And yeah, the tropes don't quite work the same for female heroes, though I'm not sure if it's sexism. That's probably a part of it, but I can't help but trot out the archetypal/Jungian explanation as well-- I mean, for thousands of years, we (well, mostly men but also women) conceived of female characters and behavior in a certain way. It's not simply prejudice, being more deeply ingrained and instinctive in how 'femininity' is perceived and codified. I don't know to what degree that can naturally change, though certainly to some. Still... I wasn't kidding when I said the superhero is really an idealized male (self-doubt and all).
(Sorry for rambling so much about my pet subject, but I figure it's only fair if you ramble about yours, which btw I'd love to discuss without this filter, haha, but since this is my undergrad thesis, it's really on my mind.)
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Date: 2011-11-11 08:19 pm (UTC)And yeah, the tropes don't quite work the same for female heroes, though I'm not sure if it's sexism. That's probably a part of it, but I can't help but trot out the archetypal/Jungian explanation as well-- I mean, for thousands of years, we (well, mostly men but also women) conceived of female characters and behavior in a certain way. It's not simply prejudice, being more deeply ingrained and instinctive in how 'femininity' is perceived and codified. I don't know to what degree that can naturally change, though certainly to some. Still... I wasn't kidding when I said the superhero is really an idealized male (self-doubt and all).
(Sorry for rambling so much about my pet subject, but I figure it's only fair if you ramble about yours, which btw I'd love to discuss without this filter, haha, but since this is my undergrad thesis, it's really on my mind.)