Talk:Rapunzel/@comment-35186180-20160211172000/@comment-26423071-20160520215929


 * sigh*

Rey masters the Force = "Rey is a total Mary Sue!"

Merida masters archery = "Merida is a total Mary Sue!"

Belle is an expert at bibliography, mathematics, science, and cooking = "Belle is a total Mary Sue".

I hate that line of thinking.

If a woman masters a field, or several different fields, that makes her a "Mary Sue"? You are unwilling to look past her flaws and her dimensions and give her that obnoxious label.

Lots of women have achieved greatness in history. Marie Curie. Helen Keller. Rosa Parks. Queen Elizabeth the First. Florence Nigthtingale.

Are THEY "Mary Sues"?

Rapunzel is skilled in many areas (painting, baking, singing, hand to hand combat), but she also has flaws, she is human and thus relatable.