It's no better if you DO answer that you're part of a team or family, by the way. Because then you get these questions:
What is her main role?
My choices are Rogue, Healer, Voice of Reason, Token Female, Emotional Core, Offense, Punching Bag or Leader. None of which really fits my relationship with my friends or any of the people I've ever worked with.
I'll eliminate Rogue and Healer right off the bat because I am NOT living in a D & D game, thanks awfully. I'm certainly not the token female, since most of my friends are women and most of the people I've worked with have been women. I'm not the emotional core of the group and I'm not the punching bag. And I've rarely been the leader in the group; I'm usually the power behind the throne who organizes things and gets them done.
Voice of Reason is probably closest but it's not always correct either, as I've gone on the Offense a time or two as well
For Voice of Reason:
What is her MO?
My choices here are Shy Intelligence, Henpecking and Sarcasm. I am intelligent, but I'm not shy about it. And I can be sarcastic...but not always. Also, wouldn't Henpecking and Sarcasm be related?
If I pick Shy Intelligence, I'm the Sweet Nerd. If I pick Sarcasm, I'm the Wet Blanket. Both sound pretty dismissive of women's intelligence and humor to me.
Okay, go to Offense. The next question throws me for a loop.
Feminine or masculine?
If I answer "Masculine," only one more question appears.
Does she die before the final act?
I hope not!
But "no" is the wrong answer. If you're not conventionally feminine and you don't die conveniently, you can be dismissed as a tomboy. If you're not conventionally feminine and you do die conveniently, you're Michelle Rodriguez.
If I answer "feminine," the next question is weird.
Older or younger?
Older or younger than WHAT? The other protagonist? The antagonist? A mayfly? A Galapagos tortoise? The cosmos? What?
The answers are "older," "same age" and "younger." The same age as who or what, I don't know.
At forty-eight, I'm an older woman, I think. But that only gives me one choice--Lady of War. Now, I adore Zoe Alleyne Washburne, but she's NOT me.
If I say that I'm "same age," whatever THAT means, I get this question:
Sickly?
I've got a progressive, disabling and incurable condition as the result of a defective chromosome. What do YOU think, chart?
But that only gives me one option as well--Badass Waif. Badass? I would love to be considered badass. But the chart couples that with being fragile in appearance or delicate-looking, and there's no way in hell that I'll ever achieve that.
Strength comes in all forms, and you know, I think it would do some people a world of good to learn that instead of dismissing all those females who don't fit into a very small box that pleases only a percentage of the population.
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What is her main role?
My choices are Rogue, Healer, Voice of Reason, Token Female, Emotional Core, Offense, Punching Bag or Leader. None of which really fits my relationship with my friends or any of the people I've ever worked with.
I'll eliminate Rogue and Healer right off the bat because I am NOT living in a D & D game, thanks awfully. I'm certainly not the token female, since most of my friends are women and most of the people I've worked with have been women. I'm not the emotional core of the group and I'm not the punching bag. And I've rarely been the leader in the group; I'm usually the power behind the throne who organizes things and gets them done.
Voice of Reason is probably closest but it's not always correct either, as I've gone on the Offense a time or two as well
For Voice of Reason:
What is her MO?
My choices here are Shy Intelligence, Henpecking and Sarcasm. I am intelligent, but I'm not shy about it. And I can be sarcastic...but not always. Also, wouldn't Henpecking and Sarcasm be related?
If I pick Shy Intelligence, I'm the Sweet Nerd. If I pick Sarcasm, I'm the Wet Blanket. Both sound pretty dismissive of women's intelligence and humor to me.
Okay, go to Offense. The next question throws me for a loop.
Feminine or masculine?
If I answer "Masculine," only one more question appears.
Does she die before the final act?
I hope not!
But "no" is the wrong answer. If you're not conventionally feminine and you don't die conveniently, you can be dismissed as a tomboy. If you're not conventionally feminine and you do die conveniently, you're Michelle Rodriguez.
If I answer "feminine," the next question is weird.
Older or younger?
Older or younger than WHAT? The other protagonist? The antagonist? A mayfly? A Galapagos tortoise? The cosmos? What?
The answers are "older," "same age" and "younger." The same age as who or what, I don't know.
At forty-eight, I'm an older woman, I think. But that only gives me one choice--Lady of War. Now, I adore Zoe Alleyne Washburne, but she's NOT me.
If I say that I'm "same age," whatever THAT means, I get this question:
Sickly?
I've got a progressive, disabling and incurable condition as the result of a defective chromosome. What do YOU think, chart?
But that only gives me one option as well--Badass Waif. Badass? I would love to be considered badass. But the chart couples that with being fragile in appearance or delicate-looking, and there's no way in hell that I'll ever achieve that.
Strength comes in all forms, and you know, I think it would do some people a world of good to learn that instead of dismissing all those females who don't fit into a very small box that pleases only a percentage of the population.
Oh wow, doesn't that sound familiar...
Amen. A-freaking-MEN.
I really, really hate this chart so damned much.