SuperWoman

the article for this post is "supernatural girls" by kathleen sweeney. basically, the subject of this article is the semi-recent trend of super-naturally endowed/capable fictional female characters. first off, the super powers. ever since childhood, we have always wondered what it would be like to have super powers. the human condition is such that it ponders the what-ifs and what-wills of situations. therefore, one what-if is if human beings became superior in some way to what they are now. i'd love to have super powers. i myself grew up reading comic books. i use to pretend that i'd have super powers along with my friends and we'd form "super hero" groups. secondly, the rise of the female that can kick super butt. as our culture stresses on equality in real life, so too has it stressed equality in our dreams of super "heroes". one just has to compare the new doctor who series with the old one. the female companions (with maybe the exception of romana and tegan) were "helpless" girls that would scream whenever there was a monster. in the new series, they help the doctor, remind him to be compasionate, and make sure to stick up for the human race whenever the doctor makes an offhanded remark against humanity every now and again.