The only conclusion I can see the chart encouraging is that there's one proper way of writing female characters, that it's vague and indefinable[...]
It certainly doesn't help that there are a load of examples of so-called weak female characters, but not a single example of a character that fits all the traits of a strong character and none of the weak ones. Are they trying to get at the fact that there are so strong female characters in the media at all? Because that just add another level of stupid to the chart.
(sarasvati, I'm here from Metafandom, and I love the way you've plugged yourself into the chart and illuminated its flaws from within.)
Heh, thanks. I have no idea how stuff I write ends up on Metafandom in the first place, but when it does, I love people dropping by to give their thoughts on things too. :3
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Re: Here via metafandom
Date: 2010-10-17 09:29 pm (UTC)It certainly doesn't help that there are a load of examples of so-called weak female characters, but not a single example of a character that fits all the traits of a strong character and none of the weak ones. Are they trying to get at the fact that there are so strong female characters in the media at all? Because that just add another level of stupid to the chart.
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Heh, thanks. I have no idea how stuff I write ends up on Metafandom in the first place, but when it does, I love people dropping by to give their thoughts on things too. :3