Sunday Sayings

I came to the realization yesterday that a lot of my recent loves in film and TV are feminist pieces. This is not intentional, I swear, but I am drawn to female-driven programs like Orphan Black and The White Princess. Perhaps this is a more subconscious factor in my choice of show.
When I read an interview for The White Princess this week, I discovered that the show is intentionally very female-driven. There was actually a discussion about the way that the male characters are almost entirely passive, at the mercy of the women around them. It's very much a reversal of the way the history is traditionally written, and I think that the variations from text to screen are a result of making the show more female-driven. The men in the show function as love interests and pawns more than anything else. The women manipulate them, lie to them, cause them fear or attempt to comfort them when they're afraid, etc. And I realize that this is not all that far off from what happens in Orphan Black, although there are definitely more powerful men with bigger roles. This Saturday's episode was fantastic for it though, as it was about Felix creating an art exhibit to honour his sisters - and, really, all the women in his life. I loved the way that he thanked them for shaping him into the man he was, and how he chose to exhibit the different facets of his "sister" (the LEDA clones) as numerous goddesses of wisdom, war, and home. And it makes it so clear that all of the characteristics, to different degrees, define these women and all women really. We are powerful, wise, caring, etc. (Yes, I have a thing for etc. today...don't know why.)
I chose a Gal Gadot quotation for today because she is a great feminist role model, and Wonder Woman is another great female-driven piece. Yes, there are a lot of men and, yes, they still have pretty big roles that are not entirely dependent upon the female characters. But it is a WWII movie and men obviously had a different status in society than women at that time, so it makes sense.
If you're looking for great writing and some inspiring female role models, then any of the things I have mentioned are worth watching.