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remindmeofthe) wrote2011-09-11 04:43 pm
remindmeofthe) wrote2011-09-11 04:43 pm
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This week in the Whoniverse, it sucks to be a woman.
Because you get your choices taken from you and your fate decided by the men in your life, around whom your existence revolves anyway.
Esther Drummond: Killed gratuitously at the last minute to give Rex some manpain over having to decide between her and the entire human race. She was only there to be killed because of her crush on Rex. (This is what I was so angry about when I first posted last night.) Please note that Esther is the second woman whose tragic death was more about Rex than about her.
Jilly Kitzinger: Sure, she lived, but the last time we saw this strong-minded, stubborn, capable woman, she was literally trotting after a man who had held out a promise to her like a dog biscuit.
Two Streams Amy Pond: Manipulated into non-existence by the Doctor; treated as an uncomfortable afterthought by Rory; unwilling to make choices for herself (either of her selves), but prepared to make choices for "a boy" who only accepted her existence after she was safely doomed.
Ladies, it doesn't matter how awesome you are or how much courage you discover within yourself when it counts or how incredibly resourceful you are. Your life, death, and status of existence will revolve around a man no matter what you do. And if you don't like that, don't worry.
The writers will make you like it.
Don't even comment to defend any of this shit or accuse me of being overly simplistic or wtfever, okay? I don't wanna hear it. Be angry along with me or take it to your own journal.
Because you get your choices taken from you and your fate decided by the men in your life, around whom your existence revolves anyway.
Esther Drummond: Killed gratuitously at the last minute to give Rex some manpain over having to decide between her and the entire human race. She was only there to be killed because of her crush on Rex. (This is what I was so angry about when I first posted last night.) Please note that Esther is the second woman whose tragic death was more about Rex than about her.
Jilly Kitzinger: Sure, she lived, but the last time we saw this strong-minded, stubborn, capable woman, she was literally trotting after a man who had held out a promise to her like a dog biscuit.
Two Streams Amy Pond: Manipulated into non-existence by the Doctor; treated as an uncomfortable afterthought by Rory; unwilling to make choices for herself (either of her selves), but prepared to make choices for "a boy" who only accepted her existence after she was safely doomed.
Ladies, it doesn't matter how awesome you are or how much courage you discover within yourself when it counts or how incredibly resourceful you are. Your life, death, and status of existence will revolve around a man no matter what you do. And if you don't like that, don't worry.
The writers will make you like it.
Don't even comment to defend any of this shit or accuse me of being overly simplistic or wtfever, okay? I don't wanna hear it. Be angry along with me or take it to your own journal.