[ SECRET POST #2541 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2541 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. I have trouble with some "feminist" criticism of it (scarequotes indicating difference in opinion from someone who is a feminist). While I agree meaningful interactions with other women are important, considering the story is Mulan at bootcamp and in the army, it doesn't make sense. And while at home, she only interacted with women, not including her father - grandmother and mother, namely.

And the argument of "feminine" = bad... well, she lived in a blatantly sexist society. The "feminine" was bad, in any interpretation. I don't think Mulan is less feminine because she fought and wore armor, nor that she felt accomplished as a warrior.

Would it have been nice if Mulan maybe had a female friend her own age who she interacted with? Sure. But for pacing purposes I don't think it's necessary, and Mulan wasn't rejecting femininity - she was rejecting sexism. I don't know. She didn't feel happy being dolled up and forced by tradition into marriage, which is fine. I understand the arguments to some extent, but I think Mulan is a great role model and was one of my favorite Disney movies growing up.

[(Anonymous)]

This.
I'm so fucking tired of female characters getting shit because "they aren't feminine" enough. Newsflash: Most women don't conform to a "overly-femenine" attitude either. You aren't being progressive by claiming that Mulan "is masculine".