equality for everyone. and also, pie. ...I wish.

[rivendellrose]

Happy Minna Canth Day to the Finns on my f-list, and Equality Day to all of us, because damn it, we all ought to have that holiday.

I, unfortunately, have come down with the Martian Death Cold (tm) that's been running circles around the office for the last few weeks, and am consequently a) brain-dead, and b) exhausted. And incapable of thinking of anything for more than three minutes straight... which, you can imagine, is causing some trouble with actually getting work done.

But! I should be able to concentrate long enough to come up with a handful of awesome female characters, to celebrate the awesomeness of Equality Day, shouldn't I? I hope so. I'll even try not to steal too many of ruuger's, even though it'll be tough because, damn, she picked some really good ones. ;)


I can't pick just one... but I also didn't want to completely crib from ruuger, who put down all the B5 women, so... I compromised and picked half of them? My two favorites. Delenn kind of annoyed me at the beginning of the series, because she seemed so stereotypically sweetness-religion-and-light, and then, creeping in over time, I started to get the impression that there was a whole lot more going on under all that. Like a really scary woman who ran the Grey Council with an iron touch, wasn't afraid to drag her whole planet into civil war over what she felt was right, and faced down an entire armada effectively all on her own. And won. Oh, and ordered the complete genocide of the Human race... but she changed her mind in the end, so it's all okay. ;) She may play sweet and innocent, but watching her manipulate the whole freaking universe to protect what she loves and cares just makes me so proud. And Ivanova? Ivanova is just plain God. Of course.


It's funny - I hated Buffy when I first started watching the show, too. The well-dressed California-girl thing just grated on my nerves. Loving her snuck up on me, as we watched the first few seasons, and after that, I was lost. She's neurotic, occasionally a bit prissy, caught up in looks, sure, and occasionally she has all the moments of pettiness and bad taste that you expect from a girl her age, but she's also unfailingly brave, loyal, and tough, and a really human heroine. Not to mention totally kickass.


Because who wouldn't love a brassy, tough, dyke-y girl who wears a leather bomber jacket, hates dresses, and loves to blow shit up? Obviously not me. She and Seven are the ultimate in the Doctor-and-companion as father-daughter relationship, for me, and Ace appeals to me as the complete reverse of the traditional twisted-ankle-pretty-girl stereotype of the companions (which, to be fair, I personally don't think any of the girls really are).


Always. Kickass female skeptic and scientist, with a gun and no-nonsense shoes. How can I not approve? Still one of my biggest fictional heroines.

More later, maybe? Running out of lunch break, as it is. :P ...and I can code, really....

Comments

[empresspatti.livejournal.com]

Plus - ALL the Gilmore women and Veronica Mars!!


Egads!! I miss seeing smart kick ass women on tv

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I totally missed both VM and Gilmore Girls when they were on - maybe I should go back and check them both out sometime soon. :)

And yeah. So do I. It seems sometimes like they all disappeared right in the first few years of the millenium. Very disappointing.

[(Anonymous)]

If you missed GG & VM then you are in for a HUGE treat. Run! Don't walk!

Both series celebrate smart kick ass women - a far cry from the Dollhouse.

[beam-oflight.livejournal.com]

I love them all, esp. Ivanova and Scully! Love for Ace is growing a lot, I really need to get around to watching more stuff with her in. Esp. the episode when she beats up a Dalek with a baseball bat! Not so keen on Buffy, probably because of all teh female chacters on Buffy I like her least, Willow, Anya and Tara will always be the awesome women of Buffy.

Who else? Romana, of course. Suzie from Torchwood, got killed far to early...twice. I would say someone from BSG but I don't really like any of them they're all interesting, but ultimatly unlikable.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I still haven't seen the one with the Daleks, either - I think I'm unconsciously saving it. :) Battlefield is an awesome one, if you haven't seen that. And Ghostlight is really really weird, but worth it.

Willow and Anya and Tara are all awesome, I agree. Sometimes I think Willow reminds me a little too much of myself (at least early on) for me to really like her all that much, if that makes any sense. But I loved Tara, and Anya is just so fabulous. ♥

Awwww, poor Suzie. She was so fun and crazy, too! I was very sad to see her dropped so early on. But I suppose they still have the body in the basement... maybe she'll come back someday. ;)

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry you're sick. I hope it isn't what I had, that damn thing layed me out for 3 solid weeks. Let me know if you
need to reschedule Sunday to get a solid weekend of rest.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I doubt we'll need to reschedule - I'm just sniffly and a little out of it. Hoping a few solid nights' sleep will send it all away. :)

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

Good!
What time do you want to get together
then?

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

We thought we could meet at 1pm - is that good for you? And then head out to lunch from there. :)

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

Would 12:30 be ok? If not then 1:00 is fine. I'm looking forward to seeing you and meeting him!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

12:30's fine! I'm looking forward to it, too! :)

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'll se you then!

[piro2247.livejournal.com]

is the Martian Death Cold (tm) similar to teh plague monkeys that have been infesting the art institute of late?

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Sounds similar. Symptoms include sinuses full of cotton, throat and nose full of crud, and, my particular favorite, brains completely unable to make sense of simple statements or facts.

Same?

[piro2247.livejournal.com]

if not they are related :P

[alto2.livejournal.com]

Ivanova is God, for sure. And Delenn is cool, though yeah, I sometimes get tired of the side of her that feels like an overenthusiastic acolyte. Fortunately, that doesn't happen often. And she kicks ass amazingly well.

So, I hate to have to ask, but just what the heck is Equality Day? Never heard of it before, I don't think, though the name has promise ;)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

She really, really does. ;)

Nah, don't worry - I only heard of it for the first time yesterday, too. As I understand, it's the same thing as Minna Canth (see link in original post) Day - it's a Finnish holiday.

[lovelies.livejournal.com]

I think it's awesome that we have this day, but I'm also a little sad about the fact that people don't seem to know what to make of it/with it. And some of the flippant comments I've heard about it from men, even from friends, are not very encouraging.

I think I have Martian Death Cold, too. Or at least a Martian stuck down in my throat.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I can imagine. You would think that Equality would be something no one would actually want to argue against, but I've seen way too much proof that's just not the case. :P

Martian stuck in the throat might explain mine, too. Or maybe in my head...

[ki10fuzzball.livejournal.com]

Ace and er Nitro 9 and Ivanova - that'd be a scary combination. (Delenn & Scully are cool as well, Buffy not so much - I prefer Willow ;-) )