Samus or Celes, which the keck do y'all want?
So I obtained a thing recently, just a few old books from Japan. About Dragon Force, of course. To everyone: sorry that I take forever between posts.
Yeah, just a bit of rambling. I haven't seen what some around me are calling the fourth Star Wars movie - not Episode IV, but the fourth Star Wars movie... but I looked at my phone's Google feed, and apparently there's already controversy about Rey being a Mary Sue because of how much stuff she's capable of doing.
Hollywood gives us simpering needaman, damsel in distress, not particularly useful women. You know, like both Elizabeth Swann and Isabella Swan. The cry goes out for STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS. We get like Katniss Everdeen and now Rey Skysplitter or whatever her surname happens to be (no need to say it.) And they're Mary Sues because they're too strong and can take the piss outta doods and what the keck not.
But you know, a dood does this, and he's a bleeming Renaissance Man. Han Bleeming Solo is a swindler, a marksman, a mechanic, a winter survivalist, one of the top-tier star pilots in the galaxy, the owner of the fastest starship in the galaxy, and manages to hook up with a badass princess. Oh, and he understands Wookiee (which may as well be holding enlightened conversations with a dog,) Rodian, Huttese, and who knows what else. Han Solo is *celebrated* for these attributes.
Iono. What do these people want? They don't want Rinoa, they don't want Celes, and they don't want Lightning. Zelda isn't good enough, and Samus isn't good enough.
And when you think you have them good enough... then they don't look feminine enough (Captain Phasma, I'm looking forward to seeing what she's all about,) or are too sexualised (iono, Bayonetta or Crimson Viper) or aren't sexualised enough or...
Yare yare ja.
Yeah, just a bit of rambling. I haven't seen what some around me are calling the fourth Star Wars movie - not Episode IV, but the fourth Star Wars movie... but I looked at my phone's Google feed, and apparently there's already controversy about Rey being a Mary Sue because of how much stuff she's capable of doing.
Hollywood gives us simpering needaman, damsel in distress, not particularly useful women. You know, like both Elizabeth Swann and Isabella Swan. The cry goes out for STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS. We get like Katniss Everdeen and now Rey Skysplitter or whatever her surname happens to be (no need to say it.) And they're Mary Sues because they're too strong and can take the piss outta doods and what the keck not.
But you know, a dood does this, and he's a bleeming Renaissance Man. Han Bleeming Solo is a swindler, a marksman, a mechanic, a winter survivalist, one of the top-tier star pilots in the galaxy, the owner of the fastest starship in the galaxy, and manages to hook up with a badass princess. Oh, and he understands Wookiee (which may as well be holding enlightened conversations with a dog,) Rodian, Huttese, and who knows what else. Han Solo is *celebrated* for these attributes.
Iono. What do these people want? They don't want Rinoa, they don't want Celes, and they don't want Lightning. Zelda isn't good enough, and Samus isn't good enough.
And when you think you have them good enough... then they don't look feminine enough (Captain Phasma, I'm looking forward to seeing what she's all about,) or are too sexualised (iono, Bayonetta or Crimson Viper) or aren't sexualised enough or...
Yare yare ja.