Main character in 'Brave' fits trend toward realistic female heroines

Unfortunately, the title of this article is completely incorrect.

Depictions of women as strong warriors are completely unrealistic. Merida, of course, is based on the historical (if borderline mythical) figure of Boudicca. But Boudicca More..

Despite the downward spiral of morals in our society, as so many members here claim, we're seeing (supposedly .... i take all studies/polls/DNews articles/etc with a grain of salt) a decrease in these issues. So much for these higher standards More..

The whole notion that the movie industry should focus on politically correct role models rather than simply producing good movies is hurting the industry in my opinion.

Sometimes the damsel-in-distress role is called for in a good story. More..