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Fans Aren't Sexist, but Movies and Shows and their Defenders might be

I insulting everytime a female led movie or show comes out and real "fans" start defending it after it gets the slightest bit of criticism. If the property is a remake or already existed, the defense that "it's not for you, it's fir today's kids who love this sort of thing . . ." Because certainly the original series that used research and had lessons of the days was not and the heronie's design was really for grown men and . . . (I'm stoping here because this excuse is about as relevant as a weather report in Texas would be for Siberia).

Often I find these "real fans" haven't seen the version that they claim is "problematic" and blame men for poor ratings, some going further to say White men. This completely ignores how women feel about the property because the authors of various articles defending these shows and movies that must be defended by male basement dwelling trolls and neckbeards because the property clearly can't do that on it's own. . . Which is the real problem.

These authors refuse to accept that the movie or show they've been hyping might be bad or lack the universal appeal (excluding men) simply because it is female led. Not all criticism is hate and often the movie or show in question leaves one to wonder if it was even test screened? Most criticism explains how something could be improved. I'm tired of hearing the excuse "fans are sexist" or "they're NOT real fans" because they hate this new version.

I also find some parts of the property being defended sexist, such as Bow cleaning Glimmer's room in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (though I'm sure Danny Tanner would approve) and Chris Hemsworth's idiotic secretary role when Annie Potts in the Original Ghostbusters was competent and not just eye candy. Dare I go to the Last Jedi that divided the fanbase? So much wrong with that film, including underlying sexist tones -- but I'm saving most of that for later this year.

Another problem I find with these properties is they have other issues that get over looked because of the defense fans are sexist. These might be plot holes or continuation issues that is either chalked up to be explained in a future installment (not always guaranteed) or the answer was already given you just weren't paying attention (Leia's logic and physics defying space flight-- I don't care how much training she got from Luke even if she became a Master herself that should not have been possible. Can we even confirm Luke trained her? ) Accepting poorer quality will hurt the entertainment industry in the long run. This is why I can't stand people saying fans are sexist when the same fans who can't stand Captain Marvel loved Wonder Woman and some rallied behind Alita Battle Angel. Forget the female Ghostbusters from the 2016 movie, Kylie from Extreme Ghostbusters holds her own against the guys on her team with out them being dumbed down. Leia was pretty badass herself in the original Star Wars trilogy (ignore the Galaxy of Adventures that rewrites history) and Ahsoka fought to get respect in Clones Wars tv series which had female Jedi Masters along side the men; Rey pales in comparison.

The sad truth is fans/men don't hate strong female characters-- they love strong female, actually they love strong characters in general. So, what does that mean at the end of the day? The "strong female led movies" that are tanking just aren't that good. Let them fail like they would if they were male led, that would truly be equality. Make the writers, artists, directors, and actors learn from their mistakes so they could improve their products. That is what we should be striving for instead of shielding a female character from "Internet trolls" that seem to make up alot of the audience.

#truth #toxicmedia #hero #starwars #shera #battleangel #ghostbusters #mcu

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Why DreamWorks She-ra shouldn't get a second season

One year ago, fans of the classic 80's heroine were rejoicing with the news that She-Ra would be getting a reboot. Months later we saw the first images and so began the rift. Personally, I had never heard of the showrunner or her work prior to the reboot. After viewing her take on She-Ra, I have no desire to view anything attached to her name. While the new crew bragged and even offered spoilers for their season 2, now theorized to be part 2 of season 1, there has been no confirmation or release date offered at this time. Netflix often makes such decisions within a month after the show premiere on their service, so what could've gone wrong?

1) Lazy art-- For many original fans, the first images were a striking difference from the style and designs of the classic. Most characters hardly resemble their 80's counterparts. All red heads got dye jobs for some reason; not really as inclusive as they marketed it to be. Many would be viewers even mistake She-Ra for a boy, not even resembling Adora (why did they ditch the secret identity if they were going to make them look like completely different people?). Between the ugly shorts and sholder spikes, the outfit fails visually.

There is a lack of detail or shading that gives off a cheap or half done feel to it. Most of the characters come across as flat, which is a shame with the beautiful shaded backgrounds.There is even a lack of consistency for the characters who can change shape and size between scenes. Our body positive Glitter loses inches around her waist in Horde Armor while She-Ra grows and shrinks with the episodes. In a show like Steven Universe, the nature of Gem we can forgive that. Many have also pointed out the disappearing sword as well. We could say magic, but by this point it should've been established if that were the case.

2) Lazy writing- Aside from Catra, most characters are inconsistent or underdeveloped personality wise. Bow is more like Glimmer's personal servent than friend, which "best friend squad?" "Princess Alliance"? "Princess Prom"? "Horsie"? These names are sort of weak or exclusive. Although simple the "Great Rebellion" was more inclusive and more to the point of fighting against Hordack instead of high school.

3) Lack of connection to the source- It is a reboot, but a good reboot follows the source close enough that the connection is obvious for older fans. We don't get that. As previously stated, the characters hardly look like their counterparts.

Rules and concepts in the original were either ignored or broken due to the fact the writer hates challenges. Secret identity? That would involve figuring out how to sneak off and avoid being revealed every time She-Ra was needed.

I've had people tell me it's a reboot as the excuse for this and I've had people say it's better if treated as it's own thing. For fans of the original, it only takes the name. They tried to mimic the transformation from Sailor Moon and the story outline from Avatar the Last Airbender while having the number of episodes as season 1 of Legend of Korra. Even the Care bear -- I mean Princess friendship beam has been done a million times before and better. This copy cat fails time after time and season 2 would just be junk.

Look, this reboot sucks. At it's best it's meh and worst yuck. Who cares about shipping? Saying it looks better than Thundercats Roar isn't saying much. They can't even get He-Man or his part of the Masters of the Universe. It might be the best thing for Netflix to bury this series and DreamWorks sell the rights to the owners of He-Man. We might get a better compete Masters of the Universe reboot that way.