Feb. 17th, 2014 05:14 pm
Dear rarewomen author
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aphrodite_mineYou've got mod! *grins* Don't be nervous, writer! We've matched on a character I dearly love and would be happy to read ANYTHING about! Even in fandoms where I've only officially requested one woman, I would LOVE a Bechdel test pass. Otherwise... have FUN. I'm including a few inspirational ideas as well as squicks and ships for each fandom, if you would like them. If you stumble onto a question I haven't answered for you, prozacpark would be a good resource (I promise, she's okay with this arrangement!).
Otherwise, my tumblr is also aphrodite_mine, and I talk about women a LOT there!
INFO! (Some copied/pasted from previous letters)
The Virgin Suicides - Jeffery Eugenides
Bonnie Lisbon, Cecilia Lisbon, Mary Lisbon, Therese Lisbon
Childhood. The power of music. Seeking. Clinging. School, church, nature. The myth of boys and the truth of girls. Future AU. Small pleasures. The space Cecilia leaves behind. Why they did what they did. Why they didn't.
Ships: Could be easily persuaded to incest ship, no fix-it het
Squicks: Prolonged descriptions of dead bodies, non/dub-con. Suicide and suicidal ideation come with the territory, but please use detailed warnings if applicable.
Find it: The library! I'm also of the opinion that the film by Sofia Coppola is a pretty stunning adaptation (and that is available on DVD)
Masters of Sex
Virginia Johnson, Lillian DePaul, Libby Masters
Competent ladies. Smart ladies. Sexual ladies who (mostly) aren't shamed for it. Ladies who know what they want and what they need to do to get it. St. Louis. Casually making history and knowing it. Comparing masturbation techniques. Taking sexual histories. Pap smears.
Ships: Virginia/Lillian, Virginia/Libby, Libby/Jane, Virginia/Jane, Virginia/Betty
Squicks: Death, manipulation or persuasion via sex, relentless period-accurate sexism without hope/escape
Find it: Showtime On Demand
Bunheads
Michelle Simm, Sasha Torres
Michelle growing up. Sasha growing up. Michelle in Vegas. Michelle needing love. Sasha refusing to need love. Michelle and Fanny. Michelle and her girls. Sasha and Boo. Sasha and her parents. Being a friend, being a teacher, being a parental figure/surrogate mom/chosen family, being a fuck-up, being a winner Interpretive dance, dancing out your feelings, dreamscapes. Queer (or not) ladies in and out of ballet shoes.
Ships: Michelle/Sasha, Michelle/Fanny, Michelle/Truly, Sasha/Boo (unrequited)
Squicks: dancer diet regimen, dub-con drunk anything (reflecting on is okay, but watching it happen would make me ick)
Find it: I believe the series is On Demand through many cable providers, also (possibly) the ABC Family app
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Rosa Diaz
Everything female!Buddy Cop. Holidays on the job. Office pranks that aren't mean or cruel. Queer-friendly office spaces. Peeks into Gina's world. Rosa dancing. Rosa being casually bi/pan/queer. Undercover in high school! Undercover in an office! Undercover in a spa! UNDERCOVER! Makeovers that celebrate Who You Really Are. Ambition and scorn and secret love.
Ships: Rosa/Amy, Rosa/All of the crossover ladies
Squicks: Boyle 90% of the time,
Find it: Hulu, FOX
Orphan Black
Beth Childs, Alison Hendrix
Childhood. Teen-dom. Young adulthood. Parents, lovers, friends. Children. Chaos and vulnerability. Strength and "eff you." Moments of love, sisterhood, and friendship. Connections that are unspoken, growing, and changing. Domesticity. Future, past.
Ships: Beth/Alison, Sarah/Beth, Alison/Aynsley, Alison/Delphine (IDEK)
Squicks: I don't want to read about Alison's obsession with biological children/Kyra.
Find it: XBox Video, BBC America, DVD
Top of the Lake
Robin Griffiths
Teenage Robin. Early years at work. Robin and Tui. Robin and guns. Landscape. Long nights. Finding things to cling to. The meaning of a name. Future, past. Finding hope in desolation.
Ships: Robin/Johnno
Squicks: One rape in a girl's life is (more than) enough. So, please no rape h/c.
Find it: DVD, Netflix
Otherwise, my tumblr is also aphrodite_mine, and I talk about women a LOT there!
INFO! (Some copied/pasted from previous letters)
The Virgin Suicides - Jeffery Eugenides
Bonnie Lisbon, Cecilia Lisbon, Mary Lisbon, Therese Lisbon
Childhood. The power of music. Seeking. Clinging. School, church, nature. The myth of boys and the truth of girls. Future AU. Small pleasures. The space Cecilia leaves behind. Why they did what they did. Why they didn't.
Ships: Could be easily persuaded to incest ship, no fix-it het
Squicks: Prolonged descriptions of dead bodies, non/dub-con. Suicide and suicidal ideation come with the territory, but please use detailed warnings if applicable.
Find it: The library! I'm also of the opinion that the film by Sofia Coppola is a pretty stunning adaptation (and that is available on DVD)
Masters of Sex
Virginia Johnson, Lillian DePaul, Libby Masters
Competent ladies. Smart ladies. Sexual ladies who (mostly) aren't shamed for it. Ladies who know what they want and what they need to do to get it. St. Louis. Casually making history and knowing it. Comparing masturbation techniques. Taking sexual histories. Pap smears.
Ships: Virginia/Lillian, Virginia/Libby, Libby/Jane, Virginia/Jane, Virginia/Betty
Squicks: Death, manipulation or persuasion via sex, relentless period-accurate sexism without hope/escape
Find it: Showtime On Demand
Bunheads
Michelle Simm, Sasha Torres
Michelle growing up. Sasha growing up. Michelle in Vegas. Michelle needing love. Sasha refusing to need love. Michelle and Fanny. Michelle and her girls. Sasha and Boo. Sasha and her parents. Being a friend, being a teacher, being a parental figure/surrogate mom/chosen family, being a fuck-up, being a winner Interpretive dance, dancing out your feelings, dreamscapes. Queer (or not) ladies in and out of ballet shoes.
Ships: Michelle/Sasha, Michelle/Fanny, Michelle/Truly, Sasha/Boo (unrequited)
Squicks: dancer diet regimen, dub-con drunk anything (reflecting on is okay, but watching it happen would make me ick)
Find it: I believe the series is On Demand through many cable providers, also (possibly) the ABC Family app
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Rosa Diaz
Everything female!Buddy Cop. Holidays on the job. Office pranks that aren't mean or cruel. Queer-friendly office spaces. Peeks into Gina's world. Rosa dancing. Rosa being casually bi/pan/queer. Undercover in high school! Undercover in an office! Undercover in a spa! UNDERCOVER! Makeovers that celebrate Who You Really Are. Ambition and scorn and secret love.
Ships: Rosa/Amy, Rosa/All of the crossover ladies
Squicks: Boyle 90% of the time,
Find it: Hulu, FOX
Orphan Black
Beth Childs, Alison Hendrix
Childhood. Teen-dom. Young adulthood. Parents, lovers, friends. Children. Chaos and vulnerability. Strength and "eff you." Moments of love, sisterhood, and friendship. Connections that are unspoken, growing, and changing. Domesticity. Future, past.
Ships: Beth/Alison, Sarah/Beth, Alison/Aynsley, Alison/Delphine (IDEK)
Squicks: I don't want to read about Alison's obsession with biological children/Kyra.
Find it: XBox Video, BBC America, DVD
Top of the Lake
Robin Griffiths
Teenage Robin. Early years at work. Robin and Tui. Robin and guns. Landscape. Long nights. Finding things to cling to. The meaning of a name. Future, past. Finding hope in desolation.
Ships: Robin/Johnno
Squicks: One rape in a girl's life is (more than) enough. So, please no rape h/c.
Find it: DVD, Netflix