I recently started watching a new anime series called “Fena: Pirate Princess,” and I thought that this made a perfect connection to this weeks readings. Typically, pirates are portrayed as dirty, drunk, abusive, bearded males dawned with eye-patches and crude prosthetics. Women don’t often play the part of pirate. However, Fena flips the script on this age old plot. Fena escapes from her male oppressors and fight back. She sails throughout the seas to also free other captives.
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This reminds me of a book by the queer feminist experimental writer, Kathy Acker, called Pussy, King of the Pirates. Her style is unique, but I love her writing. If you are interested, there is a google preview of some of the book here: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pussy_King_of_the_Pirates/4xgZEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PP1&printsec=frontcover