Comments on: Why we need you Veronica Mars!

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Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:34:16 +0000

[...] Evil feminists fake a rape on “Veronica Mars.” The first two seasons of “Veronica Mars” nicely helped feminist TV fans minimize the withdrawal symptoms from the end of “Buffy the [...]

By: Anita

Anita — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:46:14 +0000

I did promise one and sadly haven’t made it… but in the Straw Feminist video I deal a little bit with the problems in Season 3.

By: Eneya

Eneya — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:05:18 +0000

You promised a separate post about rape and sexual violence in the series.
Did I miss it?

By: Leo the Yardie Chick

Leo the Yardie Chick — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 02:42:14 +0000

I agree with her notes on how the show represented rape. I sick feel sick to my stomach when I recall how *SPOILER ALERT! DON'T READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU PLAN TO WATCH THE SERIES! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!* Veronica's rape and the revelation of what happened that night was just tied up in sparkly ribbon and set aside. I was in disbelief, I tell you!

By: Rubyn

Rubyn — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:50:03 +0000

Hey,
really nice blog on Veronica Mars. I totally agree with you that the first two season are way better than the third. The portrayal of sexual violence is difficult in (the third season of) Veronica Mars and i really hated the image or portrayal of feminsts they draw in that season. But still Veronica Mars is one of the really few series that talks about sexual violence and rape in society and as a problem of society. I mean sexual violence and rape are mostly not a topic in society or television nor the victims of it are spoken about in society, nothing that gets proper public recognition… so even if the portrayal in VM is difficult I think at least its still good that a whole season engages in portraying the thread of sexual violence maybe helping in opening up spaces to talk about those taboo-topics.

But still, visibility is not enough when the portrayal is not emancipative and characters are following the norms of society…

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:57:07 +0000

Yes, you are right, it is a very typical portrayal of Latino men however, I do think, compared to most other “thugs” on television they do attempt to humanize him, even if just a little.

By: hector

hector — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:47:01 +0000

I love the show.. but I’m sorry.
It’s very typical anti-hispanic-Mexican.
Sorry, she’s friends with a Mexican thug.
Every Mexican character is a loser or a thug.
I love the feminism in the show–
Very much in line with Buffy-feminism but in trying to be “true” to some version of California– it’s disgustingly anti-Mexican.

By: Kelly M.P. Fallis

Kelly M.P. Fallis — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:01:49 +0000

Thanks for this good post. I really love this tv show. Can’t wait for the another episode ! Keep up the awesome work with this

By: Julia

Julia — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:38:24 +0000

I really like your analysis of the show and after watching all three seasons (per your request!) I agree that the first two are much better than the last. I’m interested to see what you have to say about season 3, and I’ll save my criticisms for that post. (Post another soon!)

A few nights ago I turned on the TV to a show called “Numbers” (“Num3ers”?) and was devastated to see a show full of white male FBI agents, a token black male, AND a token hot-bod female oozing with sympathy and emotion and sex appeal. All the cool gadgets and mathematical analysis and savvy problem-solving were jobs for the men, and all I could think about was how well-equipped Veronica Mars was on her show, and how mainstream TV could use more role models like her.

As for sexual violence in seasons 1 & 2, I think Veronica’s character dealt with rape in a way that was real, honest, and well-developed. Though I’m still trying to wrap my mind around her choice to get back together with Duncan, and I’ve never really figured out why she ever chose Logan, I’d say that her victimization in general was depicted fairly accurately.