AniFem Round-Up [History] The Transcendent and the Perverse: Sexuality in Apollo’s Song and MW Malia looks at two of Tezuka’s darker manga focusing on human sexuality, which cast heterosexuality as natural and immutable and queerness as monstrously deviant. [Feature] Monster Girls and the Fine Line Between Body Positivity and Objectification Jordan Mulder observes the monster […] The post [Links] 18-24 December 2019: Shiori Ito Makes History, Disability in SARAZANMAI, and Misogynoir in Fandom appeared first on ANIME FEMINIST.
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