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Strong women in TV/film

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Why is it that whenever they create strong female characters they mostly fall into two camps:

1. The smart, highly educated, confident type who is the best lawyer/doctor/politician/detective in the country at age 25, or

2. The strong, tenacious, determined single mother who is just trying to keep her family's head above water. Never seems to need sleep and usually works two jobs, one of which is as a waitress.

I know of some shows and movies that break that stereotype, but I'd love to get some recommendations on some stuff featuring more "normal" woman that have "normal" jobs but also come across smart and empowered.

I'll start us off with Parks and Rec, Broad City, Good Girls.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

gi jane Awesome movie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lara Croft

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

I’m not sure that they really do write ‘normal women’ in ‘normal jobs’ parts...

Fleabag maybe?

I think that looking at female driven products, written by and directed by women would be good though.

Personally I love strong female characters but they tend to be within sci-fi or fantasy productions, worlds away from ‘normal’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Watch the first wonder woman movie a few weeks ago and though how they ruined a strong female character, portrayed her a a bit thick and useless. Didn't enjoy it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Lara Croft "

Tomb raider all 4 movies are on my all time favourite movies and yes some are going to go 4 movies

Though there was only 3 you be right there is only 3 official movies but there is also a low bugget fan made movie that was really good

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By *ntrigued32Couple
over a year ago

Nottingham

Following.

Good call OP.

Jo.Xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

coyote ugly

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Ripley..alien

Jennifer Lawrence.. hunger games and she is great in winters bone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

divergent

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Kate in Line Of Duty

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Karen and Jenny in Cold Feet

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

The girl from the bridge

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

Julie Walters character in Educating Rita - overcome feelings of low self esteem and graduated from a prestigious college

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

I could destroy you, just brilliant

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

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Community is really good. There's also a show that was on Prime for a bit called Brain Dead I think?

Ohhh and on Netflix - Russian Doll. I'll have a think about a few more.

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Billie piper..diary of a call girl/I hate suzie

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Gillian Anderson in The Fall

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Lara Croft

Tomb raider all 4 movies are on my all time favourite movies and yes some are going to go 4 movies

Though there was only 3 you be right there is only 3 official movies but there is also a low bugget fan made movie that was really good"

No idea, I just like the cargo shorts.

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

Sarah Conner, Terminator.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Widows

Buffy the vampire slayer

Charlies angels 2019

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


"Gillian Anderson in The Fall"

Good call

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Lara Croft

Tomb raider all 4 movies are on my all time favourite movies and yes some are going to go 4 movies

Though there was only 3 you be right there is only 3 official movies but there is also a low bugget fan made movie that was really good

No idea, I just like the cargo shorts. "

Lol it plays in to both my loves I love to game plus a big movie lover

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I’m not sure that they really do write ‘normal women’ in ‘normal jobs’ parts...

Fleabag maybe?

I think that looking at female driven products, written by and directed by women would be good though.

Personally I love strong female characters but they tend to be within sci-fi or fantasy productions, worlds away from ‘normal’ "

Fleabag is a great one!

And you're right, we need more female-driven media for sure! It's always so obvious when a female character has been written by a man. For example The Queen's Gambit (which I thought was amazing) has a scene where the lead starts her period for the first time and gasps out in pain at the exact moment the blood starts coming out. I rolled my eyes so hard...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mathilda the girl in Léon

Villenelle

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Widows

Buffy the vampire slayer

Charlies angels 2019"

I recently rewatched Buffy.

I was shocked at the number of misogynistic quips there were. One example is when she calls herself a slut for wearing a short dress. Or when Xander is shamed for "screaming like a girl" when they get attacked by vampires. Buffy is always going to have a special place in my heart but it has aged really badly.

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By *ugofirstMan
over a year ago

livingston

Zero dark thirty. True story

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sabrina the teenage witch (chilling adventures of)

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Community is really good. There's also a show that was on Prime for a bit called Brain Dead I think?

Ohhh and on Netflix - Russian Doll. I'll have a think about a few more."

Love Community

Russian Doll... Meh. I'm a web developer and the way they showed her at work really annoyed me. Typical Matrix-style code and being able to fix bugs within a millisecond with some fast typing. But I guess that's my own pet peeve lol.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Some great recommendations, keep it going

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By *mooth Operator 07Man
over a year ago

in the deep mist of the valleys

Foxy Brown she took no shit from anybody

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

June Acland - The Bill

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