"Strong Female Characters" or "Sexy Girls Kicking Butt In Tight Clothes"

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Originally Posted by Liz

Kry has brought it to my attention that I forgot to mention action women are often characterized as "sluts" as well. TBH, there's nothing wrong with being a slut, but it is viewed as such by large sections of society, particularly the target demographic. In short: A problematic cliche because it's more sexual pandering while at the same time based in very problematic beliefs.

thats abit of a double standard, male protagonists in these movies often sleep with whatever moves too.

Now I know these movies are designed to appeal to young male audience. But so is 90% of all movies made after late 70's, and before that middle aged male audience. This thing is nothing new, all they are doing is swapping the gender of the protagonist and the token member of the opposite sex that they sleep with.