tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221156423934687069.post7662362848057876788..comments2023-10-30T02:07:30.098-07:00Comments on The Musings of Wendy Withers: Bad-ass womenWendy Withershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16684363310597002101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221156423934687069.post-42075262582147956772007-10-23T21:04:00.000-07:002007-10-23T21:04:00.000-07:00I think these are all insightful comments. Unfortu...I think these are all insightful comments. Unfortunately, there isn't really any background on her yet. There's nothing that says at one point she really wanted to be a double dutch champion. But, when it comes to the media, women and girls are usually depicted doing "girly" things. Little girls get play cottages equipped with only an oven, a washer and dryer, and an ironing board. Little boys play with all sorts of cars, robots, and action figures while girls get Barbies, princesses, and lots of pink things. I just liked the part where she was practicing kicking butt instead of practicing jumping rope. She did look like she was having fun, though.Wendy Withershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684363310597002101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221156423934687069.post-34478599624651288902007-10-23T13:01:00.000-07:002007-10-23T13:01:00.000-07:00Actually,Mad Thinker there makes a point I didn't ...Actually,Mad Thinker there makes a point I didn't think of.Monica gets a cool power that lets her copy anything she sees.I think it would be less empowering for her to use her gift just to copy what the men are doing.She did what SHE wanted to.What would you want to learn?Would you just learn how to fight and play sports or would you use the opportunity to tackle some of the activities that you always wanted to learn but maybe found them to be too unapproachable?There is no wrong answer,just something to think about.GeneralBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522455529064204727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221156423934687069.post-47546539614807952952007-10-23T09:53:00.000-07:002007-10-23T09:53:00.000-07:00I didn't have any problem with Monica going with D...I didn't have any problem with Monica going with Double Dutch. There is nothing that says that skateboarding or basketball are better than jumping rope. While it might be true that females are more likely to choose jumping rope over skateboarding or basketball, there is nothing sexist in her making that choice. She doesn't have to have traditional male values to be great person. If she'd used her powers entirely to be more artist, helpful, or professionally marketable, and not at all for violence or competitive sports, I'd have been fine with that.Scott (The Mad Thinker) Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782962281214635210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221156423934687069.post-65941761371081392952007-10-23T07:40:00.000-07:002007-10-23T07:40:00.000-07:00First thing is I think the female characters are m...First thing is I think the female characters are more fun than the male characters.They actually seem to want to use their powers(except Maya,but her power is kinda creepy).The men,except Hiro(comic relief) and Micah(a kid) are all so angsty and brooding.Second,I wasn't disappointed in the double dutch thing at all.If I had that power I'd do a lot of fun,goofy stuff too.I read it as double dutch being one of those things that she probably always wanted to try but never could,so why not try it now?GeneralBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522455529064204727noreply@blogger.com