To clarify : “strength of character”

  • spiderwort@lemm.eeOP
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    6 months ago

    And Ripley. Tall. Squarejawed. Ripped. Kicks ass constantly. Can drive a big robot loader thingy, to the impressment of the alpha dudes.

    Can you think of any examples of movie portrayal of strong women that did not involve turning into a man?

    Surely it exists.

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      6 months ago

      a woman can be physically strong without “turning into a man”.

      strength of character? how about “nomadland” or “meek’s cutoff”?

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        6 months ago

        I have not seen either of those.

        But you see what I mean, right? A strong female character invariably starts looking like a man. Which is, of course, a cheap shortcut on the part of the writer.

        What are feminine expressions of strength?

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      6 months ago

      Yeeeah, adding my voice to the “WTF you on about” choir, but since this is a fun exercise anyway: -10 Cloverfield Lane -The African Queen -The Apartment -As Good As It Gets -Bumblebee -Coraline -Dune -Fargo -Interstellar

      Yeah, ok, look, I’m just looking at my DVD shelf and getting more confused about WTH you’re talking about every couple of entries. This is a very weird hot take.