machamechamama:

the phrase “she’s such a strong bad ass character!”

shut up. shut up.

shut. the. fuck. up.

who decided that what we all want the most is a “strong” female character? maybe i want a weak woman character. maybe i do. because oh, there are weak fucking women. there really are. and i think their stories are good stories too. and worth knowing.

i speak of “weak” in a critical holistic human way. not hollywood sexist adorkable way.

i am so tired of bad asses. i’m not a bad ass. i never will be a bad ass. i’m not particularly strong. the women i know who i count as incredibly strong? they spend half their lives like i do, their asses whupped by depression and chronic illness and barely able to get out of bed.

ugh. i am very dissatisfied.

(Source: iinventedeverything, via cesaire-deactivated20130428)