I'm tired of 95-pound female cops and soldiers who win physical fights with big, thuggish attackers on TV.
That actually sends a rather dangerous message.
This is one of my big pet peeves with female heroes (mainly, superheroes). It's VERY hard for me to suspend disbelief and buy that a 95 pound, non-Kryptonian model could take a man 10 times her size with her mad martial arts skillz. In real life, even if a woman is the best martial artist on the planet, it's highly unlikely that she'll be able to take someone who towers over her (ESPECIALLY if she's clad in a bikini and heels).
I know it's fantasy. But it's hard for me to get lost in the fantasy when all the male heroes possess the proper build and wardrobe for crime fighting but NONE of the women do.
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Date: 2012-07-10 09:56 pm (UTC)That actually sends a rather dangerous message.
This is one of my big pet peeves with female heroes (mainly, superheroes). It's VERY hard for me to suspend disbelief and buy that a 95 pound, non-Kryptonian model could take a man 10 times her size with her mad martial arts skillz. In real life, even if a woman is the best martial artist on the planet, it's highly unlikely that she'll be able to take someone who towers over her (ESPECIALLY if she's clad in a bikini and heels).
I know it's fantasy. But it's hard for me to get lost in the fantasy when all the male heroes possess the proper build and wardrobe for crime fighting but NONE of the women do.