The Unpopular Woman Love Post

[bofoddity.livejournal.com]

Friends, halfamoon is here again! For me, that means it's time for The Unpopular Woman Love Post.

Personally I'm the kind of fan who always roots for the underdog, and there are many female characters who fill that role, and even more of them fill that role in fandom. This post is for people who want to fan the hell out of their unappreciated women and do it as loud as they can. It works like this:

1. Start a thread and put the character's name and the canon they come from in the subject line.

2. Those who love the character comment on the thread with squee, thoughts, fic/art/vid recs, picspams, essays, links and everything they can think of. Make sure your character gets all the love and the attention she deserves.

3. If a character has a thread and you want to talk about her, comment to the thread in question. General comments and threads for new characters go to the main post.

4. Focus on the love. This is an all positivity, all time post. Embrace your happy!

5. Absolutely no bashing allowed. Please avoid making negative comparisons to other characters, other character types and "well this character sucks more!" kind of comments. Those characters and character types have their fans too and hey, it's a love post. Save negativity for other things.

ETA:
5b. No bashing actresses or the other versions of the character either. Keep in mind that mileages vary and what doesn't work for you may work for someone else.

Threads

Valentine Wiggin, Ender's Game
Sgt. Sally Donovan, Sherlock (BBC)
Anastasia Dualla , Battlestar Galactica (reboot)
Guinevere, Merlin
Lady Catelyn Stark, ASOIAF
Jules, The Vampire Diaries
Bonnie Bennet, The Vampire Diaries
Dawn Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Martha Jones, Doctor Who
Jaden, Nikita
River Song, Doctor Who
Karen Filippelli, The Office
Amy Gardner, West Wing
Briony Tallis, Atonement
Jennifer Keller, Stargate Atlantis
Gwen Cooper, Torchwood
Mai, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Ramona Flowers, Scott Pilgrim
Rebecca St. Clair, Warehouse 13
Rose, The Vampire Diaries
Sansa Stark, ASOIAF
Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica (reboot)
Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, House
Leena, Warehouse 13
Jesse Flores, Sarah Connor Chronicles
Kate Freelander, Sanctuary
Jo Harvelle, Supernatural
Michelle Richardson, Skins
Bela Talbot, Supernatural
Ruby, Supernatural
Kennedy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Vanille, Final Fantasy XIII
Dahlia, Legend of the Seeker
Betty Draper, Mad Men
Nicola Murray, The Thick of It
Ziva David, NCIS
Dr. Allison Cameron, House
Lauren Reed, Alias
Ana-Lucia Cortez, Lost
Tea Gardner/Anzu Mazaki, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Rose Tyler, Doctor Who
Suki, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Elizabeth Weir, Stargate Atlantis
Zoe Washburne, Firefly
Shannon Rutherford, Lost
Amy Pond, Doctor Who
Anna Milton, Supernatural
Vanessa Abrams, Gossip Girl
Amy March, Little Women
Tara Thorton, True Blood
Inara Serra, Firefly
Emily Gilmore, Gilmore Girls
Liz, Sneakers
Kelly Hernandez, Warehouse 13
Nina Pickering, Being Human (UK)
Lily Potter (Evans), Harry Potter
Susan Rodriguez, The Dresden Files novels
Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter
Jess Parker, Primeval
Brienne of Tarth, ASOIAF
Donna Hayward, Twin Peaks
Becky Sproles, Friday Night Lights
Nymphadora Tonks, Harry Potter
Elizabeth Swann, Pirates of the Caribbean
Kara Thrace, Battlestar Galactica (reboot)
Orihime Inoue, Bleach
Kaho Mizuki, Cardcaptor Sakura
Elle Greenaway, Criminal Minds
Kate Austen, Lost
Renee Walker, 24
Hannah Burley, Bones
Rinoa Heartilly, Final Fantasy VIII
Nell Jones, NCIS: LA
Renge, Ouran High School Host Club
Mai and Jin from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Yori and Lora from TRON
Ashley Williams, Mass Effect
Erzsébet/Elisaveta Hédérvary/Hungary, Axis Powers Hetalia
Arwen, Lord of the Rings
Momo Hinamori, Bleach
Kitty Pride, X-Men: Evolution
Rue, Princess Tutu
Dana Whitaker, Sports Night
Rue, Princess Tutu
Dana Whitaker, Sports Night
Veralidaine Sarrasri, Tamora Pierce's Tortall
Donna Noble, Doctor Who
Fanny Price, Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Relena Darlian/Peacecraft, Gundam Wing
Cersei Lannister, ASOIAF
Juliet O'Hara, Psych
Sara Sidle, CSI
Teyla Emmagan, Stargate Atlantis
Namine, Kingdom Hearts
Lucy Jaggat, Being Human (UK)
Willow Rosenberg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cho Chang, Harry Potter
Servilia, Rome
Women of Final Fantasy VII
Ariadne, Inception
Sakura, Naruto
Britta Perry, Community
Hinata Hyuuga, Naruto
Higurashi Kagome, Inuyasha
Anora, Dragon Age
Lynn Minmay and Ranka Lee, Macross and Macross Frontier
Yukari Takeba, Persona 3
Laurie, Watchmen
Lenalee Lee, D.Gray-Man
Ulala Serizawa, Persona 2
Miranda Lotto, D. Gray-Man
Terri Schuester, Glee
Seychelles, Axis Powers Hetalia
Priscilla, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Sword
Belgium and Liechtenstein, Axis Powers Hetalia
Caroline Forbes, The Vampire Diaries
Micaiah, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Asuka Langley Soryu and Rei Ayanami, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Sharon Valerii/Agathon, Battlestar Galactica
Katara, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Kairi and Xion, Kingdom Hearts
Stephanie Brown, DC Comics
Adelle Dewitt, Dollhouse
Maria Thorpe, Assassin's Creed
Jaina Proudmoore, Warcraft
Mystearica "Tear" Grants, Tales of the Abyss
Anise Tatlin, Tales of the Abyss
Colette Brunel, Tales of Symphonia
Juri Katou, Digimon Tamers
Lois Lane, Smallville
Jean Grey-Summers, X-Men
Madeline Westen, Burn Notice
Sheila, Army of Darkness
Miyako Inoue, Digimon Adventure 02
Song, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Eponine and Cosette, Les Miserables
Garnet til Alexandros XVII, Final Fantasy IX
Eiko Carol, Final Fantasy IX
ChiChi, Dragon Ball Z
Atoli, .hack//G.U.
Ninian, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Sword
Princess Peach, the Mario series
Cordelia Chase, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel
Meg Thatcher, Due South
Women from Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny
Sylvanas Windrunner, WCIII/Word of Warcraft
Mercedes Jones, Glee
Niobe, Rome
Carlotta Guidicelli, Phantom of the Opera (2004 movie)
Buffy Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Kate Brewster-Connor
Chibiusa Tsukino, Sailor Moon
Yuna, Final Fantasy X
Yuuki Miaka, Fushigi Yuugi
Anya Jenkins, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Kate Bishop aka Hawkeye, Marvel Young Avengers
Kendra Young, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Lana Lang, Smallville
Molly Prewett Weasley, Harry Potter
Susan Pevensie, Narnia
Tohru Honda, Fruits Basket
Tess Fontana, Eureka
Jack/Subject Zero, Mass Effect
Francie Calfo, Alias
Judge Magister Drace, Final Fantasy XII
Kay Faraday, Ace Attorney
Iris, Ace Attorney
Egeria, Stargate SG-1
Desiree DeLite, Ace Attorney
Hoshi Sato, ST: Enterprise
Molly Carpenter, The Dresden Files
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Helen Cutter, Primeval
Morgause, Merlin
D'Anna Beirs, Battlestar Galactica (reboot)
Helena Cain, Battlestar Galactica (reboot)
Alti and Callisto, Xena: The Warrior Princess
Niki and Jessica Sanders, Heroes
Claire Bennet, Heroes
Monica, Heroes
Elle Bishop, Heroes
Angela Petrelli, Heroes
Maya Herrera, Heroes
Koriand'r/Kory Anders/Starfire, DC Comics
Tory Foster, Battlestar Galactica (reboot)
Kali, Supernatural
Sarah Sawyer, Sherlock

In other words, this post is all about celebrating and loving our favorite unloved women. Now, love away!

Note: So for some reason there seems to be spontaneous comment screening going on in this post. I'll be unscreening everything I see, but poke me if I miss something!

Comments

Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[pocochina.livejournal.com]

Cally is totally an every-person in this extraordinary horrible situation, and she struggles to get through the day in an understandable, totally normal way. She remembers what she's fighting for even when she doesn't wanna anymore. And really, she got in that dude's face on the prison ship and ripped his ear off for messing with her. There's spunky and then there's spunky.

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Cally biting that guy's ear is one of my favorite moments ever.

She had the misfortune of being cast as the voice of the people--one of the only voices willing to say that the cylons weren't sweet, misunderstood puppies that need to be trained to stop chewing up the shoes. And because she spoke out, she was vilified.

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[pocochina.livejournal.com]

ugh, RIGHT? It's not like it's baseless animus, for Christ's sake, a person is allowed to be pissed at an enemy army that is actively trying to kill her horribly, especially considering that the motivation was basically shits'n'giggles.

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[fly-to-dawn.livejournal.com]

Cally, you are my fave ♥

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

Oh, Cally...I love fanfic writers for finally showing us things from her POV in a way the show never bothered to. Also, she's cute as a button and has no problem standing up to people twice her size ♥

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[pocochina.livejournal.com]

your icon makes my heart weep for what should have been. I love it.

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks. I wish the writers had cared about these women at least half as much as we all do :)

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[such_heights]

CALLY! So, so underappreciated. I love that she's a great engineer but she really isn't a fighter. She hates going FTL and gets scared on Kobol and generally behaves as you might expect an ordinary person would, but that she's still tremendously courageous and does a lot of really badass things, such as ear-ripping-off, goddamn.

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[cujoy.livejournal.com]

I never understood the hate. Cally could be bitchy, and she could be snarky, and she could call people on their shit. She was a very real person. And she bit someone's ear off!

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[nancybrown.livejournal.com]

I loved Cally early on, and when she was standing in front of the workers, pregnant and pissed off? Yeah. Total adoration of that woman.

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[simplydhara.livejournal.com]

She joined to pay for dental school! She bit that dude's ear! She gets scared but she's so human and so honest! She's a messed up motherfrakker, like everyone else on that show, but she's just - she's CALLY. She deserved so much better than she got from the writers.

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[fallingtowers.livejournal.com]

I can't understand how you can hate a sweet-looking young woman who bites off a fucking rapist's ear. Loved her ever since, even though I sometimes felt frustrated with her characterization.

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[rebelmaiden.livejournal.com]

Cally was a complex, interesting individual-wonderfully done character. While I screamed at the TV when she was about to kill her son and herself, I understood why completely-I just really, really, really didn't want them to die :((( . S**t does s**t to people; most develop their own, inner demons and pain. That, in my book, certainly doesn't mean the people are s**t.

And I also loved the fact she joined to pay for dental school-purely out of subjective reasons I can't even pinpoint, myself. :PP

Re: Cally Henderson, Battlestar Galactica 2003

[inmh.livejournal.com]

I have only JUST gotten into this series and I love Cally. I've been watching my way through the Battlestar Galactica seasons on Netflix, and I'm hunting for that infamous "Bit off a guy's ear" clip. She's got one hell of a personality.