Rec: Meta - The Real Woman? Why Molly Hooper is the One Who Counts

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This is sort of a follow-up to my previous post about Women, Sex, and Power in relation to Sherlock (and Sherlock fandom)...in that rant, I stated the following:

How about we stop making every single female on television the representative for all women? Is Sherlock the representative for all men? No? Why not? Oh, because he's a possible

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Yeah, I think that does have something to do with it. Whether you do or don't see something of yourself in the character, that doesn't make it less of a true character. I mean, you don't necessarily see something of yourself in every single female you meet on the street either.

It's like that girl I met the other week who made me weep for the future of feminism. If she had been on TV, I would have been absolutely appalled at the portrayal of women...yet, here she is, existing in my reality...sure, she's a product of a sexist society, but so are a lot of men that we see on TV, and we're usually always able to recognize that their behaviour is not condoned.

And Molly is a product of society too - avoid conflict, be nice even when someone cuts you down... and the show DOES point out that this isn't the best way to go about things. It's not like they've raised Molly up to be the standard to which we should all strive to reflect. :P

On another note: I am REALLY looking forward to my new place!! The move is going to be horrendously stressful, but it'll be worth it. :)