Anti Bella

It was only yesterday that, over at das_sporking, I expressed my personal wish that someone create a comm in which everyone who was vehemently against characters like Bella Swan and her (almost) counterpart Ana Steele of Fifty Shades of Grey got a chance to discuss, write, and share stories about female characters who are actually really awesome, and not because they pine for horrible men to notice them and discard every other aspect of their lives when said horrible men begin bossing them around.

Before I knew it, gehayi, rebelatnight, and chibi_regalli were encouraging me to head such a comm myself. Well, the mob has spoken and I obey!

On this comm, you are free to discuss any and all Kickass Female Characters from books, movies, TV, and original fiction. A few ground rules before we begin:

-You can post excerpts from your own work, both fanfic and original, if you so choose, but PLEASE remember that both the LJ cut and HTML are your friends! If you forget to use the cut, I will remind you. (Trust me, nothing kills a flist faster than an uncut 5,000 word excerpt.)

-No trolling, and no feeding of trolls. If you suspect troll activity, PM me and I will see to it immediately.

-Please check spelling, grammar and punctuation before posting a story! If you do not have a beta, get one! Better completely coherent than sorry.

-Tag your fic entries! Use your name,  your fic rating, the series you're writing for (name of TV show, book series, or Original Fic) and length of the fic in question.

-Use the proper embedding codes for any and all videos.

-Please make your posts about more than just how much you hate a particular author or their FC. We all know what makes us mad about certain female characters, and you are free to say as much, but don't just bash one FC or author over and over again. Tell us what kind of FCs you like and why!


-No flaming or flame wars. EVERYBODY PLAY NICE. I encourage thorough discussions about why one FC who works from home and raises children is just as good as an FC who likes to forge weapons and be a vigilante warrior. But let's keep our minds open. Here are a few reminders about what really constitutes a weak, passive female character:


( The Four Deadly Sins of Weak FCs )

Basically, I want everyone on here to have a good time and talk freely about what kind of female characters they like, love, and wish to see more of in every medium possible. We all know that weak, fragile women who depend solely on awful men are being put up on pedestals all the time. And it's important that we remind ourselves, each other and our readers that our Female Characters will Not Be Having With This.

Have fun!