Growing up a TV fanatic, I looked to my favorite TV shows for role models.
Too often though I was met with women who forced me to have unrealistic expectations for who I was supposed to be.
I could never be perfect enough, pretty enough, or desirable enough. It was exhausting.
I would give anything to be able to go back in time and have my younger self watch The Bold Type. Sutton, Kat, and Jane, who I like to refer to as the Bold Babes respectfully, are the female characters that I needed.
They are the perfect example of writers getting it right and writing realistic young female characters; ones that are far from perfect but are strengthened by their imperfections and have their priorities in check.
Sutton, Kat, and Jane are the definition of friendship goals. Too often female friendships on television are bogged down by jealousy, power struggles,...
Too often though I was met with women who forced me to have unrealistic expectations for who I was supposed to be.
I could never be perfect enough, pretty enough, or desirable enough. It was exhausting.
I would give anything to be able to go back in time and have my younger self watch The Bold Type. Sutton, Kat, and Jane, who I like to refer to as the Bold Babes respectfully, are the female characters that I needed.
They are the perfect example of writers getting it right and writing realistic young female characters; ones that are far from perfect but are strengthened by their imperfections and have their priorities in check.
Sutton, Kat, and Jane are the definition of friendship goals. Too often female friendships on television are bogged down by jealousy, power struggles,...
- 6/21/2019
- by Meaghan Frey
- TVfanatic
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