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Posted Wed 17 Jan, 2018 3:45 PM
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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS IN FICTION
Often times, you will hear that there are limited, to no strong female characters in fiction. Or no modern role models for girls to look up to, so my question is, quite a broad one, what do you think about strong female characters in fiction? And has the situation been improving over the years?
The image I have chosen for this debate are two characters I believe to be strong, and female! On one hand, you have a character who is in many ways quite girly, D.Va, but takes part in activities which have traditionally been male focused (fighting and gaming). The other is of Cersei Lannister, she is in a very male dominated culture, raised to fit into a womans role, but not liking that role and wanting to be seen as an equal, only for herself of course, she is quite selfish and not really a good role model! But she does have some stylish dresses.
Those are the two I picked, they represent two different kinds of strength in my opinion, I could list off many characters I think fit into the strong female category, but where do others stand with regards to the opening questions? Perhaps there's something else you want to add on the subject.
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Posted Wed 17 Jan, 2018 7:44 PM
Interesting topic!
My thoughts on the initial question are that, clearly, the pendulum swings to varying heights. Still, "strong female characters in fiction" have existed for a while, I think. They tended to be diamonds in the rough, mostly relegated to not-up-front-main-characters (Firefly, Babylon 5, etc.)
Forgive me for sounding like a record, yet I do believe Wonder Woman has been a very good role-model for women. Within recent years has she been made *more* accessible to the general audience. Meaning, although she has always been there, I would wager that many sporting her brand used it due to a lack of other female-oriented logos, relatively speaking. Yet, with the Gadot's portrayal in movies, her symbol carries more weight than previous only because more people have "seen" her beyond a 2-D drawing (Linda Carter version notwithstanding). I hope this is coming out right, I don't want to be verbose.
For my part, I appreciate Hayley Attwell's take on Agent Carter. Set in the 1940's, Carter was clearly the lone female of the show, even with other female antagonists they really didn't have the gravitas to be more than just a villain. The show made Attwell very feminine looking during action scenes, and Attwell performed with a convincing conviction to do right and be just when surrounded by dubious characters, even within the organization she was employed with. Could this character have been a role-model had the show lasted more than 2 seasons (and maybe not couched in a Marvel universe? ... Maybe, in my opinion.
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Posted Sun 18 Feb, 2018 5:25 PM
well I love the Strong feamle chars but here is the thing at least in north America the strong female chars are always always good looking , which I do understand but as for a role models I don't think that it is good there are strong female chars out there that I actually like but some are villains, the newest female char is Ann of Green gables not a super hero but she survives . another is the girl with the dragon tattoo but my all time favorite is riply