On Ying and her attitudes toward other women
Or: WHY YOU GOTTA BE SUCH A BITCH, YING
Ying, by default, dislikes other women. Her experiences with them throughout her life had been mostly limited to her mother (whom she absolutely detests) and "normal" women who have no life outside marriage, children, and gossip.
There are a few exceptions from her own time; for one, she likes and respects Lady Sun (Sun Shang Xiang, wife of Liu Bei), the daughter of Sun Jian (and sister to Sun Ce and Sun Quan, the latter of which is the current emperor of Wu). Lady Sun is a tomboy; very strong in spirit and in battle. The fact that she is devoted to her husband but not OVERLY so (in other words; her priorities lie elsewhere) makes her tolerable to Ying; her strength makes her likeable. She also respects Xing Cai (Daughter of Zhang Fei and wife of Liu Bei's son, Liu Chan) for the same reason.
Ying's automatic dislike fades to neutrality when it comes to women who fight on the battlefield. That alone takes strength that most women from her time don't HAVE, and those women who do fight deserve recognition for it. Most of the women in Dynasty Warriors, however, tend to negate that respect by their absolute submissiveness and near-worship of their husbands (Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao), perceived lack of intelligence (Zhu Rong), or complete and utter bitchiness (Zhen Ji).
As far as the women of CFUD are concerned, Ying has been making an effort to be a bit more friendly toward her own gender. Women like Winry and Annissina, who share interests and attitudes with her, are instant friends. She's also friendly toward strong women in general (The camp has quite the abundance!), and that friendliness is spilling over into her interactions with new girls.
However, a few things can completely shatter Ying's respect, and once that happens, all bets are off. They become just like nearly every other woman Ying has known, and she treats them with disdain until they give her reason to do otherwise.
The first, of course, is the girlish attitude of "OURLOVEISSOPURE". Momoko's behavior toward Jiang Wei is a prime example. She was willing to give up everything; family, friends, freedom, and duty (though Ying was only vaguely aware of the latter) and go back to a time that would treat her as little more than property just so she could be with her One True Love (whom she had only known for a few months). What Ying saw from all this was a foolish girl willing to marry the first man who paid her interest, and it absolutely drove her MAD. Therefore, whenever Momoko would mention an anniversary, Ying would sneer, and when Momoko was devastated over Jiang Wei's departure, Ying reacted with contempt (and eventually anger).
Ying is automatically wary of any girl in a relationship for that very reason, and unless she had previous respect for them (Heather, Buffy), or they've proven themselves capable of resisting the temptation to go down that path (Chisame, Chizuru), she tends to avoid them.
The second way for a woman to instantly get on Ying's bad side is to try to tell her what to do. (Ironic, how the bossy can't stand to be bossed around!) She has no problem with female authority as long as they earn her respect FIRST (Annissina, Yuuko), but if she sees a woman as trying to boss her around WITHOUT gaining that respect, all of her mommy issues come to the surface and she reacts with EXTREME hostility.
This includes criticism that comes from women; she's automatically receptive to criticism if it's solicited or comes from a respected source, and she's neutral to friendly advice. But when she's criticized repeatedly by a woman for what she perceives to be little things ("Don't bitchslap Momoko, Ying." "Don't be so violent, Ying." "Be nicer to others, Ying." "Don't criticize so hard, Ying." "Don't kill Xingba, Ying."), there is a VERY SHORT fuse being lit. The more one does it, the more hostile she becomes, until finally, every time she even SPEAKS to Ying, she will get a very defensive and angry response.
Ying, by default, dislikes other women. Her experiences with them throughout her life had been mostly limited to her mother (whom she absolutely detests) and "normal" women who have no life outside marriage, children, and gossip.
There are a few exceptions from her own time; for one, she likes and respects Lady Sun (Sun Shang Xiang, wife of Liu Bei), the daughter of Sun Jian (and sister to Sun Ce and Sun Quan, the latter of which is the current emperor of Wu). Lady Sun is a tomboy; very strong in spirit and in battle. The fact that she is devoted to her husband but not OVERLY so (in other words; her priorities lie elsewhere) makes her tolerable to Ying; her strength makes her likeable. She also respects Xing Cai (Daughter of Zhang Fei and wife of Liu Bei's son, Liu Chan) for the same reason.
Ying's automatic dislike fades to neutrality when it comes to women who fight on the battlefield. That alone takes strength that most women from her time don't HAVE, and those women who do fight deserve recognition for it. Most of the women in Dynasty Warriors, however, tend to negate that respect by their absolute submissiveness and near-worship of their husbands (Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao), perceived lack of intelligence (Zhu Rong), or complete and utter bitchiness (Zhen Ji).
As far as the women of CFUD are concerned, Ying has been making an effort to be a bit more friendly toward her own gender. Women like Winry and Annissina, who share interests and attitudes with her, are instant friends. She's also friendly toward strong women in general (The camp has quite the abundance!), and that friendliness is spilling over into her interactions with new girls.
However, a few things can completely shatter Ying's respect, and once that happens, all bets are off. They become just like nearly every other woman Ying has known, and she treats them with disdain until they give her reason to do otherwise.
The first, of course, is the girlish attitude of "OURLOVEISSOPURE". Momoko's behavior toward Jiang Wei is a prime example. She was willing to give up everything; family, friends, freedom, and duty (though Ying was only vaguely aware of the latter) and go back to a time that would treat her as little more than property just so she could be with her One True Love (whom she had only known for a few months). What Ying saw from all this was a foolish girl willing to marry the first man who paid her interest, and it absolutely drove her MAD. Therefore, whenever Momoko would mention an anniversary, Ying would sneer, and when Momoko was devastated over Jiang Wei's departure, Ying reacted with contempt (and eventually anger).
Ying is automatically wary of any girl in a relationship for that very reason, and unless she had previous respect for them (Heather, Buffy), or they've proven themselves capable of resisting the temptation to go down that path (Chisame, Chizuru), she tends to avoid them.
The second way for a woman to instantly get on Ying's bad side is to try to tell her what to do. (Ironic, how the bossy can't stand to be bossed around!) She has no problem with female authority as long as they earn her respect FIRST (Annissina, Yuuko), but if she sees a woman as trying to boss her around WITHOUT gaining that respect, all of her mommy issues come to the surface and she reacts with EXTREME hostility.
This includes criticism that comes from women; she's automatically receptive to criticism if it's solicited or comes from a respected source, and she's neutral to friendly advice. But when she's criticized repeatedly by a woman for what she perceives to be little things ("Don't bitchslap Momoko, Ying." "Don't be so violent, Ying." "Be nicer to others, Ying." "Don't criticize so hard, Ying." "Don't kill Xingba, Ying."), there is a VERY SHORT fuse being lit. The more one does it, the more hostile she becomes, until finally, every time she even SPEAKS to Ying, she will get a very defensive and angry response.