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Justice wanted

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1. You bring up a very good point.
Sat Feb 4, 2012, 10:16 AM
Feb 2012

Female superheroes have had a tough go. Really when you think about it there is only a handful of successful Female superheroines that are Super Heroes in their own right and not just a female knock off version of the male counter-part. No disrespect to Batgirl and supergirl. But if you think about it you have a male dominiated realm of comics and than TV.

You should see some of the old Wonder Woman comics where it is some of the sexists and BDSM things you'll ever see for childrens comics. Some writers wrote her weaker than what she should be. I think really it is the male perception that is the biggest hurtle. (and meaning no disrepect to males on this board.) But it wasn't the young male readers of Wonder Woman that would change her or make her and shape her into the mold it was the male writers. I think their subconscious and for some their conscious where in fact maybe nervous of a strong female.

It has been a long struggle to where Xena came along. Yes, at first it seemed it was going to be a knock off version of Hercules BUT as the series developed and mature you found a very seperate complex development of the character. I believe it was due in part not only to Lucy Lawless but perhaps the male writers being comfortable enough with their own maculinity to make Xena as strong as she is/was.

Let's face some men will never be comfortable with a strong female. AND some females being so condiction to believe powerful women is somehow wrong in this society will never be comfortable with seeing a strong role model that way.

(I am sorry if I seem kind of babbly but I am half asleep-just waking up. I love the thread you started. and please post the link it would be interesting to see.)

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You bring up a very good point. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #1
I have a problem with fiction in general justiceischeap Feb 2012 #2
I know exactly what you mean. It isn't just heroes it has been in movies since they started. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #3
i stopped reading in the 80's cause of the protrayals of women seabeyond Feb 2012 #7
i read a new author kindle book and loved it. truly a kick ass main female character seabeyond Feb 2012 #5
since getting a kindle, i have received a lot of free or cheap books from new authors. seabeyond Feb 2012 #4
I just think it's sad justiceischeap Feb 2012 #6
Some Thoughts From a Writer kurt_cagle Feb 2012 #8
Your book sounds interesting and something I'd probably like reading justiceischeap Feb 2012 #9
Rescue kurt_cagle Feb 2012 #12
love this. and this is what i was thinking reading thru this thread. seabeyond Feb 2012 #14
I totally get that fiction is not real life and often real life is quite boring justiceischeap Feb 2012 #15
Ah yes, the Unholy Triangle kurt_cagle Feb 2012 #17
except you and i are seeing ourselves about the same, and over time and experience, conclude about seabeyond Feb 2012 #13
i think a writer needs to get past the concern of defeminizing and this is why... seabeyond Feb 2012 #11
Yeah, sadly it isn't even surprising to me. redqueen Feb 2012 #10
Caricatures kurt_cagle Feb 2012 #16
I generally base my characters off real people, but tone them down. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #18
So interesting libodem Feb 2012 #19
Are you a reader? Are you a feminist? If so, you have something to add to the conversation justiceischeap Feb 2012 #20
Yes, I love to read libodem Feb 2012 #21
that is a fun series. stopped reading about 12, 13. seabeyond Feb 2012 #23
I would just like to add this to the thread. Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #22
It happens with a lot of female writers too justiceischeap Feb 2012 #24
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