ext_9157 ([identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] redbrunja 2013-08-28 08:56 am (UTC)

Yep. People tend to use ‘strong female character’ when they mean both ‘action girl’ AND ‘well-written female character’ and so the phrase now has this ‘there’s a RIGHT WAY to be a woman’ connotation and is used, as you mentioned, to derogate female characters who (typically) are more traditionally feminine.

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