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NikolaiFyodorov  ·  3877 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why I Hate Strong Female Characters

Agree. McDougall's argument seems to rest mainly on the absence of complex women characters in action films, where complex characters of either gender are hard to find. Sure, Sherlock Holmes is complex, but the novels from which his character germinated are far removed from action as we know it today.

Reading this column I started to wonder whether McDougall actually read any novels or watched any movies outside of Warner Brothers or Pixar, herself.

*Edit: I'd add that I found the author's comments and link about the "strong black woman" stereotype and the damage therefrom informative and enlightening.