Nov 15, 2024
Don't know how controversial of a take this is (not very I assume) but I don't really like I Am Me it's painfully generic lyric and sound-wise and it also doesn't really fit into the show that well
#stex#it's cool you wanna add a 'girlpower' type song or whatever but like.the show doesn't reflect that.#the main female character's motivation's and archs still entirely revolve around their (usually male) love interests#*arcs#starlight express' sexism is best solved by diversifying the casting#cast male actors as coaches; cast female actors as literally any character that isn't a coach#there's nothing wrong with having characters that want and strive to have romantic partners#(which is what a lotta & a whole lotta locomotion were about the coaches' desires for a good engine)#you can keep these songs there is nothing wrong with them.#the problem was that only the coaches prioritized romance like that and only the coaches were female (originally)#only the female characters cared so heavily about and had their whole personalities revolve around romance. THAT was the issue#not that there were characters that cared about romance#the best way to fix that is have more female characters literally problem solved. maybe throw in a male coach too idk#don't write a new (kind of mid) song that does not fit into the story#the song is all about how they're strong on their own and don't need anyone else. but Dinah and Pearl's plotlines still revolve around#their love interests (or rather THEIR roles as love interests)#do you get. what I mean.#the song isn't in harmony with the contents of the show. it's saying one thing but the show is saying something else#and it just rings hollow as a result#uhm. it's about 2:30 in the morning excuse typos and clunky grammar and all that
