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There seems to be this weird arbitrary rule floating around, this conventional wisdom that holds that a woman isn’t a strong character unless she’s able to wield a sword and be ready and willing to kick butt. It makes me tired. Buttercup is a heartbroken woman in a situation and culture where she holds very little power and agency, and instead of meekly obeying the men pushing her around, she cuts them (figuratively) to the quick with her words and her courage. She doesn’t have the physical strength or tr
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She constantly scrounges whatever agency is available in a world that is all about men and what they want (and where she loves the one man who truly cares about her wishes, of course). She makes mistakes, but she’s certainly no helpless damsel who flops around helplessly when she’s able to actively participate in her rescue. She sometimes acts in ignorance but never in cowardice. Buttercup is the true hero of her story, changing more than any other character as she is challenged and tested and learns to h