[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-22 Thread azgrey
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfiend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > > > my favorite feminist characters in film and te

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-14 Thread Vaj
On Dec 14, 2009, at 11:29 AM, azgrey wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > my favorite feminist characters in film and television. > > What are yours? > Peg Bundy from the TV series "Married With Children." D

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-14 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > > my favorite feminist characters in film and television. > > > > What are yours? > > Peg Bundy from the TV series "Marr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-14 Thread azgrey
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > my favorite feminist characters in film and television. > > What are yours? > Peg Bundy from the TV series "Married With Children." Definately. Very spiritual. The series was onc

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread ShempMcGurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In Fairfi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread PaliGap
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In Fairfie

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" > wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > wrote: > > > > > my favorite feminist cha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread PaliGap
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > > > > my favorite feminist characters

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > > > my favorite feminist characters in film and television. > > > > > > What are yours? > > Too many to enumerat

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread ShempMcGurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote: [snip] > "A League of Their Own" Geena Davis, Rosie O'Donnell and Madonna Geena Davis I can see. I can also see the actress who played her sister. And, in particular, the girl from the rural area, the really plain not-so-good-l

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread ShempMcGurk
My three favourite "strong" women characters in movies aren't shoot-em-up types like Ripley (who I really love but just isn't in my fav's list): The mother in "Fanny and Alexandre", whose strength and unconditional love for her children is reflected in her SPOILER ALERT murder of her husband and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread PaliGap
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > > my favorite feminist characters in film and television. > > > > What are yours? > > Too many to enumerate here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teIIa3wDeoU

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > my favorite feminist characters in film and television. > > What are yours? > > Anyone out there got a favorite character from film or > TV or literature whom they think tops Ripley

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of > my favorite feminist characters in film and television. > > What are yours? > > Anyone out there got a favorite character from film or > TV or literature whom they think tops Riple

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread TurquoiseB
So, as a followup, I've named in this post a few of my favorite feminist characters in film and television. What are yours? Anyone out there got a favorite character from film or TV or literature whom they think tops Ripley from "Aliens" or Echo from "Dollhouse?" Or who you just like more, as an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dollhouse -- Is Echo the most feminist character ever on TV or in movies?

2009-12-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > And most important, *none* of what has been done to her > has made her angry and bitter and afraid to love. She > still loves deeply, more deeply in fact than any other > character in the series. > > If that ain't feminist, I don't kn