101. Because (after gaining so many rights) we still have a very skewed idea of what makes for masculinity or femininity. *sigh* The problem is that characters like Bella are a symptom, not a cause. We see them, and it's really easy to think that they're teaching people that it's okay to be that way. But if the stereotype weren't already considered acceptable and desirable, then Bella would have never passed muster. The stereotype is made strong because society views it as a positive, but it also makes that view stronger too. Vicious cycle, and you can't break it by going after Bella. Lots of small fry are always harder and more ineffective to battle than the giant stationary target that is popular opinion.
One of my favorite (current, because I collect favorites like pockets collect lint) heroines is Maya from Serpent's Shadow (by Mercedes Lackey, part of her Elemental Mages series). She's a suffragist, a female doctor and she fights for what she wants and believes in. Of course, she ends up being the Damsel simply by virtue of it being based vaguely off of Snow White (I think), and since Maya is Snow White she ends up in trouble. But she fights the whole way. She rocks.
In general, I think Mercedes Lackey wins for female characters. :x Which is a nice way to off-set Anne McCaffrey's fail. *sigh*
106. Hm. What was that one secret? "My care is not a zero-sum game"? I can do lots of things and still have plenty of time for fandom. This is how I relax, and if I didn't take time to relax then I'd be less capable of doing other things. Got it memorized?
108. Not a crime. (pets)
111. LOL And probably be told "OMG THAT'S SO OOC!"
113. Gods, he's pretty. Just... INSANELY PRETTY.
117. .... ._. Okay, you had me as semi-understanding until that last bit. I think your priorities are skewed.
118. OMG I LOVE THOSE BOOKS. AND I DID NOT KNOW SHE WROTE GENDERBENDER SLASH OMG OMG OMG *SQUEEEEE*
119. Um. Sleeping Beauty makes perfect sense? o.O I haven't seen Land Before Time in fifteen years, so I'd have to get back to you there, but...
Well, I guess your tastes have changed?
120. (pats) If you say so.
121. WIN. XD Though again, honesty. Best policy. &c.
124. I always wonder about people who let others ruin something for them. It just seems like a silly reason to decide your action and/or tastes.
131. CAPTION WIN. Besides, I read the long ones if they look interesting. So :P I am no one.
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One of my favorite (current, because I collect favorites like pockets collect lint) heroines is Maya from Serpent's Shadow (by Mercedes Lackey, part of her Elemental Mages series). She's a suffragist, a female doctor and she fights for what she wants and believes in. Of course, she ends up being the Damsel simply by virtue of it being based vaguely off of Snow White (I think), and since Maya is Snow White she ends up in trouble. But she fights the whole way. She rocks.
In general, I think Mercedes Lackey wins for female characters. :x Which is a nice way to off-set Anne McCaffrey's fail. *sigh*
106. Hm. What was that one secret? "My care is not a zero-sum game"? I can do lots of things and still have plenty of time for fandom. This is how I relax, and if I didn't take time to relax then I'd be less capable of doing other things. Got it memorized?
108. Not a crime. (pets)
111. LOL And probably be told "OMG THAT'S SO OOC!"
113. Gods, he's pretty. Just... INSANELY PRETTY.
117. .... ._. Okay, you had me as semi-understanding until that last bit. I think your priorities are skewed.
118. OMG I LOVE THOSE BOOKS. AND I DID NOT KNOW SHE WROTE GENDERBENDER SLASH OMG OMG OMG *SQUEEEEE*
119. Um. Sleeping Beauty makes perfect sense? o.O I haven't seen Land Before Time in fifteen years, so I'd have to get back to you there, but...
Well, I guess your tastes have changed?
120. (pats) If you say so.
121. WIN. XD Though again, honesty. Best policy. &c.
124. I always wonder about people who let others ruin something for them. It just seems like a silly reason to decide your action and/or tastes.
131. CAPTION WIN. Besides, I read the long ones if they look interesting. So :P I am no one.