[ SECRET POST #2617 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2617 ⌋

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

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Notes:

As a note, social justice is not a fandom. Tumblr itself is not a fandom.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think part of the problem is that the audience is looking at female characters as tropes. Seriously, look up thread at all the "female characters just aren't written as well as male" comments. People are convince that a female character is going to be uninteresting from the get go that they aren't given the same chance as a male character.

It reminded me of that spreadsheet going around a few years back for "strong female characters" where all different types of female characters were reduced by the creator to a single trope and deemed "not a strong female character".

[(Anonymous)]

Not sure if this is apropos of what you're saying, but I also dislike the fact that with female characters, the definition of "strong" often seems to be "violent and aggressive."

A female character does not need to be literally kicking ass in order to be strong, and assertive is not the same thing as aggressive. People who make a big show of being tough often aren't, they're bluffing and blustering to cover up their insecurities and self-doubts.

It's not admirable or acceptable for a female character to treat other people poorly, any more than it's admirable or acceptable for a male character to treat other people poorly. A character who makes a big show of being loud and aggressive and picking fights and bossing other people around, and being overtly hostile, isn't "strong", she's just reckless and a bully.

Writers/creators don't know how to portray a female character as "strong" without having her be physically violent, overbearing, and combative in a really crude, obvious, oversimplified way, like a big flashing sign that says "Look how tough I am!"