Breaking the rules
source: http://chickarama.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/breaking-the-rules/
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Starbuck kicks ass: she smokes cigars, plays cards and likes to get into fights. And more often than not she wins. She has casual sex and enjoys it, and maybe most importantly she’s the best pilot. (Well, yeah, there’s this thing about Apollo being good too, but come on, that’s no comparison. She saves his ass several times and Apollo is just lame generally.) So we got a woman here who breaks all the rules of being a woman, she’s playing the big guys game and she is really fucking good at it. And she’s doing that without the aid of huge amounts of impeccable make up, and while wearing clothes that are a) actually covering he body and b) not skin tight but comfortable and practical. She doesn’t fight or run in high heels. She’s not using some super-human abilities, her achievements come from grit and sweat and skill. She doesn’t do flying kicks and acrobatics to show off her legs, she punches the opponent on the nose, and gets bloody knuckels. She’s doing it right and I was instantly in love with her.
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But then patriarchy strikes back. She has broken all the rules and she will be punished for it...
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But then patriarchy strikes back. She has broken all the rules and she will be punished for it...
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remanns
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Cult of "engendering rule breakers". added to "current cult"
p.s This seems to have a bit of an axe to grind,.....but it is food for thought and I like it anyway.
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remanns
