Comments on: Favorite Feminists for the Very Young

By: baehr

baehr — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:15:03 +0000

and by she was I mean they were.

By: baehr

baehr — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:01:33 +0000

Granted she was only on TV on specials and events, but it’s hard to ignore Marcie and Patty from Peanuts when talking about non-traditional portrayals of young women… Sir.

By: Anna Pinkert

Anna Pinkert — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:55:27 +0000

Lisa Simpson was in the original Jezebel list – and many people in the comments suggested Daria and Leela (Futurama) in the animated-for-grownups category. I actually think Jane Lane from Daria should make that list, too.

By: Teague Hopkins

Teague Hopkins — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:36:45 +0000

Just have to throw out my pick for an obvious one: Lisa Simpson. She might appeal to a slightly older audience, but she’s still one of the most recognizable mainstream feminist TV characters in the world.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:44:43 +0000

Penny from Inspector Gadget. While IG is vaudevilling around with his contraptions and generally making a mess of things, Penny is solving crimes, with the help of her dog and her… computer book? I.e. proto-laptop. She’s a geeky fearless kid with good style (green pants!), whose brilliance is never officially recognized by anyone other than the show’s audience. As a kid I had one of those obsessive relationships with Penny where I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be her or marry her.

By: Anna Pinkert

Anna Pinkert — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:53:14 +0000

I almost included all 3 of those characters! I also wanted to include Linda and Gina from Sesame Street.

By: Gwyneth

Gwyneth — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:30:38 +0000

Lenni Frazier of Ghostwriter! She solves mysteries with the rest of the Ghostwriter team, and writes and performs music. She’s smart, curious, cares about people and justice. And she’s not whiny like Tina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZd7DHbRPIA

By: KJ

KJ — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:29:30 +0000

Maria Rodriguez, Sesame Street
She co-owns the Fix-It Shop with her husband, Luis. She was always encouraging the little girls and boys, monsters, and other folks to play together, and not exclude each other. Big Bird always goes to her for advice.

By: KJ

KJ — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:23:45 +0000

Rebecca Cunningham, Tale Spin
A shrewd businesswoman with an MBA and a single mother. She evolve over the course of the series, and while possessing a nasty temper, is a caring friend. She deals with all the chauvinists who make fun of Baloo for flying for a “skirt” by being a better business person.