But not only do we have the cultural equivalent of sweeping 'teh gay' under the rug (esp. by emphatically coding one half of the partner ship in feminine terms -- all the convos about feelings that Ianto invoked, as well as the little grace notes like doing the shopping -- and then killing that half of the partnership), but I believe we also have the Torchwood equivalent of women in refrigerators (http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/) -- a female character introduced solely to kill off and thus add to the male protagonist's motivation.
*sigh* It makes me upset to see Gwen bashing so much in the TW fandom. B/c even though she could be difficult to like, especially in the 1st season, I liked Gwen. And she kicked major ass in this season.
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Date: 2009-07-11 12:32 am (UTC)Your failure is multiplying, Rusty
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Date: 2009-07-11 12:35 am (UTC)I don't think RTD is going to get as good a reception at ComicCon as he probably thinks he will.
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Date: 2009-07-11 12:39 am (UTC)*headdesks repeatedly*
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Date: 2009-07-11 12:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-07-11 12:49 am (UTC)*pads the desk and drops head on it some more*
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Date: 2009-07-12 05:37 pm (UTC)