What if you could write a show aimed at girls?

You know, arguably Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Gods of the Arena is aimed at females, what with all the shirtless, buff men in it.

Then what would you attribute the perceived differences to?

Anyway... it really depends on "in comparison to what other girls' shows are teaching." There are messages that I think young girls these days need more of, but if other cartoons are already on it (not familiar enough with female-oriented entertainment to know) then it would seem redundant and repetitive. (And I know as a kid that repetitive aesops backfired for me. I felt I needed more variety. Still do, to a lesser extent.)

edited 23rd Sep '11 6:19:34 PM by HiddenFacedMatt

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I was thinking that I would put some emphasis on the butt whooping because girls love butt kicking action I should know I have watched so much action shows when I was young that it wasn't funny.I mean this is the girl who would try to get her homework done as fast to catch Toonami as fast as she could.I think girls love manly action as much as the boys because its empowering and we get off manly men who are also softies at heart.

joy: by chance, did you happen to watch Xena: Warrior Princess?

I pretty much grew up watching Xena and Hercules. And Kevin Sorbo IS THE ONLY Hercules in my mind, and I won't hear anything to the contrary.

No,I am only eighteen and so I was a elementary schooler when it was still on but I did watch stuff like Kim Possible,Totally Spies,Sailor Moon,and Power Puff Girls when I was younger.

Stereotypes and wishful thinking on the part of adults. Also, in some cases, failure to properly separate variables.

Stuff what I do.

I'd probably produce something like Panty And Stocking, but with a trio of girls that are not blood related and set in a fantasy setting with knights and wizards and such.

The emotions of others can seem like such well guarded mysteries, people 8egin to 8elieve that's how their own emotions should 8e treated.

@Mark:Women like buff shirtless men, girls like pretty boys.

edited 23rd Sep '11 7:05:38 PM by joeyjojo

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Anvils that would be dropped:

• Loyalty instead of backstabbing
• Cultivating brains over beauty
• Not dumbing oneself down in order to be less intimidating to boys
• Thinking critically of consumerism and stereotypical attitudes of girls towards shopping
• Developing a healthy sexuality versus sexualizing oneself to ingratiate oneself with those one is attracted to
• Lastly, self-esteem is the esteem of your motherfucking self. If you are unsatisfied with who you are, work on self-improvement, but not because others pressure you to fit their mold of what they think you should behave and look like.

And better than thy stroke; why swellest thou then?

There should be more shows about girls becoming queens.Princesses are okay but I think there should be more good queens in animated series besides queens in history were badass.Also queens in my opinion have more authority and regalness to them.I think having a girl become a queen shows a transition into womanhood and what being a woman is.

edited 23rd Sep '11 7:12:07 PM by joyflower

Frankly, the best message a young girl can grow up with is that men and women have equal faculties, abilities, and opportunities. This is currently not true in our society, but the sooner the women internalize that they are not secondary to men, the better.

And better than thy stroke; why swellest thou then?

It's boys that need role models and guiadance these days, not girls.

If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.

Can't they just want to be rockstars, like we all did when we were kids?

You exist because we allow it and you will end because we demand it.

It's both, Erock.

And better than thy stroke; why swellest thou then?

If I could, maybe I'd write some sort of Recycled In Space thing. Specifically, the modern era Ultra Series as a Magical Girl show. Unfortunately, I might not have the required talent, plus, it sounds like something that could be targeted at boys just as much.

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More boys then girls at this point, because girls are guided at school.

If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.

Sorry,but the Disney Princess lover in me still longs for princesses and queens but at the same time they could pursue interest like in reading or having weird crazy adventures with lots of action.I still would like a show with Action Girls in them but I would mind a cutesy show that has good writing.

That reminds me Pixar's Brave will coming out next Summer which I heard will be really great after you hated watching Cars2.I remember Cars 2 was supposed to be the one that was going to be out in 2012 but switched years with Brave.I think they switched it because they knew Cars 2 wasn't going to be liked and so they would lift their fans spirits up with Brave after seeing a sequel to their least liked movie.

I guess the queens idea could be helpful in breaking the "evil queen" stereotype in fairy tales.

I don't think Pixar would intentionally make a movie like that. Seriously, they're Pixar. If they knew something was a bad move, they most likely will avoid it. They have a reputation for only making good stuff, ya know.

edited 23rd Sep '11 7:31:59 PM by ThatHuman

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Yeah it's girls who are too constantly told they are super special snowflakes, it boys who egos are at risks with that fact they are expendable drummed into them at an early age.

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I think Cars 2 was sorta of a pet project that they could have more fun with and not really have to make into a masterpiece.I think Lassestor really liked the movie because it basically highlighted and fed to his appeal for race cars.Brave is more of their usual stuff in a non-usual way.Fantasy is something they never really have done but I think Merifa would make a good Disney Princess.

I am interested how this movie is going to be because Merida seems like a cool character and I think the Scottish actress playing her will give her a good accent that is athentic at least.I know its a big weakness for male writers to write about girls but I think some pull it off better.

What's wrong with being expendable? I helps to avoid takin' your life too damn seriously.

edited 23rd Sep '11 7:52:16 PM by SavageHeathen

You exist because we allow it and you will end because we demand it.

I think you're getting sidetracked here, if you wanna talk about Pixar, do it in an appropriate thread, this one needs to keep to its topic.

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If we're talking little girls, I rather like the way My Little Pony is handling it. Of the protagonists, only one is clothing and fashion obsessed, and only three fit the 'girly' stereotypes you usually get. It's not like other girl-aimed shows I've seen where there was one token tomboy and the rest were all 'feminine'.

I would make it more adventure-focused than MLP is, though. Less parties and school talent shows and sleepovers, more kidnappings and plagues and quests. They can learn their aesops on friendship and loyalty etc whle they're saving the world just as easily as they can throwing parties.

Be not afraid...

I was thinking about what if there was a Humungous Mecha show aimed at girls and it took some tropes from the magical girl warrior shows.It would be a reverse of Magical Girl Lyirical Nanhoa.

Like my magical girl show I was talking about this like the other one would have Christian symbolism and an African American protaganist.

I was thinking their would be three Humungous Mecha for my power trio;my African American protaganist,a white best friend,and a Japanese exchange student.My African American protaganist would rely on the Mecha of Love,the White Girl would rely on the Mecha of Faith,and the Japanese boy would rely on the mecha of Hope.Together they fight bad guys that represent the seven deadly sins and fight monsters that are created by the bad guys.

I was also thinking that the super robots would be made of Magitek and each have a specific power.

I was also thinking of giving each kid a Mentor Mascot.

They all would be little pixies who were sent to find warriors to stop the bad guys that have conquered their world back home and now are trying to conquer earth.There would be a Gotta Catch Them All on the side line for trying to find things called Spirit Fruit that give special powers to the user's mecha.The bad guys I see would try to pervert the fruit in order to power their own dark magiteck.

edited 23rd Sep '11 8:16:35 PM by joyflower

"More boys then girls at this point, because girls are guided at school."

And this kind of 'us and them' attitude is a problem. Our goals are common, not disparate. We shouldn't fight over who is more oppressed and put upon, but work towards improving the lot of both sides.

And better than thy stroke; why swellest thou then?