And skeptics may laugh their booty off when told that the Angels are icons of empowerment. They aren't afraid of their sexuality, but they don't use it as power. And she doesn't mind the word girls. To today's in-charge Hollywood woman, it's le mot du jour. Now the un-chic phrase, the F word, is feminism, because it connotes a starchy righteousness.
Men get to be sexy and successful.
Feminism should include sexuality. She's lonely on top, flirting with potential mates but searching for a mother. In this sense she is a big sullen sister to Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, the Powerpuff Girls. They too are the spawn of a biological experiment. And though the show is perky, and its pace frenetic, the Girls carry the burden of others' expectation.