Jennifer Lawrence: Hollywood Never Put Women In The Lead Of Action Films Before ‘The Hunger Games’
(boundingintocomics.com)
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How long ago was Aeon Flux, or Kill Bill?
Off the top of my head, Jackie Brown, Long Kiss Goodnight, Catwoman, Red Sonya, Sheena, Salt, Tomb Raider, Underworld, Resident Evil ...
Charlie's Angels, the first Charlie's Angels reboot, Wonder Woman (80's TV), Xena Warrior Princess, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV reboot.
Of course, they'll just come back with, "but there were still more MEN who were action stars, therefore sexist discrimination" as they slide the goalposts out of visual range.
Maybe we should adopt their playbook of "yes, and that's a good thing".
"Women don't get cast in action roles."
"Yes, and that's a good thing."
I just like to point out that not a single one of the women who say that can physically outperform me much less take me in a fight. The vast majority of men can't either yet I'm still below the absolute pinnacle of men by quite a gap.
They really think they're entitled to equality of biology or some shit. Same reason I've been seeing people whine about people on fiction being genetically more talented.
Seems only male action heroes is john wick and equalizer.... no more muscle up heroes anymore.
Mission Impossible (TV Series). The Avengers (TV Series. Not Marvel. Diana Rigg!).
Both action. Both female co-leads. Both from the early 60s.
Mrs. Peel was the bomb.
Also, “The Bionic Woman” (Jamie Sommers), which is actually not terrible…
Late 70s/early 80s, I think…
Came here to post this one and good to see it's already mentioned.