From buff to 'Buffy'.
Tagline: Girls with guns and goofy geeks are teaming up to redefine the action hero.
FTA: "...John Rambo and other cinematic action icons like him face a far larger problem than scornful critics: They’re being swept into irrelevance by a tide of new American heroes, like the retail drone turned reluctant spy of NBC’s 'Chuck,' admired more for their technical skills and a general lack of testosterone. And two new television series based on popular properties—'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' and 'Bionic Woman'—are spearheading a resurrection of the strong, hard-hitting and sexy action heroine—action figures who are tougher, less cartoonish, more relatable and just more believable than their beefed-up male counterparts."
[ edited by zeitgeist on 2008-01-27 17:46 ]
January 27 2008
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and, in the ladies’ case, rocking a sweat-soaked tank top.
And, ironically, the double standard is that it's still considered "dirty" or "naughty" for women to be parading around in anything less than a full length dress. LOL
I mean, c'mon...how many male action heroes are topless most of the time? The Hulk, Conan, Rocky, Rambo...the "300 Loin Cloths" Isn't the sweat soaked tank a McClane trademark? Superman and Spiderman's skin tight suits are for what? Aerodynamics?
If it's considered manly for men to show off the goods, why can't it also be feminine for women to do the same? I'm just sayin'...
GrrrlRomeo | January 27, 21:45 CET
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