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minus-squareExcrubulent@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoYeah, like when was there ever a heroine in 80s action sci fi that was a no-nonsense rough & tumble ass-kicking type? I can’t think of a single one, let alone multiple iconic characters that headlined my favourite movies from the era.
minus-squareZC3rr0r@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoIf only that era of movies hadn’t spawned a TV Trope that sadly coloured these folks’ perceptions on strong, independent, rough and tumble women: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VasquezAlwaysDies
minus-squareDogiedog64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 hours agoFirst I can think of is Ellen Ripley from Alien and Aliens. Didn’t start out badass or ass-kicking, but sure as shit ended up doing so.
Yeah, like when was there ever a heroine in 80s action sci fi that was a no-nonsense rough & tumble ass-kicking type? I can’t think of a single one, let alone multiple iconic characters that headlined my favourite movies from the era.
If only that era of movies hadn’t spawned a TV Trope that sadly coloured these folks’ perceptions on strong, independent, rough and tumble women: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VasquezAlwaysDies
First I can think of is Ellen Ripley from Alien and Aliens. Didn’t start out badass or ass-kicking, but sure as shit ended up doing so.