http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2014/11/19/reflections-on-the-tinker-verse/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2014/11/19/reflections-on-the-tinker-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-439548 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:40:51 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=25022#comment-439548 I don’t think this is really constructive commentary but rather redundent added enthusiasm, so I apologize for that. I really enjoyed your post and I am actually very taken with the Tinkerbell movies as a wonderful alternative to or complement to the princesses and a very important revision of who Tinkerbell was in the original films. In particular, her competitiveness with Wendy (which is somewhat already revised in the 2002 Peter Pan sequel) gives way to her involvement in a female community as well as cross-gender friendships with other (male) tinkers in a way that I think is really important. Since Tinkerbell had become so iconic in merchandising, before the franchise took hold, her previous representation combined to her ubiquity as a costume, piece of jewelry etc. made me somewhat uncomfortable. I think the creation of this story world for her is really important in this respect. I am also particularly taken in how many of the films, like the recent Pirate Fairy really emulate adventure or quest narratives that are so often led by male characters. Other then My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic I have a very hard time thinking of many other female-targeted franchises where female characters are not only part of a community but are problem-solvers that go on adventures beyond their own social world.. Thanks for the post!

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