I never understood why I was drawn to characters like Liz Lemon, Olive Penderghast, Bridget Jones, Hannah Horvath, Mindy Lahiri, Carrie Bradshaw, etc.- until recently. Those women struggled to make their own niche for themselves and openly screwed up along the way. I can seriously relate and empathise.
As a child, I never really could identify with male characters because they were so stereotypically written. And if they were sensitive, he was usually a weak character. I matured and my life began to include more females who were strong like the women I admired on tv and film. Females were more complex and men were one-faceted, save for Will Truman on Will and Grace. Even now, I still identify/resonate/admire these strong female leads. They taught me how to learn from my mistakes and how to feel in my own skin.
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