"Killing People Is Easy. Making Them Suffer Is An Art."

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mollivanders asked me about the presentation of a strong woman in fiction; E.g. Black Widow, Kahlan Amnell, Buffy, Katniss, Johanna, etc etc etc.

Let me just say, the women mentioned are some of my favorites. I am a sucker for just about every flavor of action girl but what makes the listed women awesome is that while all of them are fierce warriors in their own right (Kahlan and Buffy in particular are both as stylish as they are deadly) they all have different and interesting facets to their personality. Kahlan and Buffy both long for a more normal life, Natasha Romanoff is either (movie) atoning for a bloody past or (comics) a fierce, vengeful SHIELD agent who protects women who have been victimized by others. Katniss just wants everyone to leave her alone and asking her to have feelings about things that aren't a.) hunting or b.) her little sister and Johanna wants to BURN SOME SHIT DOWN.