It's interesting, because recently I've been watching Xena: Warrior
Princess with a friend, and one of the things I enjoy is how Gabrielle,
the plucky sidekick of the titular princess, is expressly stated to be a
lousy fighter who talks her way out of everything. But she doesn't do it
by batting her eyelashes and flirting; she's like Odysseus, or a used car
salesman, in a, "wait wait wait, we can come to a mutually beneficial
arrangement, you and I!" way, and that isn't a role I see women get to
play very often, the kinda seedy persuader type. It's really enjoyable!
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Date: 2019-06-29 12:59 am (UTC)It's interesting, because recently I've been watching Xena: Warrior Princess with a friend, and one of the things I enjoy is how Gabrielle, the plucky sidekick of the titular princess, is expressly stated to be a lousy fighter who talks her way out of everything. But she doesn't do it by batting her eyelashes and flirting; she's like Odysseus, or a used car salesman, in a, "wait wait wait, we can come to a mutually beneficial arrangement, you and I!" way, and that isn't a role I see women get to play very often, the kinda seedy persuader type. It's really enjoyable!