Chris

* Via shangy_feminism:  More Than Just A Whore: Sex Work, Firefly and Audience Engagement

On how presenting Inara from Firefly in a positive light reinforces existing stereotypes about sex workers.

* Via livinglaurel:  The original Dollhouse pilot episode script.

* ilyka writes on how Being Intelligent gets in the damn way sometimes.  I could be mischaracterising her entry, it's been known, but that's part of what I got from it.

The problem I have with some, quite obviously not all (but you've got to put this disqualifier in there allthefuckingtime lest ye hurt feelings), educated people, is that the one thing they seem not to have been educated to do is to discern when to shut up and listen.

Originally posted at Xtinian Thoughts.  Comment here or there.