Since becoming aware of the extent and nature of gender-related issues in my late teens, I have had to re-evalutate many things that I previously took for granted. Many of my posts last year on Gender Agenda came from looking at things like, Tennis, the Airline Industry and specific films in a new feminist light, and seeing how they fit in to the bigger societal picture.
Achieving this analytical feat is potentially less straightforward or rewarding when it is applied to things closer to one’s heart. In particular, I have struggled recently in working out how I feel about superhero comics. Continue reading