#Sheroes

[padmaddean]

Ryder & Daisy Sheroes (2023)

[barbielore]

Please note that I am not myself Muslim so if I have accidentally used any incorrect terminology or stated something incorrect or misleading please correct me.

In 2017, Mattel created a one-of-a-kind Barbie to celebrate Olympic fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad. Ibtihaj Muhammad is a bronze medalist and is known for being the first American Olympian to compete while wearing a headscarf. This was also the first Barbie to be depicted in a Hijab.

This was then followed in 2018 by the Black Label collectors edition Ibtihaj Muhammad Barbie.

As I am sure comes as no surprise, this generated some controversy. Some people were thrilled at the idea of a Barbie that represented a group who historically have not been represented in many dolls at all, least of all Barbie. Others found the idea of a Barbie in a Hijab to be a "bad influence" on young girls and representing oppression more than diversity.

One such article put forward the notion that Mattel would never have created a fundamentalist Christian or Hasidic Barbie, and though I have not researched every Barbie based on a real person I would be surprised if there was not a depiction of another woman equally as religious as Ibtihaj Muhammad.

In addition to being an Olympic fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad launched a clothing company in 2014 with her siblings, Louella by Ibtihaj.

[womeninfictionandirl]

Greta Thunberg by Allison Adams

“We can't save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have to be changed. Everything needs to change - and it has to start today.”

Greta Thunberg (born 2003) is a climate activist from Sweden. As a school girl with autism, standing at less than 5ft, she started the ‘School Strike for Climate’ protests. Over the past year, she has become a global superstar of the climate change movement, promoting #fridaysforfuture alongside millions of school children (and now adults) across the globe to demand politicians, governments, and corporations take action on climate change.On Friday, August 20th, 2018, Greta began to sit outside the Parliament building in Stockholm every day during school time with a sign that read “Skolstrejk för klimatet’ (School Strike for Climate) demanding the country reduce carbon emissions. She quickly gained media coverage and the support of students and activists all over the world, who joined her voice in their own school strikes, demanding adults and lawmakers to take climate crisis and the future of the planet seriously.

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Charlotte Rudolph ~ Untitled (Dancer Mary Wigman in 'Feierliche Gestalt'), 1928 ~ Galerie Kicken Berlin ~ Sheroes of Photography V

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[addressedtothefire]

The best part of the Tortall universe is the way each protagonist politely cedes the mantle of main character energy to a new girl every four years.

Like whenever a new kid comes to town Alanna’s just like “ah, guess it’s time for their books now”  **moves into background, takes up sidekick pose**

[acidtripper666]

Isabelle Fuhrman in Sheroes (2023, dir. Jordan Gartner)

I do not own the rights to this film or any of these images

[tv-and-movie-quotes]

Sheroes (2023)

[jk-scrolling]

Anyone remember the PA who embezzled thousands of pounds from JK Rowling to buy a Versaille's worth of highly perfumed soaps?

She's cute, right?

Anyway, I'm sure she'd rather remain out of the limelight, but Amanda, I think you're a hero. You're the famous person I most want to have lunch with. I want to know how creepy it was in that castle. Was she already chewing the curtains mad about trans back then? Also kind of want to know what you did with all that soap.

[hotpotdragon]

Furies (2022)

[thenefilim]

Review - Sheroes

I learned something from Sheroes, if your father is the star of a bunch of action films, you and your friends automagicly become skilled fighters.

[wherever-i-look-blog]

Sheroes (2023) - Movie Review and Summary (with Spoilers) https://tinyurl.com/2zsgqaqe

[starqueen87]

March is Women's History Month!!

“How important it is to recognize and celebrate our heroes and sheroes!”—Maya Angelou

[barbielore]

In honour of Lesbian Visibility Day (April 26th) I wanted to touch on a few of the Barbies over the years who represent lesbian women.

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The first lesbian Barbie released - at least to my knowledge, and according to a couple of articles on the subject - was the 2016 Shero Barbie modeled after gold medalist soccer player Abby Wambach.

Technically, of course, this isn't really the case, as there was a Rosie O'Donnell Barbie released in 1999.

O'Donnell didn't come out of the closet as a lesbian until 2002 though, so it may be true that Wambach was the first Barbie modeled after someone known to Mattel as being a lesbian.

In 2019, Barbie included Sally Ride in the Inspiring Women range, and then in 2020, added Billie Jean King. Unlike the Wambach doll, these dolls were actually released as dolls that could be purchased by the general population.

No doubt there are many missing from this post, as of course many, many of the women being honoured by the Sheroes and Inspiring Women lines are honoured for reasons besides their sexual orientation - so although many of them may be queer, it's not always the first thing that pops up on a search.

Mattel has been on and off over the years over whether and how much queer representation they can include in the Barbie brand, but at least they're trying?

[womeninfictionandirl]

Irena Sendler by Allison Adams

Irena Sendler (1910-2008) was a Polish social worker who rescued 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto and placed them in convents and with non-Jewish families. She would tuck them away in suitcases and doctor's bags and hide them in her car. She trained her dog to bark if a child cried or a guard came near, which would cause the guard's dogs to bark in reaction. She saved 2500 lives...more than any other single person in that period.

[nonesuchrecords]

Natalie Merchant was a guest on the Sheroes podcast hosted by Carmel Holt. They spoke at the Newport Folk Festival in July, where Merchant took part in a number of special collaborative performances. They discuss her career, some of what she’s been focused on for the past few years, and what’s ahead. You can hear their conversation here.

Photo by Brian Lima

[spicywhiteboys]

Jack Kesy as Jasper McDaniel in “Sheroes” 🥰