Can I just say how cool it was that both of these superheroines’ personalities and powers were explored in this episode? And how well it was done?
Starfire was not shamed for being emotional. Her powers come from her emotions.
Raven was not shamed for suppressing her emotions. Her power requires amazing control.
They both. Work. They are both different kinds of strength, and they are both heroic and powerful and good. And they each learned from the other, and helped each other out by seeing from each others’ perspective, and finding the value in their differing approaches! Wow!
Fuck yes, this is how you write super-ladies, okay. There’s more than one way to be a “strong female character.” There’s all different kinds of strength. Why don’t more people GET this?
Oh, you probably know I don’t read the Green Lantern books. And you probably know I think Hal’s basically a jerk. And you may know that I’ve complained a number of times about the fact that everytime a ring chooses someone on Earth it always finds a dude (except for this woman). And before we go any further, the ring didn’t find Jade.
How can it be that no woman from Earth has the will to become a Green Lantern? How can the ring just bypass every woman on Earth to end up with a man? Other planets have female Green Lanterns. It doesn’t make any sense.
Well, it looks like that may be changing. Yes, DC may have finally put a ring on …
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