Patriarchy Videos

This is a clip from Daphne Unbound, a modern retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Daphne. In the original story, the beautiful Daphne catches the eye of Apollo, who takes flight after her. Unable to outrun the god, Daphne invokes her father, the river god, and he turns her into a laurel so that no man can ever have her. My version of the story instead has Daphne overcome the forces that bind her and she is able to escape the patriarchal influence.

In this remixed narrative, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer - a pro-feminist visual critique of Edward's character and generally creepy behavior. Seen through Buffy's eyes some of the more sexist gender roles and patriarchal Hollywood themes embedded in the Twilight saga are exposed - in hilarious ways. This transformative remix work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law. "Buffy vs Edward (Twilight Remixed)" by Jonathan McIntosh is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-3.0 License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. - Find out more about fair-use at the Center for Social Media and more about fan based transformative works at the Organization for Transformative Works. - YOU CAN ALSO WATCH & COMMENT ON YOUTUBE - user/rebelliouspixels http://visionon.tv http://rebelliouspixels.com

In this re-imagined narrative, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's an example of transformative storytelling serving as a pro-feminist visual critique of Edward's character and generally creepy behavior. Seen through Buffy's eyes, some of the more sexist gender roles and patriarchal Hollywood themes embedded in the Twilight saga are exposed - in hilarious ways. Ultimately this remix is about more than a decisive showdown between the slayer and the sparkly vampire. It also doubles as a metaphor for the ongoing battle between two opposing visions of gender roles in the 21ist century. • Read my post on why I made this remix via WIMN: http://www.wimnonline.org/WIMNsVoicesBlog/?p=1272 • Frequently Asked Questions post about the remix, including why I intentionally left the color differences: http://www.rebelliouspixels.com/2009/faq-on-buffy-vs-edward • Download this remix for your ipod/iphone, cell phone or get a large take home version: http://www.rebelliouspixels.com • Help by adding, editing and correcting subtitle translations into other languages on: http://www.dotSUB.com • This transformative remix work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law. Buffy vs Edward (Twilight Remixed) by Jonathan McIntosh is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-3.0 License - permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ • Learn about fair-use at the Center for Social Media: http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org • Learn about fan based transformative works at the Organization for Transformative Works: http://transformativeworks.org • Though this is not a vid it is inspired by vidding. Learn about the long history of fannish vidding: http://www.fanlore.org • Since people are asking for the music snippets: 0:05 'Panic Attack' - X-Ray Dog 0:39 'Clandestine Spirit' - X-Ray Dog 1:45 'Play it by Ear' - Summercamp 3:10 'Mercy of Darkness' - Two Steps from Hell [&] 3:39 'Power of One' - X-Ray Dog (Twilight Trailer) 5:00 'Gothic Power' - X-Ray Dog (LOTR Trailer) 5:35 'Eyes on Fire' - Blue Foundation (Twilight Soundtrack) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Jonathan McIntosh (Team Buffy) http://www.rebelliouspixels.com • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Read my post on why I made this remix via Women In Media Frequently Asked Questions about making Buffy vs Edward (clips, music, color etc.) Download this remix for your ipod/iphone, cell phone or get a large take home version @ rebelliouspixels.com Help by adding, editing and correcting subtitle translations into other languages on @ dotSUB.com Learn about fair-use at the Center for Social Media Learn about fan based transformative works at the Organization for Transformative Works Though this is not a "vid" it is inspired by vidding. Learn about the long history of vidding @ FanLore.org This transformative remix work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law. "Buffy vs Edward (Twilight Remixed)" by Jonathan McIntosh is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-3.0 License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. Read the LA Times article: Meet the man who staked Twilight s leading vamp! YOU CAN ALSO WATCH & COMMENT ON YOUTUBE - user/rebelliouspixels

Prop 8: Envisioning the End of Hypocrisy and Division is the premiere of the Hot Lezbos in Action Video Blog. The Hot Lezbos in Action Video Blog reappropriates the mass commodification, degradation, and objectification of the lesbian experience not only in the porn industry but in mainstream society in general. The Hot Lezbos in Action Video Blog seeks to bring together writers and video artists from the lesbian community, the queer community of color, and our diverse coalition of allies who are willing to push the envelope with us in our quest for social justice for all. The premiere episode was written and produced by SF-based artists Gigi Otalvaro-Hormillosa and Heather Cox Carducci of the (a)eromestiza project. Otalvaro-Hormillosa wrote this piece in response to the various posts and blogs regarding the passage of Proposition 8 (California's gay marriage ban) and the unfortunate consequence of heightened divisions between the queer community and communities of color.

We all know we live in a patriarchial society. Many of us have even studied patriarchy. But what does patriarchy look like? Let's take a look at some of history's "macho men" and find out...