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Is Sally Kimball a Mary Sue?
Is anyone else old enough to remember the Encyclopdia Brown books -- those books about the nerdy preteen detective, Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, who would solve mysteries in the small town of Idaville?
They had a gimmick where a mysterious scheme would be presented, usually involving Encyclopedia's nemesis, the lanky and unprincipled bully, Bugs Meany. Everyone else would be stumped, but then Encyclopedia Brown would work it out and announce that he knew the truth. But the endings to the mysteries were condensed at the end of the book, so the young reader could think about it and try to figure it out before reading it.
Anyway, Encyclopedia Brown's partner/best friend/bodyguard was a girl named Sally Kimball, "the prettiest girl in 5th grade and also the best athlete." She was the only kid in town who ever beat the shit out of Bugs Meany, and the only reason that Bugs Meany resorted to convoluted and dastardly schemes to try to fool Encyclopedia Brown instead of attacking him physically... was because Sally was always around and he was afraid of getting beaten up by a girl again.
I wish they'd make an Encyclopedia Brown movie or show, because imagine the alt-right cucktard rage that would ensue. Sally Kimball, the overpowered Mary Sue! Worse than Rey! Damn those feministas!
^__^
It's important to note that the first Encyclopedia Brown book was published in 1967.
Although, to be fair to both sides, SJWs might object that Sally does solve problems with violence, is almost but not quite as brilliant as Encyclopedia, and she sometimes displays specialized girl knowledge and discerns some truth that Encyclopedia misses, and says "you don't understand because you're a boy."
RIGID GENDER NORMS MUCH, SALLY?
LOL i need to get back to drawing.
Is anyone else old enough to remember the Encyclopdia Brown books -- those books about the nerdy preteen detective, Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, who would solve mysteries in the small town of Idaville?
They had a gimmick where a mysterious scheme would be presented, usually involving Encyclopedia's nemesis, the lanky and unprincipled bully, Bugs Meany. Everyone else would be stumped, but then Encyclopedia Brown would work it out and announce that he knew the truth. But the endings to the mysteries were condensed at the end of the book, so the young reader could think about it and try to figure it out before reading it.
Anyway, Encyclopedia Brown's partner/best friend/bodyguard was a girl named Sally Kimball, "the prettiest girl in 5th grade and also the best athlete." She was the only kid in town who ever beat the shit out of Bugs Meany, and the only reason that Bugs Meany resorted to convoluted and dastardly schemes to try to fool Encyclopedia Brown instead of attacking him physically... was because Sally was always around and he was afraid of getting beaten up by a girl again.
I wish they'd make an Encyclopedia Brown movie or show, because imagine the alt-right cucktard rage that would ensue. Sally Kimball, the overpowered Mary Sue! Worse than Rey! Damn those feministas!
^__^
It's important to note that the first Encyclopedia Brown book was published in 1967.
Although, to be fair to both sides, SJWs might object that Sally does solve problems with violence, is almost but not quite as brilliant as Encyclopedia, and she sometimes displays specialized girl knowledge and discerns some truth that Encyclopedia misses, and says "you don't understand because you're a boy."
RIGID GENDER NORMS MUCH, SALLY?
LOL i need to get back to drawing.
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So much nuance gets lost in summaries and ensuing discourse, it's hard to say. It doesn't help that the term has been severely watered-down by indiscriminate overuse, like "Emo" was, and the way "hipster" seems to be going.
The original definition of Mary Sue, after all, could only be applied to fanfiction characters, and ones who usurped the role of main characters or made existing cast redundant.
The original definition of Mary Sue, after all, could only be applied to fanfiction characters, and ones who usurped the role of main characters or made existing cast redundant.