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Yes, I know, she's a conversational mastermind.
Anyway, since I had to cut the list short the other night due to it being 5am and my brain deciding to short out on me, I'm coming back to it, because I feel it deserves it.
And for those of you who want a good read, check out Anna's Blog!
Now, let's dive right in!
Mulan
C'mon, you knew she'd be on here. Admit it!
Anyway, Mulan is one of the few Disney female characters to notably hold her own, not only in combat against male characters, but in a male-dominated world altogether. The Han Dynasty era of China was, as you might have guessed, an era where women were little better than second-class citizens, so a woman being in the military was unheard of. But Mulan don't give a darn!
She starts the film showing how bad she is at being a typical girl in her society, and she's made to feel inferior for it. However, by joining the army in her father's stead, she discovers that she can find happiness without catering to the societal structure for women of her time. But, just because she picks up her dad's sword and kick Hun butt left and right doesn't mean she loses her femininity. Quite the opposite in fact. While in the army she meets Li Shang, and they later get married (but for the love of God don't suffer through the second movie like I did to figure that out). Mulan shows us that a woman doesn't have to be a "girly-girl" to be feminine.
Clair Huxtable
Clair Huxtable is a force of nature. This is a woman with five kids and a full-time job--as an attorney, no less. She enjoys the same power and prestige as her husband (which, if you look at TV families, is pretty rare). She manages an impossible balance between work and household duties (I'd use the phrase "second shift" here, but people's eyes tend to glaze over when they hear feminist phrases like that).
Though Clair was often showed filling traditional "mom roles," it was clear that she was not second-in-command to Cliff, but she was his partner. And she made sure everyone knew it.
Like this.
Clair may not have fought off an army or defied the social scripts of her society in quite as drastic a way as Mulan, but there's no denying that Clair was strong.
Big Barda
If you're not familiar with Barda, here's a picture for reference.
Yeah, she's kinda boss. When Jack Kirby left Marvel (because they were scumbags) and created the New Gods for DC, Barda, along with her husband, Mister Miracle, became two of the fan favorites. Unlike Scott (Miracle's real name), she's not the elusive escape artist; she'd rather pound the crap out of everything in her way. That makes her really fun. She's also bigger and stronger than her husband, but neither of them seem to care.
It's really hard to tell you just how awesome Barda is, so I'll let this next clip do the talking.
And with that, we'll go ahead and call it a night. Thanks for taking the time to follow along with the extended list, and maybe in the future we'll touch on this again.
Goodnight everybody!
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