Board Thread:Fanon Discussion/@comment-4598697-20141120230042/@comment-26414442-20141121004041

(That's a good idea!)

I don't have any characters praised for their beauty (even though some are seen as pretty), but most of my girls are POCs! So racial diversity is something that I definitely have in my lineup.

I definitely agree with you on the girly = weak trope. It's such a sexist angle to take, and it's basically saying that girls can only be strong if they act like guys, which is frankly ridiculous. And of course, that's linked to the guy having mother's destiny thing vs girl having father's destiny.

I admit that I'm guilty of it, with Avian Juniper (rebel) and Klara Spiegel (who's a Royal) in particular. Of course, that could also be linked to the fact that seriously, who would willingly partake in the Juniper Tree?

I wish we could have some more extroverted characters that are seen as smart! I'm an extrovert and I'm very social and I get top grades, so it would just be nice to see it in some OCs.