[acqq]

Where do you read "character assassination"? I see only statistics, totally provable.

And citing it (in my other post) doesn't mean that I consider that some specific series "must" be male or female dominated, it's just an interesting tidbit. Its meaning would be even clearer if the similar statistics would be made on other works too.

I personally see it as an explanation as why I more responded to the Simpsons than my girlfriends, who were less interested. At least I remember more stories where Lisa turned out to be much smarter than anybody else there, so that statistics is not everything, but it's interesting nevertheless.

[antonyrn]

There are so many charged buzzwords in the article in which anyone who can read between the lines would detect as a nod toward negative opinions.

[acqq]

> There are so many charged buzzwords

Such as? Can you please share your observations, for us other readers to see if we can agree that they actually exist, and if they do, if they are actually as "charged" as you seem to experience them?

[rndgermandude]

"a pattern of patriarchy" non-sensical weasly fuzzy buzzword, yet with clear divisive connotations.

Not exactly sure why the author chose it, true "belief" or just provocation, tho.

[acqq]

Google tells me that patriarchy is

"a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family" and also

"a society or community organized on patriarchal lines."

and Homer really has the most words in the series, and that fact can be summarized with that word. The word was used in the lede, which is good to be short. Why is that a "provocation" to anybody? And how is it "non-sensical" and why and by whom is it considered a "buzzword"?

[pluma]

Sure, and Google will tell you that by the dictionary definition racism isn't about positions of privilege or power.

These words have acquired specific meanings in contexts like these that carry other connotations than the mere dictionary definition.

In feminism patriarchy is not just about familial structures, it's about power and privilege. It's not about dominance in the metaphorical sense (Homer dominates the show by having more lines) but about social struggle (men dominate the show by minoritizing women).

Yes, this is nonsense, but that's the context in which pop-sociology articles (anywhere from universities to popular websites) exist these days. Whether the author intended the article to be understood that way is another question, but I think it's fair to think that the article might be intended to be read this way.

[acqq]

I find your reasoning wrong, sorry. Actually, not less absurd than those of Muslims who started the worldwide violence after the publication of the caricature of Muhammad with the bomb on his head in the Danish paper.