Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-173.34.50.163-20170531080057

This show is being called the most feminist tv show, but if anything it's just the most unrealistic. They are so clearly trying to push an agenda that it comes off entirely contrived. I enjoy all the female character, but its so unrealistic that it breaks immersion for me, thus ruining the viewing experience.

Literally all of the strongest, most courageous, most self-sacrificing, smartest, and leaders are all women. Any and every battle in this show will be won by a woman. I can predict everything that happens because it will always be a woman who will be victorious in whatever situation happens.

A particular thing that annoyed be was how much they downplayed Rohan. He was introduced as a master warrior and literally got his ass handed to him every single time he fought, a woman. Any time when there was a chance for a man to take a large and important role, a woman quickly would take it over. I was looking forward to that commander kid being the new leader before the girl stepped in and cut his head off; I knew it would happen.

Anyway:

The leader of everything: Clark, Lexa, Octavia The strongest: Octavia, Lexa, Luna The chosen ones/commanders: Lexa, Luna, other crazy chick that died The smartest: raven, ally The second in command: Echo, Indra The best healer: Abby The winner of the clan leader battles: octavia

The only men who really have any power in this show are Rohan (a loser), Kane (has no real skill), Thellonius (half deluded fool, half okay), Bellamy (they needed at least one male to not be entirely useless), and Kage (white male who was seen as an evil monster).

Men are always going to make the strongest and most coordinated warriors, except for female genetic outliers. And due to men being generally more analytical, on average, there is going to be more men who are smarter than women; this is how reality works. But even if we pretend that everything is completely equal, you could run thousands of randomized simulations and you'd never get a scenario for a reality where females dominate these positions as much as they do. It's literally just ridiculous how contrived it is.

If this show was the other way around, it would be known as the most misogynstic, sexist show out there. And it would be published and taken seriously on every blog and news-media publication out there. But because no one takes misandry or male issues seriously, this post will likely be taken as spam.

Anyway, my main gripe is that it breaks immersion for me because its so unrealistic. Otherwise, great show. 