Comments on: Choose Your Female Posse http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/ Breaking down gender roles, one role at a time. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:54:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: groovyjoss http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110287 groovyjoss Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:01:47 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110287 Tracy Turnblad - Hairspray, the musical version - where she stands up for her friends and is willing to go to jail for what is right. Dimple Lala - from Born Confused - because she is a really loyal friend and has great interests. Susan Sto Helit - from Discworld - because she is the bomb. And she would be a great person to have around if I had kids. A Shout Out goes to Nanny Ogg who has already been mentioned, I agree wholeheartedly with what Debi Linton said: <blockquote cite="comment-110023"> <strong><a href="#comment-110023" rel="nofollow">Debi Linton</a></strong>: Gytha Ogg (Discworld) She will always always call you on your bullcrap, and will stand in your corner with her sleeves rolled to her elbows full of your bullcrap if she needs to be. And no one knows more dirty songs than she does. </blockquote> Tracy Turnblad – Hairspray, the musical version – where she stands up for her friends and is willing to go to jail for what is right.

Dimple Lala – from Born Confused – because she is a really loyal friend and has great interests.

Susan Sto Helit – from Discworld – because she is the bomb. And she would be a great person to have around if I had kids.

A Shout Out goes to Nanny Ogg who has already been mentioned, I agree wholeheartedly with what Debi Linton said:

Debi Linton:

Gytha Ogg (Discworld) She will always always call you on your bullcrap, and will stand in your corner with her sleeves rolled to her elbows full of your bullcrap if she needs to be. And no one knows more dirty songs than she does.

]]> By: Nina http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110238 Nina Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:55:32 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110238 I'm late to the party, but... Katherine Talbot of Ellen Kushner's "Privilege of the Sword" - loyal and unshakeable in her commitment to helping her friends, women and men. Keladry of Mindelan, for all the reasons mentioned by others above. Fawn Bluefield - practical and down to earth, and fierce and loyal as well. Shout-outs to Gytha Ogg, Esme Weatherwax, Betriz dy Ferrej, and Cordelia Vorkosigan, too. I’m late to the party, but…

Katherine Talbot of Ellen Kushner’s “Privilege of the Sword” – loyal and unshakeable in her commitment to helping her friends, women and men.

Keladry of Mindelan, for all the reasons mentioned by others above.

Fawn Bluefield – practical and down to earth, and fierce and loyal as well.

Shout-outs to Gytha Ogg, Esme Weatherwax, Betriz dy Ferrej, and Cordelia Vorkosigan, too.

]]> By: Jean Lamb http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110117 Jean Lamb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:07:44 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110117 Team Kouldelka from Bujold's Vorkosigan books. They're tall, they're blonde, they've been trained to kick butt from their mother, former Imperial Bodyguard to Empress Kareen. They're also intensely practical; if they can survive Miles, a mere apocalypse is nothing. Team Kouldelka from Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. They’re tall, they’re blonde, they’ve been trained to kick butt from their mother, former Imperial Bodyguard to Empress Kareen. They’re also intensely practical; if they can survive Miles, a mere apocalypse is nothing.

]]> By: Lika http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110072 Lika Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:41:38 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110072 As someone who loves loyalty as a theme (Watership Down was my favourite book), I absolutely love this meme <3 Okay, here are my three choices. Gabrielle from Xena - fiercely loyal, protective (in a "you matter to me" way, not in a controlling way) caring, and always able to rise about the fights and misunderstanding she had with Xena (at least until season 5 where I am right now.) Molly Hooper from Sherlock - She defined the term "got your back" to me in Fall Of Reichenbach. Better still, she did in a way that actually humbled arrogance. Pat Neil from Peking Opera Blues - I also wanted to pick Sheung Hung since both she and Pat Neil risked their lives to save their friends from some very dangerous and violent corrupt officials, and that was unexpected for Sheung Hung who originally came off as caring for only money and herself. But Pat Neil gets the third spot by a sliver because throughout the movie, she was willing to tell things like they were, and was tenacious as anything. As someone who loves loyalty as a theme (Watership Down was my favourite book), I absolutely love this meme <3 Okay, here are my three choices.

Gabrielle from Xena – fiercely loyal, protective (in a "you matter to me" way, not in a controlling way) caring, and always able to rise about the fights and misunderstanding she had with Xena (at least until season 5 where I am right now.)

Molly Hooper from Sherlock – She defined the term "got your back" to me in Fall Of Reichenbach. Better still, she did in a way that actually humbled arrogance.

Pat Neil from Peking Opera Blues – I also wanted to pick Sheung Hung since both she and Pat Neil risked their lives to save their friends from some very dangerous and violent corrupt officials, and that was unexpected for Sheung Hung who originally came off as caring for only money and herself. But Pat Neil gets the third spot by a sliver because throughout the movie, she was willing to tell things like they were, and was tenacious as anything.

]]> By: Sylvia Sybil http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110066 Sylvia Sybil Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:43:56 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110066 <strong><a href="#comment-110064" rel="nofollow">Maartje</a></strong>, Whoops, fandom slang. Sorry. <strong><a href="#comment-110065" rel="nofollow">Casey</a></strong>, Thanks. :) Maartje,

Whoops, fandom slang. Sorry.

Casey,

Thanks. :)

]]> By: Casey http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110065 Casey Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:35:06 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110065 <strong><a href="#comment-110064" rel="nofollow">Maartje</a></strong>, A character so sympathetic (or pitiable) you just want to comfort them: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWoobie Maartje,

A character so sympathetic (or pitiable) you just want to comfort them: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWoobie

]]> By: Maartje http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110064 Maartje Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:35:57 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110064 <strong><a href="#comment-110062" rel="nofollow">Sylvia Sybil</a></strong>, What are woobies? Sylvia Sybil,

What are woobies?

]]> By: Sylvia Sybil http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110062 Sylvia Sybil Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:59:58 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110062 <strong><a href="#comment-110052" rel="nofollow">SunlessNick</a></strong>, *high-five* Great idea! I think the thread would fill up with Woobies, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. :P SunlessNick,

*high-five* Great idea!

I think the thread would fill up with Woobies, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. :P

]]> By: SunlessNick http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110052 SunlessNick Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:02:19 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110052 I can't answer this one, obviously, but it did make me think of another possible column: characters you want to support (have <em>their</em> back, remind them they're awesome, because no-bloody-one else is doing it; people like Tara from True Blood, say). I can’t answer this one, obviously, but it did make me think of another possible column: characters you want to support (have their back, remind them they’re awesome, because no-bloody-one else is doing it; people like Tara from True Blood, say).

]]> By: Jennifer Kesler http://thehathorlegacy.com/choose-your-female-posse/#comment-110041 Jennifer Kesler Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:19:56 +0000 http://thehathorlegacy.com/?p=7774#comment-110041 I'm trying hard to mention only people who haven't been mentioned before, so my apologies to all the wonderful women I'm skipping over, but I am quite happy with this posse: Jennifer Marlowe from WKRP. Despite how radically different they are, she was always fiercely supportive of and loyal to Bailey. The name thing might get a little confusing, but still. Inara from Firefly. She's really a lot like Jennifer Marlowe - glamorous and great at handling difficult people, and a great friend to women who couldn't be less like her. Also, if anybody could get me out of jail, it'd be Inara. Helen from DaVinci's Inquest. She really comes through in a pinch. And when asked if she was popular in high school, she replied thoughtfully, "I was popular with myself." I’m trying hard to mention only people who haven’t been mentioned before, so my apologies to all the wonderful women I’m skipping over, but I am quite happy with this posse:

Jennifer Marlowe from WKRP. Despite how radically different they are, she was always fiercely supportive of and loyal to Bailey. The name thing might get a little confusing, but still.

Inara from Firefly. She’s really a lot like Jennifer Marlowe – glamorous and great at handling difficult people, and a great friend to women who couldn’t be less like her. Also, if anybody could get me out of jail, it’d be Inara.

Helen from DaVinci’s Inquest. She really comes through in a pinch. And when asked if she was popular in high school, she replied thoughtfully, “I was popular with myself.”

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