Contrived Conflict: Supergirl Still Isn't Feminist!

Supergirl doesn't have conflicts that matter.

Supergirl instead, as I mentioned in my last article, has manufactured conflict. My issue with the show is basically...

Well, actually, my issue with the show is stuff like the ha ha I'm not a lesbian no homo gag in the pilot episode. Stuff that's just fucking inexcusable in 2K16, basically. But while that stuff is sort of, I suppose, death by a thousand cuts, it's not the kind of thing I can dig into for a full article. It's more like... listicle material. Top 50 things I Loathe About Supergirl. That sort of thing. Or, you know, something suitable for angry liveblogging.

Character conflict, though, is juicy and interesting and something we can dig into more deeply.

Supergirl Is Not Feminist

So, Supergirl really sucks. Let's talk about that.

Announcing: Neighquiem for a Dream--A StIT Collection

Coming Soon from Storming the Ivory Tower:Neighquiem for a Dream

Containing all my articles on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and one all new exclusive article, this collection charts the early promise of the show and its fandom, all the way to its slide into ignominy and disaster!

Starting with one of the first articles that put me on the (admittedly fairly small) map as a blogger, this collection covers a long history of StIT articles and will be accompanied by brand new commentary exclusive to this collection. Additionally, the brand new article will explore the recent episode Brotherhooves Social and what its use of the transphobic "Man in a Dress" trope represents from my perspective as someone who began my gender transition alongside the growth of MLP's popularity.

Neighquiem for a Dream will be available as a full PDF collection to $5 subscribers to the Storming the Ivory Tower Patreon, but you can also access the text, including the exclusive bonus article, at lower reward tiers:

$1.00 per article: Access the full text of the document as it's being written, including the bonus article

$2.00 per article: View the images produced for this collection 

$3.00 per article: Access the audio version of the bonus article

$5.00 per article: Access the full collection in PDF form

And don't forget to check out the previous collection, My Superpower is Manpain!, a collection of articles on superheroes and male power fantasies!