tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925289982313742050.post4052281089291429131..comments2023-06-13T13:49:52.250+02:00Comments on Feminism Wow!: Not just PixarCay Reethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772538022666591677noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925289982313742050.post-72843095423038556302008-09-06T19:32:00.000+02:002008-09-06T19:32:00.000+02:00If you have read Sherlock Holmes, Laurie R. King u...If you have read Sherlock Holmes, Laurie R. King updates the canon with her Mary Russell series: Russell is the young feminist partner and wife of Holmes, but in King's work she is presented as his equal first and foremost (they do their fair share of mutual rescuing). I know this is quite an aside from what your post is about, but I thought I should mention it - Mary Russell brings "number of female investigators I stumbled over that weren’t extremely old was next to zero" to slightly above zero ;D<BR/><BR/>That said, I completely agree that there is a dearth of strong female characters (emotionally strong, strong in characterisation, whatever - not just physically, Wonder Woman strong!) who aren't villains. It's as though Hollywood is *gasp* <I>scared</I> of what strong women could accomplish, yes? :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com