BREAD! I mean, WORD!

[goddessdster]

http://jezebel.com/5543919/the-problem-with-representations-of-women-in-comics

We've all seen, heard, gotten annoyed with the pedantic sophistry.  This article just says all those things that I want to say, but instead go "ARRRRGH!"

To Quote:
{In discussing how there are no unattractive female characters in comics}
It is because, far from being a

Comments

[lynnez59]

Dude! and Gina Torres. I heart her too. Zoe I think is probably in my top female characters easy.

Though, I'd have to disagree somewhat with the writer as far as women on TV. Yes, women outside the ideal can get jobs, but I feel they are still forced onto the fringe and don't get as much recognition as other women who do play up their sex appeal (re: Marishka Hargaty if you want to stick with the L&O theme).

[goddessdster]

You know, I've written this comment about three times and erased it, becuase I realize I don't understand your definition of 'fringe.' Kathryn Erbe didn't get the notice Hargitay did because she wasn't given as strong and complex a character to play, and because her character was downplayed in favor of LOCI actually being D'Onofrio's show.

But most of the lead female actors working in TV today represent a considerable variety of beauty in different shapes and sizes. Is there still work to be done? Sure. But are women on TV as uniformly disgusting as women in most comic books? Not nearly.

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[lynnez59]

hmm...maybe it's more so because we see Eames differently and not so much the use of "fringe" though I guess if I thought more I could clarify what I'm trying to say. Because I personally find Eames a much more interesting character than Benson, because, while yes she does have a meatier part in her show, I personally find her rather sterotypical of what a woman cop is supposed to be or perpetuating this idea that women are too emotional to be cops. With Eames (well until the crazy writing the last two seasons) all the emotion is understated and yes sadly glossed over by the writers, but that's because she's a "we have a job to do I'll deal later...or possibly never" type of person. I don't know what I'm trying to say half the time...it's there but I can't quite vocalize it properly...

And I guess there's a wide variety of women on TV...but I don't really feel like there's very many that I personally identify with and maybe that's why I have a harder time seeing that....but for some reason I get Eames...even if jipped by the writers.

Of course none of this means I like Benson better (no), but that I'm feeling contrary

[goddessdster]

but I don't really feel like there's very many that I personally identify with and maybe that's why I have a harder time seeing that

Ah, and here we return to the debate wherein you say this and I scratch my head because I gave up identifying with characters on TV shows a loooong time ago. I just appreciate seeing complex, diverse women on TV. And perhaps you like Eames more because she isn't an emotions on her sleeve character, but Benson is also an SVU cop, who needs compassion in greater degree, and I also challenge your idea that 'stereotypical female cop roles' indicate society feels women are too emotional to be cops, but that is another really long post about gender expectations that I don't feel like going into right now.