So. About that annoying female character flowchart.

[laurus_nobilis]

(This one, in case you haven't seen it.)

Instead of ranting about it, I'm going to 1)link to a great fix (thanks to etrangere for the link!), and 2)follow allira_dream's idea and channel my RAAAAGE in a positive way:

GIVE ME A CHARACTER WHO IDENTIFIES AS FEMALE. Then I will write you the reasons why the lady is awesomer than awesome. It might be my squealing, it might be a drabble, it might be five reasons. The point is, I will gush about a female character, then YOU can gush about said female character and we will all be a little bit happier because 'FUCK YEAH, SHE'S AWESOME'.

I'll probably go for squealing/listing reasons instead of drabbles. But still. GO WILD.

Martha Jones (Doctor Who) - spoilers for the end of season 3
Sari and Arcee (Transformers: Animated) - spoilers for the end of the series
Donna Noble (Doctor Who) - implied spoilers up to End of Time
Trucy Wright (Apollo Justice)
Katara (Avatar: the Last Airbender)
Karrin Murphy (The Dresden Files)
Airazor (Beast Wars)
Nakuru (Card Captor Sakura) and Suki (Avatar: the Last Airbender)

Comments

[stunt-muppet.livejournal.com]

I'm still just reeling that Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor were on that list. As stereotypes. Seriously? Maybe if you reduce them down to their sole story function, but as characters? Blech.

I'd like to hear about the awesomeness of Airazor, please. :D

[laurus-nobilis.livejournal.com]

I still can't get over that. Part of me wants to shout "Tropes Are Not Bad", part of me wonders what they'd think of equivalent male characters and then I try to stop thinking before I break something. :|

So, squeeing about Airazor instead! I have an irrational amount of love for her because she's one of the few TF characters I actually remember from when I waas a kid. And, rewatching Beast Wars, she didn't disappoint!

I love that she's brave and confident. I love her sense of humour. I love that even if she's the only female character in the team, she's certainly not The Girl. She's funny, and strong, and a bit of a hippie like Tigatron. And since her job means she's usually separated from the core team, that means that she often gets to be the one that shows up and saves everybody. :P