Feminist Frequency

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJxqRLg9x0

For my video I choose one concerning the issue of the Straw Feminist, a strangely hurtful character trope found in many TV shows and movies, even ones I hold dear to my heart, such as Rugrats and Powerpuff Girls.

In this video, we learn about the Straw Feminist. It is a trope were a female character who strongly believes women's rights and other feminist issues, is constantly seen as a nag or put-down. Examples are included in a such popular shows as Family Guy and The Powerpuff Girls. In Family Guy episode, I am Peter, Hear me Roar, Peter Griffin is tricked by a feminist attorney into thinking he is a woman. The attorney in question is based on famous feminist, Gloria Altright, crudely named, Gloria Ironbox. In The Powerpuff Girls episode, Equal Fights, the girls fight a feminist super-villain who manipulates them into seeing inequality everywhere they go. The video ends with Anita saying that this trope is set up to discourage feminist issues and give a negative spine on feminists.

While this video has some good points, there are many faults. At certain points, it feels like Anita is attacking none-existent monsters and search for flaws that aren't there. For instance, she mentioned South Park and the character of Wendy Testaburger as an example. Wendy in the show as a positive character, a strong and intelligent female, smarter then Kyle even. In the episode in question of Family Guy was meant to satirize certain aspects of feminism and how work places tend to give special treatment to female workers over male workers, as Peter is in trouble for making a joke a female coworker didn't like. Even some of her examples from children's cartoon like Rugrats seems more innocent then what is given, how Phil and Lil's mom domineers her husband. It had some good points, but on the whole, the examples and research were poor.