The female characters of 2018 wielded femininity as a weapon

This article contains spoilers for many shows and movies, including Killing Eve, Sharp Objects, and House of Cards. 

All our lives, the “fairer sex” has been told that femininity is a delicate flower, a weakness, a virtue, and an invitation for abuse.

The #MeToo movement made it clear that power imbalances can make womanhood feel synonymous with victimhood. And the women-led entertainment of 2017 often reflected that reality, or offered escapism from it through fantasies like Wonder Woman imagining female empowerment as the magical ability to be stronger than men. 

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