CISGENDERED OR NOTHING – THE ABSENCE OF LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS IN FILM

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Perspectives and tagged #GetElsaAGirlfriend, #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend, #wedeservebetter, Adele Dazeem, batman, Batwoman, campaign, Captain America, comics, Deadpool, Disney, diversity, Elsa, exclusive, fandom, films, Frozen, Harley Quinn, homophobia, Idina Menzel, Jared Leto, Joker, lgbt, lgbtQ+, Marvel, media, movies, MSM, pansexuality, petition, representation, sexual orientation, sexuality, social media, Stucky, Suicide Squad, superhero.

Earlier this month, Warner Bros and DC released their latest superhero film Suicide Squad, sending mixed reactions across the internet as viewers commented on the film’s plot line and the sexualisation of squad member Harley Quinn. Audience and critics’ opinions aside, what is explicitly noticeable within the film is the lack of LGBTQ+ characters, such as DC character Batwoman, for example – if Batman can make a cameo, why not her? In a world with superheroes, Killer Crocs, and witches, why are production companies still refusing to feature LGBTQ+ characters in their films?Continue Reading

BE MY ROCK? TRACEY EMIN AND THE OBJECTUM-SEXUAL COMMUNITY

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Perspectives and tagged artist, awareness, Bridget Jones, Bridget Jones' Diary, discrimination, feelings, Gaby Hinsliff, Helen Fielding, heterocentrism, marriage, Married to the Eiffel Tower, media, MSM, My Bed, objectum sexual, OS, performance artist, press, publicity, romance, sexual orientation, sexuality, single women, stereotypes, stunt, Tracey Emin, visibility, wedding.

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This week Tracey Emin – creator of the infamous My Bed piece – announced that she had married a rock. The press, understandably, reacted vehemently, with many rolling their eyes at Emin’s well-known performance artist ways, or mocking her for doing something so seemingly comical. What the press have failed to discuss is what Emin’s recent marriage, and the backlash she has received, has done for people who identify as objectum sexual.Continue Reading

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