do you think I can write essays to convince people to watch shows.
anyway bojack horseman is one of the most feminist well-written shows of all time and I think people need to know. drop whatever pre-conceived notions you have at the door, because I can't explain how bojack isn't a terrible person or deserves to be portrayed that's not what we're here for.
aside from the fact bojack horseman is the only show with appropriate consequences for the male lead's shitty actions, which I believe is feminist in and of itself, their female leads (princess caroline and diane primarily) are the most people ever, but in addition to that, they're full blown deconstructions of the two most common tropes of a 'fixer-upper' woman ever.
Diane is the deconstruction of the stereotypical feminist bitch. She's far to the left, has no desire for children, and has moral standards so high they actively impede her emotional health and well-being. But she's not a hypocrite. These standards are everyone's, including her own. She pursues them, she follows through. And it burns the fuck out of her! She's bad at stuff, she accidentally tweets on her ghost-celebrity's account that she's getting an abortion, she Has Been Wrong—but Bojack Horseman never tells you look at this stupid feminist look at this crazy bitch of a woman. She's fucking right most of the time! She's not a mockery or a parody like the common trope suggests, she's a person.
Princess Caroline is the deconstruction of the career woman. She's cutthroat, genuinely a little bit evil, and Loves her job. She's downright immoral sometimes, (most of the time), just to help herself or her client get ahead in life. And they just let her be! Her emotions are portrayed complexly, she's allowed to get hurt, she's allowed to cry. She's also never depicted as a stone-cold bitch, in fact she's getting fucked over by other people because she's a woman in hollywood who dared to want men, want things, and have feelings. One of her biggest pursuits in the show is to be a mother, its a full-blown deal breaker for her. And then they let her be one. They acknowledge the struggles of being a career woman while raising a child too! You want a whole episode of the struggle of a worklife balance between a mother, her child, and her demanding job? Bam, cooked right up for you on the fucking skillet!
Honorable mention? Sarah Lynn. Holy fuck if you read that and got shivers, you know Sarah Lynn. Now I CANNOT put her on the same tier as these other two, purely because her thing is a deliberate bait and switch I almost do not want to spoil. One thing about Sarah Lynn: she wants to be an architect. Keep that in mind as you watch the show, "Sarah Lynn wants to be an architect." Genuinely best use of a character purposefully not allowed to be complex, so fucking deep in it she cannot swim out and she wouldn't even want to. Fuck.
if you're like "hey this show sounds really interesting" IT IS but keep in mind it is a show deliberately meant to show you the underbelly of hollywood so. mental health in mind does the dog die no does the dog go into rehab, nearly die, and have severe episodes? Yes!
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