Awesome Female Role Models- Meg

A few months back, there was a huge "to-do" about the owner of Abercombie and Fitch and how they only market to the "cool" kids, and their sizes for women don't accommodate for girls of larger sizes.

During this time, to combat A&F, a college friend of mine wanted to start featuring on her Facebook real women who she thought were truly beautiful inside and out. I thought it was a great idea and considered stealing it for the blog. The thing is, when we try to do things like that we always end up leaving someone out. Forgetting someone. Not because we don't think they're beautiful or amazing, but just because that's how life is. 

All of this died down. Then, not long ago I saw that Hercules was on Netflix. Naturally I watched it right away. Gotta love Disney movies.

As I was watching, I started to think about the character of Meg and I remembered how much I loved her.

Which got me to thinking. 

What if I pointed out good female role models from the media? Movies, books, TV, shows, etc. Some that would be pretty "typical" and others that may not be thought of right away. 

Thus - my new blog series "Awesome Female Role Models!" (If you have any suggestions for a better name... let me know.) Every week I'll feature my favorite fictional female characters. I'll share pictures of them, quotes, share why they're awesome, but also point out their weaknesses. No one is perfect, you know.

And first up is the one who inspired it all...

Meg from Hercules

Why Meg is awesome:

• This is a girl with backbone. She knows how to take care of herself. She ties her own sandals and everything.
• Meg has a past and will admit to it. Meg knows who she is and won't apologize to anyone for it.
• As tough as Meg is, she has a soft side too. She shows it the most to Hercules who sees through her act right away. He knows that she has a good heart on the inside and brings that out in her.
• She's hilarious. I wish I could come up with the one-liners that she does.
• Meg is willing to give everything for the people she cares about. Yeah, sometimes it turns out badly for her. But there's that whole cliche of "it's better to have loved and lost than to not have loved at all..." And she learns this less (the hard way) in the movie, but also sees that some people are 100% worth it.
• Hercules gives up being a god for her. That's saying something.
• Meg makes a lot of mistakes in her life, but she learns from them and becomes a better person. I think really this is part of what ultimately makes someone a good role model. No one is perfect and we all make big mistakes. But it's all about what you do with it and how you learn and grow from them. Meg is a great example of this.

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A few flaws to look out for:

• Selling your soul to Hades isn't a good life choice.
• She gave up her soul for the man she loved, which is great! But she clearly has bad judgement in character since the guy cheated on her later.
• She's pretty manipulative and lies a lot. But thankfully she learns her lessons through the movie.

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Quotes:

• I'm a damsel, I'm in distress... I can handle this. Have a nice day!
• It's been a real slice.
• "Sometimes it's better to be alone." "What do you mean?" "Nobody can hurt you."
• Is Wonderboy for real?
• Pinhead with hoofs? Well, you know how men are. They think "no" means "yes" and "get lost" means "take me I'm yours."
• I'm a big tough girl. I tie my own sandals and everything.
• People do crazy things... when they're in love.

Do you love Meg too? What are some other fictional women that you would want featured?