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Badass looked like this…
That is, until Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
Buffy was a new breed of badass … the Femme Phenom. (As in, phenomenal. Come on people, keep up.) Joss Whedon created Buffy, because he was tired of the pathetic female characters in horror films who maybe screamed before letting themselves get killed.
So not Buffy. She saved the world. A lot. And always did it with a witty quip, while rocking the hottest fashion. She wasn’t just tough, she was feminine and had depth of character. Buffy continues to save the world, as Emmie Mears so aptly points out.
I mean, would there have been a Trinity (of The Matrix series) if Buffy hadn’t blazed the Femme Phenom trail? Not to mention the other terrific Femme Phenoms, in fiction and film?
Take Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games (the heroine of the uber-popular book series, now a movie), an awesome Femme Phenom. She’s strong physically, mentally, and emotionally. She has to be to survive the horrific Hunger Games. Check out May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor, if you haven’t read the books or seen the movie.
So… in honor of Buffy, Trinity, Katniss, and all the other hot badass chicks, I declare this National Femme Phenom Week! And to celebrate, I’ll be hosting a phenomenal giveaway! A book with a truly badass Femme. You won’t be disappointed. Promise!
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Badass is the New Awesome…
At least … during National Femme Phenom Week!
So, tell us … who’s your favorite badass … in film or fiction?
And for the record, badass guys are a total hot commodity in my book.
Elizabeth Fais 
LOL!! I dont have a fav badass to be honest.
I like Paksenarrion from Elizabeth Moon’s The Dead of Paksenarrion. She’s pretty awesome.
You’ve listed some of the best badass female characters there already! I don’t think I can top them but if I think of others, I’ll pop back in and share them with you.
Love the new look of Badass.
And, YES! on the badass males in your books.
I love reading books with strong, sassy, sexy and smart females, but readily admit I want an alpha male to snap her garter somewhere along the journey
Following you now with great expectations your posts and books will bring me up-to-speed on current YA culture. In my quest to “never grow up,” it appears I’ve buried my head in the sandbox.
You have listed the best ones, definitely! But even though she isn’t fighting crime (usually) Sookie Stackhouse (from the Charlaine Harris books, less so on the show) is a super badass gal, too!
I love Sookie Stackhouse in the book series! The books have a lightness and humor that is totally missing from the TV series, so I stopped watching after the first season.
I love the tv show, too, but I like the books a lot better. Can’t wait for the next one to come out!