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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Our instinct to see Ross as a feminist character comes from her performance of masculinity: she is aggressive, tough, and vengeful. But is the valuing of masculinity feminist? Some say no. Instead, such detractors might argue, a true feminist perspective involves not just valorizing women who do masculinity, but coming to value femininity. In fact, valuing masculinity over femininity might be part of the problem.
Is True Grit’s Mattie Ross NOT a Feminist Character? » Sociological Images
I am one of these people who believes a GREAT DEAL of the problem is the valuing masculinity over femininity (it’s THE crux of Feminism 4.0). It’s funny to see how qualified this statement is, as if femininity is outrageous to value, or as some feminists believe, a mere byproduct of misogyny.
It also saddens me to see every female character who takes on masculine characteristics lauded. It’s at the point where it’s a cheap trick. Nevermind many of those qualities (toughness, vengence, aggression) are usually illusory at best.
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