1) Because of writers Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Margaret Lawrence, Dorothy Allison, Zoe Whittall, Emily Pohl-Weary, Donna Lypchuk, Judy Blume, Constance C. Greene, Miranda July, Emily Schultz, Stacey May Fowles, Barbara Gowdy, Lynn Coady, Hope Larson, Jillian Tamaki, Lynda Barry, Marjane Satrapi... to name a very select few... who inspired me with their strong female characters
2) Because of my friends, who are incredible and inspiring, who inspire me with their humor and their strength (and the weird things that happen to them, and the things they survive)
3) Because of the women that I love, see above
4) Because I have no desire to perpetuate the idea that women are not strong characters
5) Because I have no interest in the myth that women characters are there to be punching bags, punch lines or love interests for strong male characters
6) Because I AM A STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER!!!!
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