I'm always torn up about this stuff because I massively reject the female stereotype and do think it is one of our biggest problems as a society. Even with stuff like physical strength the social construct (started by telling girls they are weaker and by for centuries not feeding them enough, so we would as a gender evolve to need less energy) is much much stronger than the actual reality. So in a way I like these physical female heroes a lot (adored Starbuck and her fistfights for example).
But you are right, in that they are not very realistic. On every Calamity Jane come 10 women who fought in other ways and there's certainly power in their fight too.
he said that Peggy was a piranha, she might as well get a sex-change operation and become a man.
Hah! That's the thing to a t. For sexist men to feel threatened (particularly those who are not actually physically strong), a women just needs to actually want to get on in the world.
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Date: 2012-06-09 05:06 am (UTC)I'm always torn up about this stuff because I massively reject the female stereotype and do think it is one of our biggest problems as a society. Even with stuff like physical strength the social construct (started by telling girls they are weaker and by for centuries not feeding them enough, so we would as a gender evolve to need less energy) is much much stronger than the actual reality. So in a way I like these physical female heroes a lot (adored Starbuck and her fistfights for example).
But you are right, in that they are not very realistic. On every Calamity Jane come 10 women who fought in other ways and there's certainly power in their fight too.
he said that Peggy was a piranha, she might as well get a sex-change operation and become a man.
Hah! That's the thing to a t. For sexist men to feel threatened (particularly those who are not actually physically strong), a women just needs to actually want to get on in the world.