I know I’m not the only person sick and tired of “girlbosses”. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself what it is exactly about these “strong female characters” that’s so terrible?
Sources on some of the topics discussed in the video:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16201459/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1754073917709940
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8477683/
https://oaks.kent.edu/_flysystem/ojs/journals/4/articles/169/submission/169-37-593-1-2-20200103.pdf
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/223/2/jeb212365/223648/Sexual-dimorphism-in-human-arm-power-and-force
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17186303/
(I apologize if I sound a little sick, I've been battling a persistent cold for a while.)
Chapters as they appear on Youtube:
0:00 - Intro
5:04 - Stella Gibson: Making Women Worse Men
7:57 - "Strength" Man vs. Woman
12:10 - Feminine Women as Strong Women
15:04 - The Most Important Female "Strength"
19:30 - AGENCY
27:19 - Femininity Is Weakness (Apparently)
34:24 - Hyper-sexuality is Feminine (Apparently)
38:44 - Real Strength in Real Women
49:42 - Masculine Strength as Moral Strength
52:46 - Feminine Weaknesses and Negative Traits
54:24 - Conclusion (and Disclaimers)
