tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post5775443253824693108..comments2023-08-11T05:49:23.366-04:00Comments on Exploring Believability: How To Write Empowering Female CharactersJ. Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10652255892382558843noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-80471556669884919372015-11-07T22:54:10.545-05:002015-11-07T22:54:10.545-05:00Who's that short hair girl with armor, I think...Who's that short hair girl with armor, I think she looks cool and cute.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955714910483422574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-21794105055994904822015-01-27T23:16:07.130-05:002015-01-27T23:16:07.130-05:00Sadly in our society black women are denied their ...Sadly in our society black women are denied their femininity... also humanity. You know what non-whites are still inhuman in general to society at large. Sadly Japan follows this trend at times, even if they realize they're not at the top.Chimalpahinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253712863324258942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-76548731957410712632014-05-19T23:28:28.245-04:002014-05-19T23:28:28.245-04:00Great article it really helps for young animators ...Great article it really helps for young animators and character desigers like me, thanks!!Thesis Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716307210686702292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-83712366128733720642014-05-16T19:03:59.021-04:002014-05-16T19:03:59.021-04:00I am offended by the fat black wrestler you used t...I am offended by the fat black wrestler you used to justify your points. You could have used a skinny, pretty black woman but no. White women's lop sided feminist racism strikes again. ChildCalledBlackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452342917105294463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-44701642045235296812013-06-10T05:57:02.910-04:002013-06-10T05:57:02.910-04:00Great article ...Thanks for your great information...Great article ...Thanks for your great information, the contents are quiet interesting. I will be waiting for your next post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vandellacostumes.com/" rel="nofollow">Mens Bodybuilding Suits</a> - vandella costumes has been selling quality competition suits and costumes to pros and amateurs for 17 years.<br />Harikesh Chauhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491335750627084719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-60555861873182499622013-05-22T00:32:34.969-04:002013-05-22T00:32:34.969-04:00This is a wonderful article. Really you hit all th...This is a wonderful article. Really you hit all the marks. You can design your characters in any way, make them look and dress in any manner as long as the audience takes them seriously. Because taking someone seriously means being invested in their story, and once invested in their story you care what happens to them. Their fears and their happiness become your own because you care about them. If your audience loses interest in your character, it's because you didn't make them care, because you didn't take their character development, their traits into serious consideration. Because really, if you, the author, don't care about your character then why should we, the audience? Crayon Eaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862672872888478833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-71282304583824106262013-04-17T23:45:17.104-04:002013-04-17T23:45:17.104-04:00Great post on journaling, Carrie. I have only trie...Great post on journaling, Carrie. I have only tried this after completing my book, usually for character blog posts. Most times my books evolve from an idea or story question, and the characters evolve from that...except with Renner. He was Trey's partner in Journey's End, and I knew as soon as he hit the page that he'd star in his own book.<br />Thanks for sharing your method, Carrie. 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Good read otherwise, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-11307568126553342052013-02-16T09:06:22.605-05:002013-02-16T09:06:22.605-05:00That is my think also, it the very good option for...That is my think also, it the very good option for your fantasy. now it is being well known among guys since it is easier for people to talk about all kind of sexual fantasies on the phone.I want you to do things that are exciting spontaneous and fun<br /><a href="http://www.livesexcalls.co.uk/age-play-phone-sex.php" rel="nofollow">age play phone sex </a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605741185408526957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-8679111467420485802012-11-26T10:24:30.261-05:002012-11-26T10:24:30.261-05:00Came here by accident (umm, was looking for acne i...Came here by accident (umm, was looking for acne info...don't judge me) but it's perfect since I'm applying to a local, woman-only video game incubator. 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I really enjoyed reading this....Very good article.<br /><br />I really enjoyed reading this.Julien Brightsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724803891742036494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-68570314584230991532012-07-14T03:13:39.048-04:002012-07-14T03:13:39.048-04:00WWE is a joke. The women of Strikeforce or other M...WWE is a joke. The women of Strikeforce or other MMA shows are the real deal. Although even these women often sell their looks, do promotions or bikini shoots for example; but when they're in the cage the fight is REAL! All of them are highly trained in their respective martial arts/combat styles.<br /><br />And also, good article!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689399096048782901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-51661586240779685852012-04-15T09:39:01.254-04:002012-04-15T09:39:01.254-04:00Thanks for reading my article and, more importantl...Thanks for reading my article and, more importantly, for taking the time to speak to it. I'm (unsurprisingly) in almost total agreement with what you're saying in this article. The intent of my article was to highlight that aiming for a single female ideal is unhelpful: a strong woman can take many forms, which I find men in media tend to forget. Your article took this point and explored it with precision; in a world dominated by men writing about men, women become "standardized." Your LoL example was spot-on: the men came in different shapes and sizes, but the women DON'T, and that's speaks to a tremendous failing, because as you way, the women looked that way not because it was true to their character, but because it was that a dude wanted her to look that way and LATER came up with a story that justified her design.<br /><br />You're also right that it's so hard to figure out what came first: the audience or the individual. Is a woman dressing for herself, or because it is expected of her to dress a certain way? As an individual, I'm very comfortable in acknowledging that my answer is "yes" to both. And I think it's okay to sit with that complexity - we aren't black and white beings, after all, and so our "idols" of femininity shouldn't be either.<br /><br />Like I say in my article, when writing female characters, it ultimately boils down to what the message is going to be. A highly stylized, hyper-sexy female lead who is written not to justify her appearance, but instead with her appearance being a BYPRODUCT of the message her character is intended to send: that's the kind of stuff I want to see. I'm also completely comfortable with a woman who is subtler, whose femininity isn't as in-your-face but is a silent strength of her character... I just think that in today's world, what you say is right: being sexy is somehow looked at as DISempowering, and I rail against that with all my might, because in my context, I can't stand the idea of an "unfeminine" woman being defined as an empowered one.<br /><br />The duality you describe is also spot-on, where being less feminine actively make you MORE masculine - that is something that I would like to see change. The duality existing in itself is fine, but maybe we shouldn't have to act like men to be "strong"... we should act like women - and what that means is different to each of us.<br /><br />Ask a Chinese person (like myself) what it means to be Chinese, and you will get a different answer from my sister, my mother, and my father. Within my own family, we have different definitions of what it means to be a part of our cultural group. This is largely similar when you ask different women what it means to be a woman.<br /><br />Women as archetypes in comic books and in video games is inescapable - the boys have it rough in that area, too. But I agree with you that as these genres evolve, there is a requirement for the "universe" to become more realistic... to start stepping away from archetypes and start looking at complex, multifaceted characters that accurately reflect the truth of what it means to be female, male, or just human, which is that in all cases, it's a highly individual experience.<br /><br />Thank you again for this very insightful and well-written article. I truly enjoyed reading and you've given me much to reflect on!Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185566252711170436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493946997489326661.post-42549683776455784362012-04-13T07:07:14.011-04:002012-04-13T07:07:14.011-04:00This is a great article.
Vasquez is a good exampl...This is a great article.<br /><br />Vasquez is a good example of a strong female character but for an even better one I would look to Ripley. She is a perfect example of an independant, strong willed physically capable female who is also feminine and caring, M41a in one hand and Newt in the other. <br /><br />This is also why I love Alyx Vance as a character. She has a role to play and takes names doing it. Yes, she is the love interest and plays 'second fiddle' but she is not a throwaway annoyance in any way. She has to be second fiddle because she is not the protagonist - Gordon is - but he could not complete his objectives without her support. <br /><br />Also Kharma looks like a complete badass.<br /><br />Oh and that reminds me of the female priest woman from Fable 2, the one with the giant hammer thing. She was cool.Flobblemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573118583556767606noreply@blogger.com