surprisingly forward-thinking of jim henson and co. to make a female character in the 70's that's allowed to be loud-mouthed and violent and kind of overwhelmingly romantic and even a huge bitch at times and not have a moment where any character asks her to change
going through all the muppet movies in a row made me realize that like. miss piggy was made in the 70's. and it's so rare even today to have a character like her. she's loud, she's selfish, she's funny, she's extremely vain, she's obsessed with romance, she's violent, she's kind of annoying, and there's not a single moment in any of these films where she's asked to tone down any of these personality traits. i am not joking when i say that miss piggy might be one of the best treated female characters ever written
There are hardly any female werewolves because they break all the classic rules of femininity. They force you to confront female violence, strength, size, grotesqueness and uncontrollability. Historically female shapeshifters always shift into something dangerous (snake) or sleek (cat) or dainty (bird) but female werewolves ignore the masculine gaze completely. They're distorted beasts that have no ulterior motive except to destroy. Nothing about them is nurturing or modest. They're the opposite of what a woman "should be." Their omission from pop culture is not an accident.
I know this is maybe not the point of the post, but this reminded me of this beautiful poem called When My Wife Is A Werewolf by Rosamund Taylor which I really adore so I thought I would share it.
This is taken from a collection of contemporary queer Irish poetry called Queering the Green, which has some truly wonderful work in it and is available from The Lifeboat Press (currently sold out but hopefully available again soon if you're interested).
Exciting news! The first issue of my Marvel fancomic Two of Hearts has officially started posting publicly! Pages are coming out every other over on ComicFury, but I'll post the week's compilation of pages here on Tumblr too. I am having so much fun playing with my touys!
and i would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling... monsters???
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a series of images depicting the scooby gang as monsters.
Velma is a zombie with pale green skin that is segmented by stitches. The skin below her knees is a deeper green, mimicking her original orange socks, which she's missing in this design. Her body is walking with it's arms out, accidentally kicking along her head. The caption says "My head! Where's my head?"
Daphne is a ghost. She is slightly transparent. Her dress is torn at the bottom and at the sleeves. She is wearing thick bracelets. She's floating above an open trapdoor and looking down at it in surprise. The caption says "OH! I think I was supposed to fall down there!"
Fred is a vampire. He looks the same as his canon design, except he has pointed ears and fangs. He hangs from the ceiling, arms crossed. He has a cocky expression on his face. He's facing a man in a sheet ghost costume, who is startled. The caption says "Going somewhere?"
Shaggy is a werewolf. He's furry all over and has short paw-like hands and feet. His feet are busting out of his loafers. He has a tail. He has a bone in his mouth, and is sheepishly waving at an angry skeleton.
Scooby is a were-human. His humanoid design is a man wearing a brown vest and brown pants. His shoes are a lighter shade. Under his vest is a black short sleeved collared shirt. He has a thick neck. His face mimics his original dog face. He has a big nose and shallow chin, a few scraggly facial hairs, some moles on his chin, thick eyebrows, small ears, and wobbly mouth. His hair is short and brown. Shaggy is holding him in his arms and struggling under the weight.
Just realized I've been into Hawkeye since junior high, but I've never really drawn them. Now that I finally got some time, it feels like a dream come true.
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