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[tyrannusimons]

[bluewasabducted]

at the height of my scooby doo hyperfixation a while ago i made a playlist for all of the mystery gang and i thought i was so funny for this

[insomniac-arrest]

it is literally so frustrating when media can’t write women, I just want to shake some of these writers so badly since it’s not that hard.

take Daphne from Scooby Doo for instance

she consistently has her characterization drastically changed from one iteration to the next, sometimes she’s the newly minted Action Girl or sometimes the air-headed diva. You can watch a video about it here which goes into “The Problem of Daphne”.

Now, western media is STILL trying to grapple with the character whose personality in the gang is just described as “girl” which has been prevalent for decades.

Which is some dumb fuck shit as you might expect.

My frustration with Daphne however is that THE ANSWER IS RIGHT THERE. Most screenwriters know that the key to any kind of ensemble is balancing. You want a smart guy, a big guy, a loose canon, etc. Different people for different problems (and with different weaknesses).

Most characters whose personality is “girl” function as the moral compass of a group. The main problem being that when this role becomes so bland, one-dimensional and ONLY applied to one type of character. And frankly, Scooby Doo works better as a moral compass since he’s like, a dog. Dogs are good.

Plus, Daphne has already HAD a personality that balances out the group in arguably the best Scooby Doo movie “Zombie Island”

Velma works as the smart guy, Fred is the leader, and Shaggy/Scooby are the comic relief or heart of the work. And Daphne can be the believer.

We know this dynamic works as Daphne can be the believer to Velma’s sceptic, Scully-Mulder style (or Buzzfeed Unsolved). You see, while Shaggy can also be the believer since he is literally running into all of the monsters, he’s not seeking these ghosts or anything in order to prove something.

If Daphne is the believer and actively trying to investigate the supernatural as “real” she would also have a reason to get captured all the time. She can still like fashion and learn to be an Action Girl and explore other facets of her personality too.

Bada boom bada bing, you have a well-balanced group and a character who has a function and defined personality outside of her gender. And you no longer have to keep changing her personality from one work to the next! Woo

as an aside, I think we need to stop babying these male writers who make excuses for why they don’t include or can’t write fun and well-rounded women. If you can’t write for 50% of the population that doesn’t “give you a blind spot” man, it just makes you a bad writer.

[captainsjack]

im in love with her

[syrva]

period dramas stress me tf out because none of the characters will say please or thank you to the hand maidens and house workers 

[buffysummers]

So true

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The James Avery Tribute The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion (2020)

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