Originally shared by Magpie Games
New post up! We’re still feeling the Black Panther love, so here’s a new themed playbook!
http://www.magpiegames.com/2018/03/01/the-reign-of-shuri-begins/
http://www.magpiegames.com/2018/03/01/the-reign-of-shuri-begins/
And here I thought, it was a playbook.
Shuri shy and unsure of herself? Well, that’s a departure. And not a welcome one, to be blunt.
As the page says, all of the characters are being treated as teen heroes who lack confidence; characters who need to grow into the adults we see in the film. That is the conceit of this series.
She’s a teen in the movie and doesn’t have a problem with confidence. It would be far more interesting, unique, and consistent with the character to reflect her overconfidence and lack of seriousness. Then you could avoid the tired trope of a young girl living in her brother’s shadow. I get the conceit. I just think it’s a disservice to the spirit of the character and why she’s so inspiring.
Honestly? That might be worse. Obviously, I’m a straight white dude and so take this with the teensiest grain of salt, but between these two stories?
I feel better about
“softspoken tech head in a field dominated by loud white guys who are ready to gatekeep and shout down, finds her voice and confidence to overcome and rise up”
To
“Loud, arrogant woman in the tech world learns to calm down and quiet herself to fit.”
Like I said, tiny grain of salt, but I love more stories about women speaking up than women calming down. Beyond that, there should be several more women being turned into Masks characters, so I’m hoping his is a Sailor Moon situation: representation means different stories of womanhood.
Personally, I like the idea of a strong, self-assured woman facing that sort of opposition and working her way through it, never losing her spirit.
But then again, I don’t consider confidence in women automatically equivalent to being loud or arrogant.
Right on, that’s fair! I was of course responding to the wording “overconfidence,” but still: right on!