thread: 2012-06-25 : "Conflict" "Resolution"
On 2012-06-26, Ben Lehman wrote:
Graham:
I'm not sure if "subvert" is the right approach? Why don't we tell stories about women, rather than trying to subvert stories about men into more "feminine" forms.
Like, Brave is a story about women's relationships in the modern world, struggling actively with the idea of femininity and what it means. It contains conflict, but that conflict is resolved largely through cooperation and reinforcing of weakened social bonds.
This makes GW go "That sounds good!"
I like subverting, because we're talking about power. If you want to deal with power, you can subvert it. But your way of thinking is good too.
This makes BL go "I worry that subversion leads to suffering"
Subverting stories often end up being inverted stories. Which reifies "women are the opposite of men" which is :(
This makes GW go "Ah! Well, I'd like to queer that binary too."
