[ SECRET POST #130 ]

[grayout.livejournal.com]

⌈ Secret Post #130 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.
U
17.

18.

19.



Notes:

Posting for Liz! Not sure if notfandom 1 is some fandom or not, didn't think so...

Don't forget to vote in the poll!

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 58 secrets from Secret Submission Post #019.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, 0 not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 16th, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: Here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[moebot.livejournal.com]

3. Fictional women make you resent all women? What?
I just want to bring up that for some reason, people think that female characters need traditionally "masculine" characteristics in order to be considered a strong woman. I know, I know, I get sick of the "healer/white mage love interest" a lot because of the frequency with which it comes up, but just because a character is that, doesn't make them worthless or weak.

And in my opinion, male characters aren't written better than female characters. They too have their stereotypical traits, can be generic, and downright boring. People just forgive them for it because they have penises and are "hot." As an example you used, I think Sakura from Naruto is actually interesting and strong, whereas, characters like Itachi and the rest of the thousands of Kishimoto's prettyboys that stand around and go "...:|" are boring as hell and have no originality put into them whatsoever.

Boss is fucking awesome, though.

[sarajayechan.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU. Marry me and have my internet babies plz kthx.

[grayout.livejournal.com]

Maybe she meant she resents the fact that she is a woman, not all other women? Or something? I don't know, that's how I read it. Still kinda weird, but not ... as bad? *dies*

[moebot.livejournal.com]

I just have a problem with resenting half the population (or yourself) because of poor writing.
I do agree that female characters get shafted a lot, but... to have problems with being a female because of this? It's such a weirdly twisted concept, a la "the media is misogynistic, and because of this, I am going to develop a misogynistic streak." There is a self-loathing there that makes me kind of uncomfortable.

Self-loathing is so 2006, guys.

[grayout.livejournal.com]

Dunno, I was just pointing out that it might be herself and not everyone else hence... less... hate or something. ghskjghs I don't know *dies*

[moebot.livejournal.com]

No, no, I understand! Just pointing out that it's still very sad either way. ♥

[moebot.livejournal.com]

I agree. I used to be like that *CRINGECRINGECRINGE* and used to whine a lot about how all the female characters were useless blahblahblah, and then I had an epiphany.
Sakura is one of the characters that's grown the most in the entire series, and so what if she sometimes cries and pines after her gay pirate lover, she's still emotionally (and physically!) tough.

And thanks |D

[ew-younerd.livejournal.com]

iawtc

[moebot.livejournal.com]

!!!!1
hot icon

[icemilk.livejournal.com]

TOTAL WIN.

[annwyd.livejournal.com]

sup truth.

[penumbra.livejournal.com]

IAWTC.

[militarypenguin.livejournal.com]

And the funny thing is that the people who think the only "good" female is one with masculine traits are no better than the people who think the only "good" female is one with feminine traits.

Irony, you're hilarious today.