NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS The Glorification of Stereotype in the writing of Moses Levi By Anna Held Privately Published in “Ophelia”, Yale Society Quorum for Humanist Studies, Jan. 1972 The shortcomings of classic literature in terms of sexism and racism strikes closely to home in every age and genre, especially in the classic noir and neo noir genres. Typically, women are portrayed as beautiful villainesses, duped love interests, ditzy arm candy, vapid love interests, damsels in distress, or, as is so common in predominantly male oriented literature, disposable targets for brutalization, violence, rape, or murder. Critics have often pointed out that male authors do not treat female characters or characters of color as fully "human", or at least as "human" as their (usually) male protagonists, who tend themselves to be stereotypical, hyper masculine, fashionably "cool”, and generally unencumbered by serious emotional depth. It has been stated, by bett...
Robert Leigh Angus is a Canadian author and artist currently living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The collection shared on this blog are recent works compiled from several ongoing projects, including fiction, non fiction, essays, and verse. He has published several "Collections of Poetry and Fragments", as well as three "Tasting Journals", and several short works on a variety of subjects. He can be reached at (587)700-6575 or OctaviaPress(at)Hotmail.Com