Definition in Feminism: Ms. Male Character.
In my last post addressing the idea about whether or not Ms. Pac-Man is an icon of feminism. I first discovered this idea from Huffington which you can find a link to in my previous posting on my blog. As I did a bit of researching for other material addressing the same idea whether or not Ms. Pac-Man is a feminist icon I discover "Feminist Frequency" online produced and created by Anita Sarkeesian (rockin last name) who tackles gender norms as is represented by media tools such as comics, toys, video games, books, videos, and etc.
As I watched her video addressing whether or not Ms. Pac-Man is a feminist icon, I was impressed by the amount of work and topical arguments she addresses revolving around gender and feminism. In fact I liked her work so much that her page on Youtube is the very first channel I pushed the "subscribe" button for.
For the video she created to tackle whether or not Ms. Pac-Man is a feminist icon she brought up a curious and fascinating term: "Ms. Male Character," which she used to describe what Ms. Pac-Man is. Lets read the definition of Ms. Male Character:
Definition
Definition
"A female version of an already established or default male character. Ms. Male Characters are defined primarily by their relationship to their male counterparts via their visual properties, their narrative connection or occasionally through promotional materials."
Example
In this case: Ms. Pac-Man.
Thank You
Sarkeesian. I love your work please continue.
Websites
The following websites are about Anita Sarkeesian's work for "Feminist Frequency."
Great post! Thanks for sharing this!
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