Amen, sister! Amen!

 

http://legallyout.blogspot.com

Buffy made way too many speeches in season 7, but this one is a keeper. It still gives me a lump in my throat.

Weird that my two favorite TV heroines, Xena and Janeway, never made any big feminist speeches.

These are awesome!  I tried to find Liz Lemon's shout out to 'Designing Women' from the 30 Rock ep. 'The C Word', but NBC wouldn't allow it on youtube, I'm assuming...Julia 'The Terminator' Sugarbaker was totally a proto-Bette Porter; I always thought her and Mary Jo were a secret couple, but that's just me. 

what a legend!

she was one of the characters that made the west wing the phonomenom that it is today! who can't love her!

and she was nearly a lesbian (see season 7) dammit so close

anyways just to reiterate that CJ is a legend! and the west wing would be nothing without her, infact society would be nothing without her!

Ms. Beals does a good women empowerment speech in real life:

http://www.ourchart.com/node/366505

Great clips! I am now all ready to be strong, speak the truth in press conferences, while running after my boss and tossing a baton!

Oh heck, here's another amen and a "happy trails" to scribegrrrl.

Gettin what she needs

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z6h8gSaY_lE

The best Bailey speech ever!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gZ6kmr9bUOo

 

 

That speech gave me the chill the first time I saw it...ok, actually, it still does :P

Explain to me how in the world Buff makes the list, but somehow Xena doesn't quite make the cut. She is a great role model for women, despite the fact she was an evil warlord in the past. 'Course, that is what makes her even greater, she can overcome that dark side of her, and become even stronger, fighting for the greater good.

Even in death, Gabrielle, I will never leave you.

Man I miss that show. And inspirational? It's basically my guide to life. I agree with cosmiccowgirl about the general season 7 speechiness, but god that one was good.

 

Wow. Chills!

Man, I miss CJ. And that Buffy speech is the best.

Did I say "wow" already? 'Cause, wow. And thank you.

You don't know how happy it makes me to see Captain Janeway on that list. It makes my little Trekkie heart go all a-flutter. I grew up watching Voyager and Janeway was always an inspiration to me. (That clip is from one of my favorite episodes, even!)

I don't see Sydney Bristow from Alias on your list. I can't think of any great speeches, maybe because the only person she needed to inspire was herself.

More empowering than women who can just release their passion through words! Those clips all gave me chills and goosebumps not to mention made me feel pretty damn proud to be a woman!

And as a tribute to our beloved Scribegrrl they were even more inspiring!!

Definitely burning bright with the sisterfire tonight!!

I tried to think of a good video send-off for Scribe, but hit a couple walls...first, I suck at searching the Internet for videos and second, I didn't know exactly what to look for. I mean, how do you pay tribute to Scribe properly?

So I started thinking about Scribe's past posts and comments and tried to determine what my favorite Scribegrrrl moment was. I figured if I could narrow it down to a few topics, finding a video would be easy. It didn't take long for something to come to mind.

My absolute favorite Scribegrrrl post/comments ever were in response to another dorothy snarker blog post:

Followed by:

Seriously. That. Was. Funny. (and so, so true).

So, Scribe, to celebrate your time on AE and to wish you well on your new endeavors, I offer you this video...it's not a speech, but it is empowering and inspirational and, of course, stars the beautiful Sara Ramirez.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6t40WvDP9Ao

What? I don't know what you're talking about...that's inspirational. Sure, no one's really saying anything, but the video definitely says something to me. You'd rather I posted this?

Jokes aside, best of luck, Scribe.

-pecola-

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Geoffrey: You fool! As if it matters how a man falls down.
Richard: When the fall is all that is left, it matters a great deal.

- The Lion in Winter

thank you, thank you, thank you for putting this article up. i had a traumatic morning class this morning filled with completely ignorent people and i literally had to stand up for women and feminism as THE ONLY student who could articulate the fact that women are not "below men" as one of the other students (with whom i have to work with in group projects on a weekly basis) stated.

i am SO happy that this article was posted because after that hour from hell, this was exactly how i needed to unwind tonight.

I'm still in shock over the news of Scribegrrrl leaving. But congrats on the new prospect!! Man, you will be missed.

There was a great little one in The Matrix (the first one) where Neo insists he's going to rescue Morpheus by himself, and Trinity gives him a short verbal ass-kicking about why she's going, too, and, quote, "as I am the ranking officer on this ship, if you don't like it, you can go to hell - because you're not going anywhere else."

There's no Youtube clip of it, unfortunately, but that scene? Yeah.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Trinity is totally my root. ;)

First off, Buffy's "are you ready to be strong" speech is . . . damn, I need a thesaurus . . . it's great! Oh! (I thought of something better than "great") It kicks ass! Who needs a thesaurus, her speech kicks ass! Actually, Buffy in general kicks ass.

So, like the subject line says, Sydney Bristow -- I can't think of any good speechifying done by her but with the help of a friend I did find this kick ass video on youtube. What? I happen to find kick ass women to be very inspirational. I also found this video, I don't know how inspirational it really is, but it's got funny captions.

Sweet Marie! Afterellen & The Sugarbaker women? Can it be?!? Thank you sooooo much for posting one of my favorite Julia rants! Julia Sugarbaker was and still is my ultimate role model in life. Posied, brilliant, beautiful - and can kick your ass with nothing but her tounge!

Amen!

 

"Damn it Johnny! You know I love my Big Beef and Cheddar!"

-Isabella Rossellini on 3o Rock

Brilliant article, inspirational women should be brought to attention more often

scribe you rock and will be missed, good luck with your new venture.

the buffy speech is amazing and really inspires me.

If Things Get Too Real, Promise To Take Me Somewhere Else

Or Sophia Petrillo?

Love the Golden Girls.

And I don't remember much about Maude, too young when it was on, but did she ever have any inspiring speeches?

 

That's all.

Omg! Scribegrrl is leaving? What/when/why? Where have I been!? I'm so lost and sad :( She's like 80% of the reason that I visit to this website (daily, even when I'm suppose to be paying attention to my classwork). Ugh, who am I gonna swoon for/crush on now? *SIGH* my heart.... but yah for this blog :)

 

 

I am what I am. Love me or hate me. Just consider me.

and more of a passing comment really.

 

BadGirls - Series Two, Episode Seven

Nikki Wade: Look Helen, you’re not abnormal, you’re not normal, you’re just you.

 

So quick it almost goes unnoticed... almost!

She's like part Afterellen.com. Dang! Did some of us chase her away? Come back don't run away. We'll miss your writings, sarcasms(Sniffle) Seriously, I'll admire her work. It's so never gonna be the same around here. She's like one of AE's best writers. For real! Much luck Scribegrrl! Just don't forget to come back and visit!

I'm a day late, but there are lots of great speeches by women in Iron Jawed Angels--This is my favorite: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ydra2PQkVTo

Hmm my pics are Xena & Gabrielle, Haruka & Michiru from SailormoonS (not the american verison), Buffy & Willow (duh),  definately Nikki Wade, Samantha from Sex In the City ( her "I have cancer speech") and Karen Walker because despite being drunk, pillpopping, rude, snarky socialite she had a heart of gold and was alway there if you needed her.

I'm sure if I took more time I could think of some more, but I have to get back to work eventually. Love you Scribe...take care.

Shelley C

2 of my favorite Julia Sugarbaker tirades.. Just thought I would share. Julia always embodied the true Southern Belle..

 

JULIA: Yes, you can give him a message. You do take shorthand, don't you? Good, we take it in the South too. Anyway, just tell him that I have been a Southerner all my life, and I can vouche for the fact the we do eat a lot of things down here........ and we've certainly all had our share of grits and biscuits and gravy, and I myself have probably eaten enough fried chicken to feed a third world country ---- not to mention barbecue, cornbread, watermelon, fried pies, okra, and ...........yes.........if I were being perfectly candid, I would have to admit we have also eaten our share of crow, and for all I know --- during the darkest, leanest years of the Civil War, some of us may have had a Yankee or two for breakfast. But........... speaking for myself and hundreds of thousands of my Southern ancestors who have evolved through many decades of poverty, strife, and turmoil, I would like for Mr. Weaks to know that we have surely eaten many things in the past, and we will surely eat many things in the future, but --- God as my witness - -- we have never, I repeat, NEVER EATEN DIRT!!!

 

 

JULIA: I'm saying I want you and your equipment out of here now. If you are looking for somebody to suck pearls, then I suggest you try finding yourself and oyster. Because I am not a woman who does that, as a matter of fact, I don't know any woman who does that, because it's stupid. And it doesn't have any more to do with decorating than having cleavage and looking sexy has to do with working in a bank. These are not pictures about the women of Atlanta. These are about just the same thing they're always about. And it doesn't matter whether the clothes are on or off.........it's just the same ol' message. And I don't care how many pictures you've taken of movie stars --- when you start snapping photos of serious, successful businessmen like Donald Trump and Lee Iacocca in unzipped jumpsuits with wet lips, straddling chairs, then we'll talk.

 

Saddly absent: Grace McAllister of Jack & Bobby, played to the hilt by the icomporable Christine Lahti. 

My love for Claudia Jean Cregg just knows no bounds! None!

spencer from south of nowhere totally puts her mom in her place on one of the episodes from the newest season :] that was pretty badass lol <3