tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989955.post115949025739921225..comments2023-10-30T14:34:16.722-07:00Comments on Men Need Feminism: Feminist FictionJeff Pollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789663140920958914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989955.post-76771216204628076462007-10-30T23:41:00.000-07:002007-10-30T23:41:00.000-07:00I'm glad of your input. I've been meaning to get ...I'm glad of your input. I've been meaning to get back into blogging, and this comment nudged me.<BR/><BR/>I have read HDM and LotR <BR/><BR/>Lord of the Rings has many virtues, but I wouldn't count progressive gender issues among them. <BR/><BR/>I'd have to re-read Pullman to really form an opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989955.post-36742774560960733922007-10-28T20:15:00.000-07:002007-10-28T20:15:00.000-07:00A year ago today...at least that's what the date a...A year ago today...at least that's what the date at the bottom of the article says. Even so, I'll still comment. Your question intrigues me..<BR/><BR/>"What responsibilities does a writer who calls himself "feminist" take on, in terms of the types of stories, characters, and plotlines he may use?"<BR/><BR/>I found this post by accident - I was searching for criticism's on Helene Cisoux's "logic of anti-love" from her essay "Laugh of the Medusa" It's an excellent piece meant for a female audience; quite harsh on men too.<BR/><BR/>Have you read Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy? If you have you'll already know why I mentioned it.<BR/><BR/>You may also want to take a look at Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series. <BR/><BR/>In my opinion your main responsiblity as a feminist writer or rather as a writer on the whole would be to tell the truth. Search for the truth; write about woman as she truly is, no matter what fictional character you portray her as. <BR/><BR/>I was re-reading your article as I typed this and you seem to be a fan of the midieval..maybe you've read Tolkein's "Lord of the Rings". Some writers I know say that he was chauvinist but I personally believe that having included women in his novels,(empowered too!)was an admirable conjuration for a student/professor of "Midievalism". I mean, we all know how much women were respected in ye gud ole days, right? <BR/><BR/>I hope this hepled, even if it didn't I wish you the best in your endeavours, good-luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com