Ms. Pac Man: Feminist Icon?

sm[art] blog post by Briar Levit, July 14, 2008 - 2:15pm; tagged 80s, feminist icons, video games.

As a child of the 80s, I couldnt resist this.
Have a look at this video and decide for yourself if Ms. Pac Man was a feminist or not!


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oh no

Posted by plumpy on July 14, 2008 - 2:33pm

Briar, there aren't any links! :(

Hold please...

Posted by Briar Levit on July 14, 2008 - 2:43pm

This technical difficulty is being addressed as I type!

if nothing else

Posted by Debbie Rasmussen on July 14, 2008 - 2:57pm

while i'm waiting for the technical snafu to be remedied, if i look at the still photo and blur my eyes, it looks like gwynneth paltrow. well ok, maybe only the hair.

Gwyneth Paltrow, eh?

Posted by booniesgrrl on July 14, 2008 - 4:19pm

More like that bleach-blonde, too-thin, over-exposed TV pundit I 'lurve' to loathe . . .

some good points

Posted by al on July 14, 2008 - 6:56pm

i think they make some good points. but i could do without the stereotyping of jamaican folks!

She must be...

Posted by Kyla on July 16, 2008 - 9:50pm

... she's on the cover of #30!