The Feminist Heroine’s Journey
Last night I found out about the now-required steps for properly representing a feminist heroine in movies and TV.It makes a lot of things very clear to me. Including how otherwise talented writers are so consistently ruined by these rules.First. The patriarchy is real and must be treated as such. The female protagonist is oppressed by it. This is not optional.Second. She is already the key to a better world. She has all the skills she’ll need, inherently. She’s the Avatar, you just got to...