angry feminist time!

[annwyd]

Do I really have to explain why a flowchart labeling all the ways female characters can be unacceptable and inadequate does not belong on a feminist blog? Really

Comments

[sonnie_skies]

I agree. Double standards make me feel so much hate. I'm so sick of women hating women and men hating women.

[annwyd]

Me too. :/

[ascian]

It's funny that the companion article (from the same author) to that graphic cites Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, and Faye Valentine as admirable strong female characters, but the graphic itself calls them out as 'Final Girl', 'Mama Bear', and 'the Wildcard' respectively. It even says explicitly that the 'Mama Bear' is not a strong female character in the blurb for the graphic, so Ms. Connor can't be one of those cited which 'represent more positive stereotypes'. It strikes me as hypocritical to chastise people for not knowing the difference between weak and strong female characters when the author can't even seem to agree with herself on the matter.

[agawa_jean]

Ugh yes that is exactly what goes through my mind when I see this linked.

Also what the HELL at having a real woman on it.

[agawa_jean]

Sorry, women: Yoko Ono and Michelle Rodriguez :/

[annwyd]

Having real women on it kind of invalidates the entire point.

[heron_advocate]

IAWTP. I saw that yesterday. It needs to stop existing.

[giethe]

I took a glance and got pissed off very badly - especially since it implies that all else outside that single line that leads to 'strong female character' therefore isn't, and that's the terrible part, even if the character possesses traits that should be positive.