Thursday, March 31, 2011

Can someone be a princess and a superhero?

So in class we are just finishing up talking about the princess culture and the superhero culture. Both cultures seem to be prevalent in our society today. The thing I wonder is if these cultures ever overlap. Can a person be a princess and a superhero? I believe finding an actual person who is both is rather hard. As far as mediated texts, there are a few characters that come to mind.

First there is Buffy. I have previously written about Buffy before but she seems to be the prime character that shows both cultures. She is Very masculine. She gives off the strong, powerful, fight to save people attitude. She acts like a lot of male characters do because she is closed off when emotions are involved. She also tends to slack when it comes to things like working and school. In the end though, she knows she is responsible for slaying demos, vampires, and such. She is also a princess. Buffy loves to buy buy buy. She is very feminine. She constantly talks about going to the mall, getting a new outfit, getting a new dress, and often obsessed with how she looks. She also is the one who is in control. She has to be the one who is in charge and knows what is right. She is the Princess-Super Heroine.

Next is Batman. I am talking about my opinion of how I have seen batman portrayed in the movies. Bruce Wayne is a suave, good looking, lovely kind of man. He has a nice mansion and nice things. You know he has a buy buy buy attitude. He also tends to be the one in control, which comes from the money he has. Batman, his alter ego, is very masculine, strong, and always ready to save the day. He fights evil and is very righteous. He is a “Prince”ss Super Hero.

What I have notices about these two characters is that they have two lives pretty much. Buffy is a slayer but is also a teenager/college-aged adult. Bruce Wayne is a rich man and is also a vigilante. Having two lives in mediated texts tends to portray both lifestyles. I can see how both these characters can be a princess and a super hero. Tell me what you think.

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