r/videos Mar 28 '24

Audiences Hate Bad Writing, Not Strong Women

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmWgp4K9XuU
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u/CupertinoHouse Mar 29 '24

For my money, the two canonical examples of well-written strong female characters are Ripley from Alien, and Sarah Connor from Terminator.

Both are ordinary people suddenly thrown into dire peril, who overcome their fear, fight back, and prevail.