Fri, 09 May 2025 05:19:59 -0700

These characters – #Heracles, Perseus, Jason, Theseus – were often subtly, or unsubtly, co-opted to offer models of #male-virtue for their young readers. The females were frequently relegated to the background as defenceless virgins, vicious monsters, or grotesque old women.’

—Jennifer-Higgie

–The-Other-Side

are there women super heroes that do not embody the male-virtue warrior archetype?… can we center a woman super hero who does not default to violence to save the world?… would Mother Teresa be such a woman?… Frances Perkins?… others?… must heroism always involve violent acts?…

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 07:00:00 -0700

Heather Cox Richardson for MLK day:

… heroism is … regular, flawed human beings, choosing to put others before themselves, even at great cost, even if no one will ever know, even as they realize the walls might be closing in around them.

heroism on Notes On Attention Paid