[ SECRET POST #2492 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2492 ⌋

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

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Comments

Not OP

[(Anonymous)]

It doesn't matter how good a character she is. If there's only one female character, she's still a token. That's what token means.

Re: Not OP

[chardmonster]

...no. It isn't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokenism#Tokenism_in_fiction

Re: Not OP

[greenvelvetcake]

...That's not what token means at all. A token character, like a "token woman" or "token black" is only there to fill a quota. Black Widow was there because she was involved in the plot.

Re: Not OP

[(Anonymous)]

Her role could've been filled by other characters easily. The writing for her didn't make her absolutely necessary. So she does come off as a token female superhero because we all know Joss Whedon wouldn't want it to be all-male. But she still wasn't nearly as pivotal as the others (though, Hawk-Eye or whatever his name was also kind of replaceable).

Re: Not OP

[(Anonymous)]

If her role could have been filled by another character, let's be honest here: all of their roles could have been filled by other characters. Not a single one of them did something only they could do.

So. It's a bullshit sweeping argument, basically--what are your specific complaints?

Re: Not OP

[(Anonymous)]

"She wasn't nearly as pivotal as others"

Damnnn.... she was vital to many, many plot points, figuring out a whole slew of shit, more than most or all characters. I think I can spot your sexism from here.

Re: Not OP

[(Anonymous)]

Your sexism is showing anon

Re: Not OP

[bringreligiontothewamwams]

Yeah, the token girl in Avengers was Robin. She did nothing except be a woman in a pseudo-militaristic uniform to be a woman in a pseudo-militaristic uniform.