[Image description: A series of pictures that are wide but narrow on top of each other, each showing Katara in different poses. The first has her facing towards the ground, looking angry. The second is a close up of her eyes, looking determined. The third has her reaching and facing upwards as she bends water in front of what appears to be a vast amount of falling water. The fourth shows her in the dessert with Soka who is gesturing wildly behind her as she tries to find water to bend there. The final image shows her in the final battle against Azula, bending up a speeding sphere of water. In the boarder between each image is one word that put together reads ‘Fuck You She’s Awesome’ in bold white letters. End of description.]

angryqueerfirebender:

Jenna asked me how I felt about Katara, and there was so much that goes into my answer that I had to make my own separate post with an accompanying half-assed graphic. You’re welcome!

How do I feel about Katara?

Long answer:

Katara means a great deal to me. When I started watching the show, I was the exact same age as Katara was. I identified with her a great deal. Sure, I’ll probably never have to stop a war or save the world, but that doesn’t mean the challenges she faced weren’t relatable.

Seeing both acknowledged sexism, and a girl calling out that sexism in Avatar was amazing. Basically, seeing Katara call out people’s bullshit regarding her gender made me feel less alone and gave me courage to fight the same fight. Her fight with Pakku still gives me chills. Her strength and her unwillingness to just take her society’s nonsense about her gender was very inspiring. 

Her compassion also spoke to me a lot. She was willing to throw away a lot of her life for a kid she barely knew, and while she wouldn’t and didn’t do the same for every person that crossed her back, she was always eager and willing to do whatever she could to help those she encountered in her life. Even if her attempts didn’t always work quite like she wanted, she still tried to make things better for others. She even offered to heal Iroh, who was still essentially her enemy at the time, when Azula shot him. And she forgave Zuko, for god’s sake! You know, the guy who tracked her and her friends all across the globe, captured and interrogated her, attacked her villiage, and contributed to the (brief) death of the person she was in love with? If that’s not compassion I don’t know what is. 

And oh god I can’t talk about Katara without talking about Kataang. Her relationship with Aang is so beautiful I almost can’t handle it. They rely on each other, they draw strength from one another, and it’s glorious. They are the respective heart and soul of the show. That’s how close they are! Even if Aang is the main character, you just wouldn’t have ATLA without Katara. 

The hate the fandom gives her just infuriates me. Although I’m sure they exist, I have yet to hear a legitimate reason for people to hate Katara. It’s all misogynistic bullshit with no sense or purpose. I might go into the absurdities of the reasons why people hate her another time, but not on this post. 

Short answer:

Fuck you, she’s awesome.

If you ship with with Aang or Zuko or anybody else this I think is true for many of us and haters are always going to hate. Like Toph and other women in this show she can kick ass, but she is also very very different from them in character too and you can tell in the future she’ll probably be a fantastic mother too. 

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[Image description: A two by three collection of Kathryn Janeway images. In the first she is smiling to herself whilst sitting in a chair on a shuttle craft. In the second she’s standing perpendicular to us but looking to her side wearing a determined but angry expression. The third it is clearly from the ‘Year of Hell’ and she is sitting in the command chair and bracing for impact. The fourth shows her, frustrated and holding her left hand up as if to ward off something Seven is about to say with Seven of Nine standing next to her in a starfleet science uniform and looking curious. The fifth has Janeway dressed up as Queen Arachnia with Doctor Chaotica kneeling at her feet and is looking down on him in disdain. The final image is from the last episode of the show, and has two Janeways with the elder one savouring her coffee and the younger one, from our time, looking on her not too fondly. Overlaying the bottom of this collection, in deep red scrip meant to look like handwriting, it says ‘Kathryn Janeway’. End of description.]

kerrykhat:

But our primary goal is clear. Even at maximum speeds, it would take 75 years to reach the Federation. But I’m not willing to settle for that.

30 Days of TV Female Awesome - Day 1: Favorite Female

This really was a no-brainer for me. Kathryn Janeway was the first women on TV that I remember looking to and wanting to emulate. Kathryn Janeway was (and still is to a certain extent) who I want to be when I grow up. She was the first female captain of a Star Trek series, and I think she may have had the hardest task: guiding her ship home from the Delta Quadrant, an expected 70 year trip. Never did she doubt that they would make it home, always telling her crew it wasn’t an if, it was a when. She took on the Borg more times than any other captain, kicking ass and taking names on a regular basis. She was a source of strength for her entire crew, never willing to call it quits and give up. I loved that strength about her, but I also loved her incredible warmth and genuine respect for her crew, her humor, her unwillingness to tolerate bullshit. Plus, if I want to be superficial, Kate Mulgrew is absolutely gorgeous, and it’s understandable why she had chemistry with characters ranging from Chakotay to the Borg Queen (I kid you not, just watch Endgame if you don’t believe me).

[Image Description: A head shot of Scully with her hair just at shoulder length looking particularly red. She’s wearing glasses and has a slightly curious expression in her eyes though her face is largely expressionless and firm. End of description.]

everysevenyears:

16 Favorite Women of Television: #13

Dr. Dana Scully—The X-Files

“What if there was only one choice and all the other ones were wrong? And there were signs along the way to pay attention to?”

The FBI agent sent to spy on conspiracy-theorist Mulder, Scully has a mind of her own and soon throws off her employers.  Despite her interest in his theories—and interest in the man himself—she sticks strong to her own beliefs and ideals.  She’s an interesting meld of rationalism (through science) and faith (as evident in her Catholicism).  Constantly self-questioning and searching, she also broke the typical damsel-in-distress mold typically seen on television at that time.  One of the first women on TV to save herself and not strut around in a bikini.

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[Image description: A picture of Diana from White Collar sitting in white chair wearing a dark grey pant suit and an blackish blue button up shirt open at the collar and wearing a fine golden necklace. Her hair is down coming to gentle curves near her shoulder. She is wearing an expression as though she is assessing you through the computer screen. End of description.]

twodecadesofladies:

Diana Barrigan

“Aww, you were worried.”

White Collar (2009 TV series)

A smart, kick ass, lesbian, woman of colour who is an FBI agent who is in no way two dimensional or a stereotype and like the other woman in this series, make it something to hang around and watch.

[Image description: A well made fan graphic showing Willow from the show ‘Buffy’ in multiple states depicting her growth from a geeky, nerdy teenager to adult woman to a witch falling into darkness and then into powerful light witch and warrior in her own sense. Done through a series of short but wide images alternate between black and white and red tinted. Last three are the most notable with dark Willow on her quest to destroy the world, light Willow with white hair and an expression of wonder activating all the slayers and what appears to be Willow in the comic books. End of description.]

claidissa:

30 Days of Female Awesome | Day 15: Favorite female character growth arc

Willow Rosenberg

“I mean, you’ve been fighting evil here for three years, and I’ve helped some, and now we’re supposed to decide what we want to do with our lives. And I just realized that’s what I want to do. Fight evil, help people. I mean, I-I think it’s worth doing. And I don’t think you do it because you have to. It’s a good fight, Buffy, and I want in.”

[Image description: A three by three collection of pictures of CJ Cregg from ‘The West Wing’ in various situations from in front of her podium, reading a paper, curious, aluring, amused and confused. One appears to be from when she was pleading to Nancy McNally during the episode ‘The Women Of Qumar’. In the final one she is sitting with her head in her hand, in grief or despair. Possibly from the Rosslyn shooting. End of descriptiton.]

haley—james:

30 Days of Female Awesome

Day 09: Favorite female character in a dramatic show

C.J. Cregg
The West Wing
Played By: Allison Janney

“Outraged? I’m barely surprised. This is a country where women aren’t allowed to drive a car. They’re not allowed to be in the company of any man other than a close relative; they’re required to adhere to a dress code that would make the Maryknoll Nun look like Malibu Barbie. They beheaded 121 people last year for robbery, rape, and drug trafficking; they’ve no free press, no elected government, no political parties; and the royal family allows the religious police to travel in groups of six, carrying nightsticks, and they freely and publicly beat women. But ‘Brutus is an honorable man.’ Seventeen schoolgirls were forced to burn alive because they weren’t wearing the proper clothing. Am I outraged? No, Steve. No, Chris. No, Mark. That is Saudi Arabia, our partners in peace.”

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[Image description: Two pictures of Sarah Connor from the original two Terminator films. The top image is taken from the first movie in which she has bushier blonde hair and is wearing an expression some place between distaste, fear and confusion. The bottom image is from the second movie from when the group is in Mexico. She’s wearing circular and almost steam punk sun glasses, her hair tied back and has an expression that is both determined and assessing. End of description.]

directorsnarrative:

30 Days of Female Awesome Meme Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character

Sarah Connor. Terminator

“Come on. Do I look like the mother of the future? I mean, am I tough, organized? I can’t even balance my check book!”

One of the original female warrior women of a new era.  She was an average Jane, looking to make a buck and live her life when someone tries to kill her and she finds out that she has a destiny, a destiny to be the mother, the biggest influence on humanity’s savior.  She carries the unbearable burden that the world is going to end, along with the when and how and the knowledge that her son will never be a normal child, but will suffer infinite pain and challenges to get to be who the world needs him to be.  What makes Sarah Connor amazing is that she rises to that challenge.

[Image description: Detective Kate Beckett holding a mug of coffee, probably sitting on an out of shot desk, in front of the whiteboard displaying pictures of people connected to the current case. She’s wearing a very slight smile that hasn’t yet reached her eyes. End of description.]

Detective Kate Beckett. Brilliant cop, in charge of her team, she’s determined and smart and wont take much crap but has a sense of humour too. She doesn’t shy from dressing up or going out if she wants to either. Honestly respected by her mostly male peers and confident of her abilities she’s a multi dimensional woman at ease in a position not often held by female characters. Even when working with a strange and playful author.

Castle is a show that, even with one of those premises of ‘person with no business being a cop ends up working with the cops long term’ works pretty well , has great stories and a cast with diverse women, each strong in their own way, and has more than the token ethnic minority person too.

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[Image description: a two by four collection of screen shots of Tina and Mercedes as they perform staring roles in the Glee cover of ‘Dog Days Are Over’, originally by Florence and the Machine. They are happy and enjoying themselves, and enjoying performing together - in one shot they are holding hands and in another they’re dancing in the middle of their group of friends. End of description.]

singer-inasmokyroom:

Top 127 Songs of Glee (Season 2)

4) Dog Days Are Over (2x09 Special Education)

I sometimes think Tina is overlooked by some people. She’s largely happy with who she is and learning to accept those things about her that she isn’t comfortable about just yet. Though we don’t see a lot of her, what we do see is a teenage girl growing into herself.

Mercedes gets more attention, is well known for being strong and loud even if she doesn’t always feel that way. We don’t often see this side of her, or these two acting side by side, two very different characters who are each finding their own strengths.

[Image description: Lisa Simpson is sitting on a rock next to the eye of a beached whale who appears to be listening to her reading ‘Leaves of Grass’ by Walt Whitman. She appears worried and the whale sad. End of description.]

fictionalcharactersreadingbooks:

Lisa Simpson of The Simpsons reading Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Lisa Simpson. Smart, wants to achieve goals in life, though what they are change, generally a moral person but still sometimes a girl who likes to enjoy herself. Not afraid to stand up for what’s right and be counted. She has her faults though, and is prone to societal pressures as we all are. I’m not the biggest Simpsons fan, but I’ve always liked Lisa. 

[Image description: A collage of four photos, all of Quorra from Tron Legacy. Quorra has short flapper like black hair, with a angled bang cut. She also has dark eyeliner and is wearing a tight but not that revealing black grid costume with glowing blue pseudo circuitry as highlights. She is in multiple poses, in the first standing and looking at us over her shoulder, in one she’s in position to fight whilst holding her light disc level with her head, in another she is lounging on a classically styled modern couch and in the last she appears to be looking at something out of shot. End of line.]

This is Quorra. She’s from the movie ‘Tron: Legacy’. She is really awesome and really pretty.

She is a pretty strong female character in my mind, though after she rescues Sam she kinda just fades away and I have some issues about something she does at the end, but otherwise she is adorable and awesome.

Her character I think was done very well, with the childlike innocence and wonder about the world beyond the grid. I hope that when (there better be a when) there is a Tron 3 they have her in it and being awesome and kick butt. And preferably no romance between her and Sam.

I just hope she doesn’t have to wear high heels in the next film either. What was the costume designer thinking when she made all of them wear high heeled wedges? (I know it’s a woman from a behind the scenes clip I watched).

[Image description: A collection of pictures of Éowyn from Lord of the Rings, four wide and three tall, show her in differing emotional states from happy to sad to determined. In one she is shown at the funeral of her cousin, in another she is walking between two large animals, presumably horses whilst laughing and in another it appears as though she is arguing or challenging an unseen character. The last two show Éowyn in her armour and killing the Wraith King. End of description.]

singingandreading:

#5: Éowyn

Before I start talking about Éowyn, I would like to say that there is almost no difference in how much I like each of my Top 5.

Now then … If the movies had more women like Éowyn, I might actually be inspired to watch more current movies than I do now.

She is just amazing. She is regal; dignified; attached to her family; and very, very strong. Although emotional at times, Éowyn does not let her emotions get the best of her, which takes a lot of admirable strength.

Even as I was reading the books, I really cared about what happened to Éowyn. She was the only woman who was a regular presence, and I really liked her. I was therefore both happy for her and jealous when I learned that she marries Faramir. (Keep in mind that Faramir was my Most Desirable Male at the time.)

Of course, the biggest reason I like Éowyn is because she kills the Witch-King. No living man can kill the Witch-King, but because Éowyn is a woman, she can, and she does. I know that without Merry, she likely would have died, but hey, at least she kills the guy. And as the Witch-King is Public Enemy No. 2 on my list of literary villains, Éowyn gains huge favor points for that.

Power to the women!

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[Image description: A computer painted image of Toph Bei Fong, on the other side of puberty than we see her in the show but wearing similar clothing, in an earth bending position and rocks are flying about at her command. End of description.]

rainythursdaydaydreams:

Another Toph by Genzoman. I love how she looks so feminine but strong here.

Avatar: The Last Airbender as a show was fantastic about having strong female characters, all of whom were different and sometimes polar opposites to each other - yet held their own strength. 

So here’s one of my favourite fan art pictures of Toph, several years older than she is in the show but still letting rock know who its mistress is.

[Image description: Claudia Black as Aeryn Sun, with her hair down but in normal clothing, leaning on a table full of various unknown objects wearing a ever so slightly questioning expression. End of description.]

etonia:

There is way, WAY too much dude on my dash today. So I see you, people posting dudes, and raise you the flawless Claudia Black.

Let’s talk about how amazing she is. See this picture? This is a picture from Farscape. Peacekeeper Wars, to be specific. Her character, Aeryn Sun, is so controlled. So self-contained. Unlike most tough female characters who get a romance subplot (…though let’s face it, Farscape was just psychedelic scifi romance at its best, and it was not a subplot at all), Aeryn never loses her toughness. She can have this deep emotional growth and still be this amazing warrior at the same time.

I realize that’s me praising the character, but I’m always amazed again when I go back and watch Farscape. Aeryn is so full of self-control, and I never doubt that for a second. Thing is, I’ve been in the same room as Claudia Black. She’s funny, she’s warm, and she’s goofy. It’s like polar opposites. That’s how amazing she is.

Amazing and flawless.

FEMALE CHARACTERS I WISH I COULD BE STRONG LIKE: ✯ Fa Mulan

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