Someone commented on the last post that there are some very (sadly) fictional girls and women in the world too and of course I had to agree (since it’s my life goal to write about them and all).
So, here goes!
(Please note that I’m not going to include any of the girls and women that I write about because that doesn’t seem quite fair. But if I had to pick one I’d pick Gillian Gallagher, the Gallagher Girl who started it all!)
Hermione Granger–possibly the smartest witch ever. And I for one always felt a lot better about Harry’s chances to save the world when Hermione was around. Didn’t you?
Sydney Bristow–smart and strong and brave, Sydney was the TV show Alias at a time when female-dominated shows were few and far between.
Veronica Mars–what can I say? She’s still possibly my favorite TV character of all time. Smart, sassy, and always ready with a witty comeback. Ah, how I miss the residents of Neptune. (In fact, if I ever do round 3 of the men’s list V’s dad, Keith Mars, is totally going to be on it!)
Buffy Summers–If vampires had to be real then wouldn’t it be in our best interest for the ultimate vampire slayer to be real as well? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
Elizabeth Bennett–A part of me didn’t want Lizzie to be on this list, because if I were making Mr. Darcy real then I don’t think I’d want the competition. But still…she’s one of my favorite literary characters ever, and anyone who can come out of that house with those sisters (and mother) with a good head on her shoulders deserves her shot at reality.
CJ Craig–Did you love The West Wing as much as I did? If so, then you’ll probably agree with me that CJ was a phenomenal depiction of a realistic (ie, non-super-power-weilding) superwoman. Go Claudia Jean!
Frankie Landau-Banks–The title character from E. Lockhart’s amazing novel is something of a risk for this list, that’s true. As E. writes in the book, Frankie could end up running the CIA or being in charge of a large organized crime syndicate–it’s a toss-up. But whatever the case, she’d be a very interesting addition to (non-fictional) society.
Brenda Leigh Johnson–When TNT started advertising THE CLOSER I was a little doubtful. After all, how many more cop shows did television need? Well, it needed that one. She’s a wonderfully drawn character and an excellent example of how petite and feminine and beautiful NEVER have to be synonymous with small and weak and dumb.
Stephanie Plum–Again, if (from list 1) Ranger and Morelli were going to be real then a very greedy part of me wants to keep Stephanie fictional, but another part of me wants to know her and be her best friend and laugh endlessly at the antics that she gets up to as the world’s worst bounty hunter. So yeah, I’m sad she’s fictional.
And finally…
Julia Sugarbaker--I think this explains why better than I ever could:
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