Ah. Alright. That does make the statue deplorable. *glares at the damn thing*
You're right, of course. Females do tend to be pushed to the sidelines a bit, and there really is no reason for this to be so, especially in fiction. Especially in fiction that a lot of females read, despite the target audience. Besides, it wouldn't hurt any twelve-year-old boys to have a kick-ass female idol, either.
And in response to you're 'not "yay! femme!"' thing, I am conversely not trying to say we should just accept the roles women are placed in over and over again, or that they are right, while somewhat understandable considering the general attitudes of history, etc. We need to bring them to others' attention so that any change at all can take place. I was just trying to say that we shouldn't short-change the steps in the right direction we /have/ taken, even in fictitious worlds. Sakura scaring the shit out of Kakashi and Naruto and Tsunade beating Oro to a bloody pulp were two such "steps in the right direction." >D
Also, Anko is one of the coolest characters in Naruto, hands down. She's so kick-ass even the ANBU think she's nuts. *grins*
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You're right, of course. Females do tend to be pushed to the sidelines a bit, and there really is no reason for this to be so, especially in fiction. Especially in fiction that a lot of females read, despite the target audience. Besides, it wouldn't hurt any twelve-year-old boys to have a kick-ass female idol, either.
And in response to you're 'not "yay! femme!"' thing, I am conversely not trying to say we should just accept the roles women are placed in over and over again, or that they are right, while somewhat understandable considering the general attitudes of history, etc. We need to bring them to others' attention so that any change at all can take place. I was just trying to say that we shouldn't short-change the steps in the right direction we /have/ taken, even in fictitious worlds. Sakura scaring the shit out of Kakashi and Naruto and Tsunade beating Oro to a bloody pulp were two such "steps in the right direction." >D
Also, Anko is one of the coolest characters in Naruto, hands down. She's so kick-ass even the ANBU think she's nuts. *grins*
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