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I apologize if you've been asked a similar question before, but why do you like Madoka much less now?
The main reason is Urobuchi gave an interview where he said that the girls in Madoka were carried away by their “hubris” and “self-righteousness” and compared them to the Taliban (WHAT the fuck). So that pretty much flings any idea the show was trying to say something even vaguely feminist out the window- this guy literally things young girls should be punished for wanting things. women shouldn’t have desires. REVOLUTIONARY concept.
U can still read feminist things into the show for yourself of course (as I did initially), but knowing the opposite was intended puts a damper on it for me.
And also knowing that makes me view the show in a different light. I used to be okay with it because it seemed to reconstruct the genre a bit at the end, with Madoka restoring hope etc. but…
It really is just 11 straight episodes of little girls suffering, intended for a male audience, with some sort of attempt to smooth it all over at the end so the viewer doesn’t feel guilty and it’s still implied they all die or whatever. That’s kind of creepy, when you think about it. Especially when you consider that this is basically taking a genre meant to empower young girls and making it about little girls being tortured and manipulated. There are some genres that could use deconstruction- the magical girl genre isn’t one of them, at least not deconstructed in a way that’s targetted toward men. If it’s deconstructed, I think it should be deconstructed for a FEMALE AUDIENCE, you know, the actual main consumers of the genre. I mean, thinking about it, Madoka doesn’t really count as a deconstruction- it exaggerates tropes that were already in the genre- dark magical girl, coming of age story, etc.
Utena did a MUCH better job of criticizing shoujo tropes (like ACTUAL CRITICISM OF PROBLEMATIC shoujo tropes like the fucked-up dynamics of idealized shoujo romances, or the damsel-in-distress cliche, not just making stuff ~edgier~ and not really criticizing) while having an actual feminist message that was absolutely intended that you cannot miss, and we also know the creators actually kept the female audience in mind AND oh, it actually managed to have canon queer characters and relationships rather than just ~vaguely imply~ so straight audiences could ignore it. A lot of Madoka fans treat Madoka like it’s Utena, but it’s not. Utena is an actual deconstruction, Madoka is largely just a darknedgy take on things.
And it’s not like the magical girl genre didn’t have DARK STUFF in it, it just still managed to be…about empowering girls rather than punishing them. Princess Tutu was dark. Sailor Moon is the codifier for “dark magical girl warrior’ and “magical girl antihero” concepts and the live action serie got VERY heavy. And then people act like Madoka (and Nanoha) are the only magical girl shows with kickass fight scenes (and that’s somehow the measure of their worth) but Precure, aimed for 5 year old girls, can be ridiculously heavy on the action. I’m tired of ppl talking about how Madoka is great bc it’s got all this stuff the genre already had.
And reading spoilers for the movie, all my fears have been confirmed- the relationships and themes that made the anime work have been thrown out the window for cynicism so it’s basically worthless now. And still no canon queerness, ofc.
So yeah, I still enjoy some parts of Madoka, I’m just much less enamored with it now, mostly just in light of getting more into the magical girl genre and learning more about the creator’s true intentions.
I had some suspicions along these lines. Like I had no idea what the creators’ intentions were until now. But the fact it was purportedly trying to deconstruct the magical girl genre and the girls suffered so much… I think there are definitely aspects of the series you could read feminist aspects into for sure. But the whole symbolism of the magical girl —> witch and the magical girls quietly dying while still being girls, and the whole fact you mentioned that it was deconstructed for a male audience…plus everything the creator says is incredibly troubling.
Yeeesh.
Regardless of a creators intentions, these pieces are meant to stand alone. If you just want to get all pissy about a man being involved in feminist show, then just say that--don't shit all over a great show.
Those girls are full of hubris, especially Sayaka and Homura. The series does as good a job as Utena does (but does so more subtly and focuses on different aspects of femininity ) of breaking down the genre.
Wtf, you're pissed off because of girls suffering? People suffer, especially women. And what I think you're not understanding, is that manipulation is a female sphere of influence. It's a story about women fighting other women in many ways. The girls might be super cute, but the themes an subtleties of their relationships with each other and with Kyubey are super feminine. And the symbolism of the witches?
How Much Longer Are We Going to Blame Patriarchy for Everything (x)
I’m in so much platonic love with this girl
Whoever made this gifset is awesome in my book.
I…I think I just fell in love.
-Liv
I’m sorry, but rape culture in its proper use is one of many incentives not to break the law. What do you suggest we do? Make prison this perfect wonderful place for every broke ass person who doesn’t want to try to get a job anymore to go get free room and board? Prison is shitty because no one should want to go there. To be honest, if a murderer or rapist rapes or kills out here, why expect him or her to do anything else in there? We waste unimaginable amounts of money a year keeping criminals alive. It takes roughly $31,000 a year per prisoner. America holds 5% of the world’s population, but 25% of its prisoners. I’m not a math person, but that’s a ridiculous waste of money. You don’t want to get raped? GOOD! Don’t break the law, don’t go to jail. We don’t need to spend anymore money to protect criminals.
I really hope you lose followers over this. Just because someone’s in jail doesn’t mean they deserve to be raped or killed. Just because someone’s in jail doesn’t mean they actually deserve to be in jail in the first place. There are a lot of wrongful convictions, the judicial system is not infallible, and people are still people and deserve to be treated as such.
You’re kind of a bad person. Shame on you.
There aren’t sections in prison either. The guy who was busted for having one ounce of marijuana in his pocket? Yeah, he’s sharing a bunk with the 6’5” 250-pound serial rapist who killed 3 people in a convenience store. Does the first guy deserve to be raped and abused for doing something which isn’t even illegal in every state?
Plus, as stated above, there are a lot of wrongful convictions. People lie, people forget, people make up information to fill in gaps when they don’t accurately remember things. Do you know how many people get released from prison every year because DNA evidence freed them? Innocent people have spent decades in jail being assaulted or participating in gang activity. Do they deserve to be beaten and/or raped? Probably not.
Do you know what prison is? If someone does something wrong, and they go to jail… that’s it. They’re thrown in a big building with other criminals and told to wait until their time is up. What prisons NEED to do, is be a rehabilitation program. Help criminals not be motherfucking criminals in the first place. That would be a massive help in reducing our prison population.
Here are some extra facts for short-and-savvy up there:
"The Justice Department now seems to be saying that prison rape accounted for the majority of all rapes committed in the US in 2008, likely making the United States the first country in the history of the world to count more rapes for men than for women." [x] [x]
93% of the prison population is male. There are now 7.2 million Americans incarcerated or on probation or parole, an increase of more than 290 percent since 1980. [x]
I'm following you just for posting this. Screw whoever hoped you lose followers.
leave it to a man to defend paedophilies
that’s because they’re all one in the same
Oooh wow,
I gotta tell you, there are some really hot thirteen year olds out there. I mean, if they're wearing short shorts and crop tops, am I supposed to not oggle them?
Am I a pedophile?
Seriously, lady, you have super distorted views of women. Human beings are perverts. the end.
i wonder if these straight women would quit telling me i’m misogynist if i said i wanted to tie them up and beat them
or does that only work when men do it?
Go for it sweet cheeks.
I'm sure many straight women would say, no that isn't misogynistic. Wanting to beat someone can be an urge totally separate from any kind of oppression or "ism." Because violence is a natural, human urge.
Obviously you didn't even read my response-BDSM does not sexualize rape. Yes sex can be rough but it is always, always consensual and there is always a safe word, a word that can be used at any time and all activity will stop. If they feel uncomfortable, if they don't want to, hell if they get a cramp (because those hurt like hell) the safe word is used and everything stops. BDSM is not about subjugating women, or promoting rape, abuse, or murder. Please learn to read. ~Jessica
i read your response and recognized the bullshit
you are sexualizing power imbalances, violence, and yes, rape
why do you have a safe word?
why not just stop when someone says “no” or “stop”?
is it because you like to hear those words and continue on?
because you like to pretend they’re not consenting?
congratulations, you’re sexualizing rape
I read your response and recognize that people like you are why women are ashamed to call themselves feminists.
You have no right to judge other people's private, sexual lives. If someone consents and is enjoying themselves, then they aren't sexualizing anything, they're having a good time.
And also, what kind of misguided view of women do you have? Do you think that if there were no men, there wouldn't be rape, murder, and assault? Since I'm female, am I supposed to spread flowers and glitter and make the world a special, safe place?
I'm curious as to your opinion on bdsm. Since you're such an advocate for female rights and an avid supremacist, I really do want to know your personal opinions on it. On a completely different note, I love how you're so honest and unwavering in your ideals.
Bdsm sexualizes violence, and since sexualized violence is the most pressing issue facing women world wide, I am very much against it.
Many bdsm advocates pose bdsm as akin to sexuality, something you are born with and beyond your control. I don’t believe this is true.
If you look around, female sexuality (which is always displayed as heterosexuality) is very much “supposed” to be submissive (and I know not all female bdsm-ers are submissive, but the majority are). Bdsm isn’t subversive, it is very much playing into the dominant narrative of female sexuality — that women exist to please and serve men, and that male violence against women is “sexy” and how sex is supposed to be.
Two quick examples off the top of my head — the violent language surrounding sexuality (pounded her, tore her up) and the accepted “truth” that losing your virginity is, for women, supposed to be painful.
This idea of sexuality is directly responsible for the oppression of women, and bdsm upholds this 100%. And then on top of that, much of bdsm goes even farther, to outright sexualize rape and abuse, and even murder.
Looking at a beaten and battered woman and feeling sexually aroused will never be anything but a sign of sociopathy, and getting a group of these men together and praising them for their “courage” in admitting their true nature is dangerous to women. Getting women who want to be abused and dehumanized (and I view sexual masochism as similar to people who want to cut or otherwise harm themselves — a sign of mental instability/trauma) and introducing them to these men, setting them up and facilitating their abuse, is, obviously harmful.
I do not believe you can get off on harming other people, or the idea of harming other people, and be a good person. The two are mutually exclusive.
As for pairings other than male dom/female sub, I find them wrong, but not near as wrong as male dom/female sub, because those relationships are enforced by our entire society, because those relationships are the most literal manifestation of misogyny and male abuse of women.
So quick run down:
male doms — the absolute worst, deserve slow and painful deaths
female doms — not good
male subs — unhealthy, need to get out of those relationships for their own well being
female subs — unhealthy, have been manipulated into enjoying their own oppression and are facing some severe physiological problems because of that, are being exploited and are in very real danger
Umm, I think that about explains my position, if I wasn’t clear about anything, let me know.
Fuck this shit.
So as a woman, I don't have the agency to understand whether I'm being oppressed or turned on? According to your view on femininity, maybe we should all be sitting inside quietly knitting because we're, what, too delicate to handle our shit?
And what sort of deluded view do you have of women anyway? Women can be violent, aggressive, and cruel.
I feel that your views on female sexuality rob women of agency over their own bodies and their own sexual responses.
LOOK ITS THE MADOKA MOVIE EVERYONE WOW!!!!!!!!
Yupp. I bet this is totally the plot of the 3rd movie.
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i remember around the time that i started questioning whether i fit in with the libfem community on tumblr a popular blogger i followed made a post about how during sex her boyfriend choked her too hard/the “wrong” way and she couldn’t breathe and she was worried she might pass out, and no one...
Wow, this might be impossible for you to comprehend, but women can consent to sex. Did you know that? So if she wants that man to choke her--even choke her until she passes out--that's her choice and her goddamn body.
If she did not consent to that man choking her during sex, theeeen it's assault.
Consent. Woman are capable of it.
The way the BDSM community operates is that hetero subs are responsible for bringing new victims into the...
Hetero sub women give me the strong urge to puke my guts out. Fine - get disrespected and beaten up by your favorite men…
AHHH I can't!
Not every BDSM relationship is abuse.
Is it that shocking that some people like to be smacked around and roughed up?
What about sub men! What about all sub people?
BDSM was created by people who like their own style of having sex.
SO MANY PROBLEMS HERE. But mainly, stop infantalizing women, you pathetic excuses for feminists.
The way the BDSM community operates is that hetero subs are responsible for bringing new victims into the community for the perps to torture. That is why they never shut up about how great it is to be tortured and how everyone who calls it torture...
I usually don't respond to fucking bullshit social justice crap I see on tumblr, but this is absolutely vile.
What you're suggesting is that women are too fucking dumb to know the difference between abuse and sex. This is incredibly infantilizing. You're basically stripping away a woman's right to consent--to any type of sex she wants to consent to.
Also, here's what else is super clear. You have no idea how BDSM works. Because the sub has all of the power in any functioning relationship. This is because the sub gets to consent to whatever is going on.