Ever considered the Smurfette Principle, aka The Token Chick, in children’s media? Well, you should. Allow Nostalgia Chick to break it down for you.
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This is interesting. Although it should be pointed out that Elmyra from Tiny Toons was the counterpart of Elmer Fudd.
This was amazing.
My favorite animation director Hayao Miyazaki usually has strong female protagonists and I think they’re some of the strongest characters in all of film male or female.
Especially in Nausicaa of the valley of the wind.
I think it’s sad that we don’t have more strong female animated characters. But I think we have some friends here who will change that, as Dave said!
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This used to be why I had respect for Jim Cameron as a filmmaker. He was able to portray tough female roles really well, like Ripley and Sarah Connor — even giving them some complexity, like in T2 where Sarah is basically a crazy person for the first and second act.
And of course, we know that Ripley in Alien was written as a male role and changed to a female later when Sigourney Weaver was cast.