Feminists

People getting ansty about being in face-to-face conversations. It seems like people only talk about important issues online, so that they're not punched.

I see women of power in the media, but only in the Kill Bill sense. The most obvious women in power growing up were Hillary Clinton and Margret Thatcher. Too many people talked about how they didn't like them, and who would know any better? Queens from medieval times were the only ones really portrayed as intellectuals. Queen Elizabeth is actually the only one that comes to mind. Marie Antionette is protrayed as a joke. Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore, and Shirley Temple is a bit old fashioned.

I think the only strong females I felt comfortable with was Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Captain Janeway and Dana Scully in the X-files. Female rolls in cartoons weren't all that great. This is the generation that had to tolerate the Power Puff Girls and Hello Kitty... Lisa Simpson was cool though. I could go on and on...

In all respects, you get mixed messages. A woman without contributing to the family income is looked down upon. If you get a job, they ask when or if you'll have kids...

Damn, I forgot to mention the importance of the character Hermione Granger.