when i was a little girl i wanted to be harry potter. not hermione, i did loved her, but i wanted to be harry. the hero, the chosen one, the special one. when i saw star wars, i wanted to be luke skywalker. the gentle hero, the beacon of hope. when i saw iron man, i wanted to be tony stark. the one that learns from his mistakes and works on being a better version of himself.
i didn’t need to be a boy to be able to feel powerful and inspired by their stories. when i saw wonder woman, and when i now see captain marvel, i feel capable, powerful. i feel like kindness, empathy, wit, perseverance, all traditionally feminine traits, are all qualities that define a hero. i love that they’re women. but that’s only a part of what makes them powerful.
when men say they can’t relate to ww or cm, they are the problem. i see heroes. i see role models. if i see steve rogers and i see a hero, but they can only see carol danvers from a distance and as a pair of boobs, they are the problem.
let’s not pretend otherwise. they need to learn that heroes come in all genders, shapes and sizes. it’s time to tell their stories. it’s time to teach little boys to love heroes like captain marvel, the same way i loved harry potter.
This is part of why art that depicts the female experience is so important because on one hand for women and girls it allows us to go ‘oh I have that experience too’ and those that aren’t in our bodies can look at it and go ‘wait, that happens to you?’ // Brie Larson for Yahoo
I think it’s hilarious that this interviewer dude honestly thinks some gross guy telling us to smile is uncommon enough for them to have to go in after the fact and add a scene in that depicts that experience.
BIOLOGY: so, colors- LINED CHITON: i wanna be pink… BIOLOGY: nice! you graze on coralline algae so good choi- LINED CHITON: …with zig zags… BIOLOGY: huh interest- LINED CHITON: …ELECTRIC BLUE ZIG ZAGS! BIOLOGY: wait wha- LINED CHITON: WOOOOOOOOO!!!
(the lined chiton is still wooing, this time for all of your love and support)
