tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541717758783954045.post6760409413514221324..comments2023-06-19T05:20:47.859-07:00Comments on Aggregate: Permission to Write the Damsel in DistressTheo Nicole Lorenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316780018221045702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541717758783954045.post-20166483062872515812009-08-25T22:03:19.581-07:002009-08-25T22:03:19.581-07:00l think Kelly's right, honestly. To add to it,...l think Kelly's right, honestly. To add to it, abuse and all the wonderful things that are associated with it are part of our world, and I think it could be said that acknowledging that, weather you do it via male or female characters, is a good idea. If every women you read about is kick ass, able to fend for herself and has none of the typical vulnerabilities, she's going to be very very boring to read - a large part of our interest in reading is being able to find ourselves in some way, or see how we would triumph in that situation. Being that we're human, and generally have our issues, sometimes we have to triumph by not kicking ass, but by finding our own way of going about it.<br /><br />I haven't read a lot of your work lately, but I still remember how you portrayed one of the female characters in Sixth, and that always seemed she was stronger then she portrayed, even when she was weak. Anyway, just my thoughts. <br />~laurieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541717758783954045.post-56361274549987736262009-08-07T22:11:43.215-07:002009-08-07T22:11:43.215-07:00really, the problem only arises in (good!) feminis...really, the problem only arises in (good!) feminist critique of fiction when the damsel in distress is the ONLY representation of women in the story. <br /><br />When the damsel-in-distress (DiD) is held up as the ideal and the only role women play in that work of fiction, you end up with a problem.<br /><br />knowing your stuff i suspect that there will be other ladies in it, and there will be times when people disagree with the character, and it will be pretty plain that this is NOT the be-all and end-all and most awesome role women can ever play.<br /><br />I liked this little essay tho. I have some similar conevrsations with myself while writing Godseeker. I mean...Sombath, on some level, literally needs a man in order to access her power. Which is a whole set of problems right there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541717758783954045.post-82642526503719339432009-08-06T08:15:04.561-07:002009-08-06T08:15:04.561-07:00For those of us who have been unable to fight for ...For those of us who have been unable to fight for ourselves at points in the past, or who are unable to fight right now, your character -does- kick ass, just by her existence, by the fect that she is one of us, one of the ones who is swept under the rug. Your character shows us we exist, and that may be the strongest part of all.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469989741397615035noreply@blogger.com