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F/Finland. Art blog. I draw a webcomic and lurk in a fandom or two!
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Jul 31 '13

jm-henry said: The point was especially made when she mentioned Phantomland, because by your own logic, Chie should be the character leading the story, but she doesn’t. By you own logic, your comic would be deemed sexist again, by your own logic.

Umm Chie is the main character. The story is told from her point of view.

She’s not as brave or powerful as other characters, but how would that negate her status as a protagonist?

Truly it grinds my gears on the rare occasion when someone goes “I don’t like how you’ve made Chie so weak and helpless” of course she’s weak and helpless THAT’S THE POINT x__x The story is about her learning to survive in a world populated by violent assholes is it really that hard to figure out??

Yes, women come with individual flaws and shortcomings. It’s called the bare basics of decent characterization and has nothing to do with sexism thank you very much

42 notes
  1. weebcity said: If you put my cousin in the setting of Phantomland, she’d be just like Chie. So does that mean that she can’t be a protagonist of any story? That girls and women must be strong and proactive to be protagonists?? Omg get away from this blog dude
  2. sukkamehu said: grah what on earth T_T Chie is a good character the way she is, she’s your character! My dear dog, every female is different, if someones for example weak physically, that doesn’t mean theyre completely weak! Gah. You rock! >W<
  3. frecklearchipelago said: The point of gender equality isn’t to present ONE TYPE of woman, either. It’s about portraying ALL TYPES, which includes women who have a range of dispositions and who are sometimes not as strong as they might like to be.
  4. jm-henry said: “I don’t like how you’ve made Chie so weak and helpless" If that grinds your gears, imagine how game devs must feel. My point was that you’re contradicting yourself. Your attitude about “weak” females in gaming can be easily applied to your own work.
  5. beepocherri said: People have this assumption that a strong female character = STRONG IN EVERY SENSE but a strong female character can come in many different shapes and personalities, characterization shouldn’t be ignored
  6. uselessknight said: I hate how only “strong, outspoken, brave women” are the only type of women considered as non-sexist. There are many different types of women, weak and strong! Chie will grow. Besides, I’m sure she’d act the same even if Jon was a female.
  7. anniilaugh said: what a truly frustrating individual.. can i just… aaaAARGHhh
  8. demonicmuffin said: can’t you just block and report this “by your own logic” asshole
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