BrownBetty's blog Vox 2007-01-29T05:36:22Z BrownBetty http://brownbetty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251e5578549d/ In defence of Cassandra Cain tag:vox.com,2007-01-23:asset-6a00c2251e5578549d00d414151e8f685e 2007-01-23T04:31:35Z 2007-01-29T05:36:22Z BrownBetty http://brownbetty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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There's been criticism of Cassandra Cain going around recently. In Of Course She Is, Kalinara points out the many stereotypes that come together in Cassandra Cain, and in Batgirl's Creepy, Johanna takes exception to how Batgirl is portrayed in a...

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]]> Why I am pro-choice tag:vox.com,2007-01-23:asset-6a00c2251e5578549d00cd970d89df4cd5 2007-01-23T01:04:47Z 2007-01-23T01:04:47Z BrownBetty http://brownbetty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Because there is no alternative that doesn't suck. Making abortions illegal has no effect on the number of abortions performed, and a significant effect on the health of the women they're performed on. Think about that: women who want abortions ...

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]]> Sensitive exploration, or exotic Other, you decide! tag:vox.com,2006-09-08:asset-6a00c2251e5578549d00c22525790ff219 2006-09-08T17:02:42Z 2006-09-08T17:02:42Z BrownBetty http://brownbetty.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom So, I read this article, linked to by When Fangirls Attack about "Desi" superheroines, apparently a new (new?) genre of superheroines showing up in India, and India-inspired comics. It's a bit of a puff piece without too much substance, but it men...

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