prolifeisnochoice:
the-walrus-squad:
queerpumpkins:
I propose a new test for storytelling: the...
I propose a new test for storytelling: the unpleasantness test. Do the women in your show/movie/etc get to look unpleasant (more so than “cute disheveled”)? Do they get to act according to their own agency, possibly including being unpleasant to the male lead? Are they more than a pleasant and nice and always accommodating lamp?
Well, at least I don’t have to worry about this one…
furthermore: are they the villains and/or are they punished for this perceived unpleasantness in any way by the narrative? is this punishment seen as justified?
In my case they’re the heroes (or closest thing to them in the books) and though nearly everyone in the books dies horribly, those that do are certainly not being punished for looking or acting unpleasant. Whether the deaths in question are justified is a matter of much debate among some fans.
