I mean yes you make an excellent point but I don't know how well it extends past the TV/movie realm (aside from spinoff series and even then it's sometimes fascinating to see what happens to strong female characters, like when R.A. Salvatore had Mara Jade sobbing about her "womb," which is not a word Mara would ever ever use). (And sometimes in spinoff series women become even stronger. It all depends on the author--I suppose I would argue there's a preponderance towards weaker women in written sci-fi?)
(Okay you can point to the Dune women, or at least Paul's mother and sister because his love interest is a wimpy pants. Who are the other strong women of literary sci-fi? I ASK BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE OF THE ANSWER.)
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I mean yes you make an excellent point but I don't know how well it extends past the TV/movie realm (aside from spinoff series and even then it's sometimes fascinating to see what happens to strong female characters, like when R.A. Salvatore had Mara Jade sobbing about her "womb," which is not a word Mara would ever ever use). (And sometimes in spinoff series women become even stronger. It all depends on the author--I suppose I would argue there's a preponderance towards weaker women in written sci-fi?)
(Okay you can point to the Dune women, or at least Paul's mother and sister because his love interest is a wimpy pants. Who are the other strong women of literary sci-fi? I ASK BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE OF THE ANSWER.)