Zoe and heroines without heels

POSTED BY: Gelassenheit
UPDATED: Sunday, February 19, 2006 04:40
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GELASSENHEIT

Friday, February 17, 2006 3:58 AM

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Aeryn, Chiana, Sikozu, Zhaan

I have my doubts about that. Coulda sworn I saw Chiana in some sort of pump boots. Amd Zhaan too.

Thanks for the other examples though. I was getting really frustrated as commonly females on sci-fi are given the "hotty role" and always tend to wear heels, though they are also supposed do "action stuff" such as runnin' around, fightin' and jumpin' etc. You can't do that in heels, so what the heck?

Examples run the gamut of the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises, as well as Babylon 5, Aeon Flux (gag) Cleopatra 2525,

just my two cents. Call me the Angry Feminist Sci-fi fan.

Gelassenheit means Serenity

RHYIANAN

Friday, February 17, 2006 4:21 AM

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Originally posted by Gelassenheit:

Thanks for the other examples though. I was getting really frustrated as commonly females on sci-fi are given the "hotty role" and always tend to wear heels, though they are also supposed do "action stuff" such as runnin' around, fightin' and jumpin' etc. You can't do that in heels, so what the heck?

I can run quite well in heels, not to mention that if someone wearing heals kicks someone, it'll hurt more. It just takes practice.

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoe: You live on a spaceship, dear.

PSOLARIS

Friday, February 17, 2006 2:40 PM

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Originally posted by Gelassenheit:
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Aeryn, Chiana, Sikozu, Zhaan

I have my doubts about that. Coulda sworn I saw Chiana in some sort of pump boots. Amd Zhaan too.

Zhaan was barefoot. She never had shoes on.

Psolaris

"Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'"

AUGLAISE

Friday, February 17, 2006 11:15 PM

Shane Vansen from Space: Above and Beyond.

I think there might *possibly* be one episode where she wore heels once, but I might be mis-remembering! She did kick some serious ass though, as well as being an amazing pilot.

BROWNCOATGAL

Friday, February 17, 2006 11:29 PM

what about xena?
she's got thoes big 'ol knee high boot things...
it's possible that heels were worn once or twice in the show but the main costumes never had heels...

"To hell with this...I'm gonna live!"

RIVER6213

Saturday, February 18, 2006 12:10 AM

Ellen Ripley from the Aliens Trilogy was a woman who didnt wear heels.

AERIN

Sunday, February 19, 2006 4:40 AM

I have to agree with ChrisPV and RIVER6213 that Lt Ripley is one of the best female action heros out there. Heck, she wasn't even wearing ultra-tight spandex! Just a scrubby pair of plain overalls (like Kaylee??). But I think Vasquez (also from Aliens) is my all-time favorite bad-ass butt-kicker. She might just give Jayne a run for his money. I just love the part where all the other marines start to lose their heads as the aliens close in and she yells "LET'S ROCK!" to a hail of heavy-duty gunfire from that enormous gun, with the star-shaped muzzle-flares lighting up the dark. Oh wow. I think I'm going to go watch that movie tonight. I should get the DVD so I can do a screen capture of that scene...

And Zoe is awesome.

Jayne: I once hit a guy in the neck from 500 yards with a bent scope. Don't that count upstairs?
Book: Oh, it'll be taken into consideration.
Jayne: You made that sound kind of ominous.

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