Venus In Fur: Femininity, Masculinity, And The Wolfman
Posted in Blog, Current Faves, Feminism, Films, Horror, Reviews, Teh Sex |By Hanna
When The Wolfman’s release date was announced, feminist blog Jezebel asked why there aren’t many female werewolves, concluding that because werewolves are disgusting and hairy, people don’t want to equate that with women. They also pointed out that vampires are a lot more popular than werewolves at the moment, and described that position with regards to sex.
Although the answer to the question about women and werewolves lies exactly in those issues, Jezebel drew the wrong conclusions.
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