.
And I have a few friends who were stay-at-home mothers, because that's what they choose to do.
Are the working women better than the ones who didn't follow a career? No. The only idiot in that bunch was me, because I didn't know what the heck I wanted to be when I grew up when it was time to grow up. But I don't regret it. I am what I am, and all.
Sorry I got rambly anyway. I'd love to know everyone else's thoughts on this, and female characters in Doctor Who and other fandoms, and whatever else you may feel like sharing.
Ready...go.