Gal-Pal ficathon

[tielan]

Sometimes I just want stories about the women of my favourite shows - not sexin' it up, but just hanging out, being friends, doing what they do and being the women they are - no need for the men, no need for the romance.

For those who, like me, like the girls but not necessarily in a femmeslashy way, galpalficathon is taking prompts!

Check it out!

Comments

having just read your prompts...

[mahoni.livejournal.com]

Dude, Teyla and Vala would be AWESOME.

Re: having just read your prompts...

[cherryblosomjen.livejournal.com]

Gasp, I hadn't thought of that. So asorable. I would love that.

[cherryblosomjen.livejournal.com]

That sounds fun. Now that I think of it, I would really have liked to see Sam and Teyla form a friendship (or at least a semblance of a relationship). While the guys on the show are often buddy-buddy in bantering, shared hobbies... the girls don't really get the same luxury.

The closest female friendship of the franchise, that I recall, was between Sam and Janet. I remember the episode where Hathor had brainwashed all of the men and the women had to pair up to fight her. Sam made some hilarious that comment about there being only 6 women, total, in the facility.

That went off on a tangent, did't it?

[cherryblosomjen.livejournal.com]

This question feels on topic, though a little random in timing. Oh well. Tielan, have you ever heard of the Bechdel Rule (http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2008/09/the_bechdel_rule_1.html)?

There's a quote in that NPR article that calls for "Not the number of women we see on screen, but the depth of their stories and the range of their concerns." I think that was beautifully put.

[tielan]

Yep, I've heard of it. And the Betty Rule which is the corresponding one for characters of colour. (Two characters of colour hold a conversation about something other than the white male lead.)

[cherryblosomjen.livejournal.com]

That would be nice to see.

What would be even nicer is if there wasn't the need for these rules. But, as things stand, its always a surprise (albeit a welcome one) to find shows that portray all people as complex, important and capable of having rich relationships with eachother (beyond the stereotypes stamped onto race and gender).

having just read your prompts...

[mahoni.livejournal.com]

Dude, Teyla and Vala would be AWESOME.

Re: having just read your prompts...

[cherryblosomjen.livejournal.com]

Gasp, I hadn't thought of that. So asorable. I would love that.

[cherryblosomjen.livejournal.com]

That sounds fun. Now that I think of it, I would really have liked to see Sam and Teyla form a friendship (or at least a semblance of a relationship). While the guys on the show are often buddy-buddy in bantering, shared hobbies... the girls don't really get the same luxury.

The closest female friendship of the franchise, that I recall, was between Sam and Janet. I remember the episode where Hathor had brainwashed all of the men and the women had to pair up to fight her. Sam made some hilarious that comment about there being only 6 women, total, in the facility.

That went off on a tangent, did't it?

[cherryblosomjen.livejournal.com]

This question feels on topic, though a little random in timing. Oh well. Tielan, have you ever heard of the Bechdel Rule (http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2008/09/the_bechdel_rule_1.html)?

There's a quote in that NPR article that calls for "Not the number of women we see on screen, but the depth of their stories and the range of their concerns." I think that was beautifully put.

[tielan]

Yep, I've heard of it. And the Betty Rule which is the corresponding one for characters of colour. (Two characters of colour hold a conversation about something other than the white male lead.)

[cherryblosomjen.livejournal.com]

That would be nice to see.

What would be even nicer is if there wasn't the need for these rules. But, as things stand, its always a surprise (albeit a welcome one) to find shows that portray all people as complex, important and capable of having rich relationships with eachother (beyond the stereotypes stamped onto race and gender).