I do not have any Rory/Amy icons and that is gross

[albatrossities]

So, normally, I really hate the women in the things that I like. This started off when I was...thirteen or so and was all into Naruto and oh my god, Sakura. I hated Sakura. She annoyed me so much; her character was inconsistent, her motivations were pathetic, and she was just an overly-stereotypical girl. And I didn't want to read about a girl who

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[gleeker13]

UGH I NEED TO HURRY UP AND FINISH MY SUMMER WORK SO I CAN MARATHON SEASONS 4 AND 5. UGGGGGH DAVID TENNANT, I LOVE YOU BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW MATT SMITH IS AS THE DOCTOR.

And if you want another thing to watch with some strong females, try Pillars of the Earth. I haven't read the book, but the miniseries is great. There is quite a bit of sex scenes, but whatever, I can deal with that because half of the main cast, at least the side that the audience is meant to root for, are women. Strong women who don't let the men that oppose them keep them down. I would give you some examples, but that would be spoilory.

Well, one that is dealt with in, like, the first part. The princess was supposed to take the thrown when her father died, at least until her son was of age, but once he DID die her cousin took the throne. Instead of meekly accepting it, she runs of too France with her half-brother and they build an army to try to take back the thrown. We actually see her in armor, and yeah, it's pretty awesome.

Of course, the story being set in the time period it's set in, most of the other girls that are shown are prostitutes.

[albatrossities]

MATT SMITH. IS. AMAZING. Seriously season five is just so epic epic epic. The storylines are great (although I wasn't too fond of...whichever one has Winston Churchill, that's number three I think), the characters are fantastic and all so very damn lovable and it is AMAZING. I WANT TO SQUISH IT ALL THE TIME.

Some of the coolest women were prostitutes. Some were also pirates, or Harriet Tubman.

[unstoppablei]

Hahah I like that list: Prostitutes, Pirates, and Harriet Tubman.

[albatrossities]

That is just generally a list of really fly people right there. Because female pirates were badass and Harriet Tubman was the original hardcore chick. (Not the original gangster, though, that would be Liza Minnelli.)

[gleeker13]

Yeah, but these aren't cool prostitutes. They're just...loud prostitutes.

OH, AND HELEN KELLER!

[albatrossities]

And now all I'm picturing is the Lovely Ladies scene in Les Mis. XD

She was pretty boss too. So was Amelia Erhart. And Julia Child gets honorable mention for being Julia fucking Child.