Still really impressed with this show’s portrayal of females. The one wearing pink isn’t ~*super gurly xxoxo*~ and the one with a bass guitar isn’t afraid of looking sexy or getting ugly on yah. The depiction of women in Adventure Time isn’t limited to one dimensional “types,” like gothic or tomboy. The storyline uses the typical tale of Hero saves Princess, so the majority of princesses are traditionally very feminine, but what’s so refreshingly different is that their femininity is neither a hindrance nor an overwhelming trait. Princess Bubblegum is literally all pink, she giggles and sometimes wears frilly things because she likes to, but that doesn’t stop her from kicking ass and makes her no less competent.
I love this. As a girly girl myself, I’ve loathed the increasingly negative feelings people have towards girls and women who enjoy typically feminine things. Not all girls who love pink, wear frilly clothes, or act in a feminine way are being pressured to subscribe to tropes. We just love being who we are, just as tomboys do. Only society sees tomboys and athletic girls as agreeing with feminism and being “cool” while the girly girls are looked down upon, especially by women.
Princess Bubblegum makes girly girls cool!!!