Comment on In movies a strong woman is manly. (big muscles, aggressive, punches people, etc.) Is that really the way it is?

xmunk@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Delphia@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I try to remember that not everyone on Lemmy is a westerner or an adult. OP might be from a culture thats still very patriarchal society and their only exposure to muscular women is Hollywood action movies. Angel Dust from Deadpool, Vasquez from Aliens, Rhonda Rousey in Expendables 3…

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  • spiderwort@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I was going for “strength of character” actually, speaking of limited. Thanks for clearing it up.

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• spiderwort@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s a weird comment. I never said it was.

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  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In movies a strong woman is manly. (big muscles, aggressive, punches people, etc.) Is that really the way it is?

    I’m confused, maybe you could try rewording your question?

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    • spiderwort@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ahh, I see the issue now. Elsewhere in the thtead it was pointed out.

      I meant “strong character”. Big willpower. Driven. Uncompromising. That kind of thing.

      Not powerlifter.

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      • drcouzelis@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Big willpower. Driven. Uncompromising. That kind of thing.

        I think that is the answer. :)

        I’m trying to think of examples from famous recent movies with women who have that description…

        From Disney:

        • Moana from Moana
        • Joy from Inside Out
        • Anna and Elsa from Frozen and the sequel
        • Mirabel from Encanto

        Have you seen any of those movies? If not, what movies have you seen?

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      • xmunk@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I think we’re moving away from the emotionally strong woman being buff/masculine theme but originally I assume this theme was misogynistic in origin “this woman is so strong she can make it on her own - she doesn’t even need a man… and since we assume a man being present is necessary for survival it’s not that she doesn’t need a man - it’s that she’s her own man! There now we have a strong female character without eroding our own preconceived gender hierarchy. Technically a woman can survive on her own - as long as she’s a man!”

        Honestly, you’ll get this read off a lot of early female villains and in trashy movies they’ll queer code her because obviously the female villain (who is functionally a man writing-wise) needs a wife of her own.

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  • Stamau123@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • spiderwort@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I just forgot who I was talking to. Sorry. See elsewhere in the thread for clarification.

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