There's a good summation of Ozma in wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Ozma
And as much as I've always loved Ozma and Dorothy together as two awesome girl adventurers, if you read the wikipedia from Spn!Dorothy's pov, you can kind of see why Dorothy might think Ozma is an ass -- especially the part where Ozma takes the throne and many realms of her kingdom don't even realize it. :P Also, Dorothy is a grown woman, and Ozma stays forever a 14 year old girl. :P
I think we have to insist on strong women characters, and strength that comes in many iterations. I loved that Dorothy underestimated Charlie at first, thinking that she was just the boys' secretary... to me it shows that as an woman of action in the 1930s she was still way outside the norm for her day. But as the story developed Dorothy came to appreciate the kinds of things that Charlie offered. I love that Charlie fangirled Dorothy, without the writers making it more woman on woman (though, I'm still holding out hope that Charlie might run into her fairy girlfriend in Oz or one of the other fairy lands). By the end of the ep, the two women had a good partnership going, each with their own strengths, and hopefully that will continue on in Oz, where Charlie is way more out of her element.
In terms of trans characters, I liked Ms. Hudson on Elementary. She was beautifully cast and fairly well written -- I hope to see more of her. :)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Ozma
And as much as I've always loved Ozma and Dorothy together as two awesome girl adventurers, if you read the wikipedia from Spn!Dorothy's pov, you can kind of see why Dorothy might think Ozma is an ass -- especially the part where Ozma takes the throne and many realms of her kingdom don't even realize it. :P Also, Dorothy is a grown woman, and Ozma stays forever a 14 year old girl. :P
I think we have to insist on strong women characters, and strength that comes in many iterations. I loved that Dorothy underestimated Charlie at first, thinking that she was just the boys' secretary... to me it shows that as an woman of action in the 1930s she was still way outside the norm for her day. But as the story developed Dorothy came to appreciate the kinds of things that Charlie offered. I love that Charlie fangirled Dorothy, without the writers making it more woman on woman (though, I'm still holding out hope that Charlie might run into her fairy girlfriend in Oz or one of the other fairy lands). By the end of the ep, the two women had a good partnership going, each with their own strengths, and hopefully that will continue on in Oz, where Charlie is way more out of her element.
In terms of trans characters, I liked Ms. Hudson on Elementary. She was beautifully cast and fairly well written -- I hope to see more of her. :)