The men who make BSG feminist
There’s a great post at io9 about the women who make Battlestar Galactica feminist. It’s a reaction to a post at Slate that calls the show “…not so frakking feminist.”
io9 blogger Annalee Newitz identifies five key points:
1. Men are treated as sex objects
2. Men are abuse victims
3. Male friendship is predicated on drunkenness and violence (Hello, Bill and Saul!)
4. Male leaders are often weak and make decisions based on intuition
5. Men and women are equals (my personal favorite. A soldier is a soldier).
Sure, Number Six prances around in sexy outfits, but she also completely dominates Baltar. Go and read the full article. It’s a good one.
