Because of Chloe, Lois is a refreshing change of what journalism should be. It should be people-focused placing emphasis on how events affect people. She went after Lionel because getting away with murder was wrong and she went after the plastic surgeon because letting girls suffer their self-esteem was wrong. Journalism should be people-focused not freak-show focused which is how I feel Chloe treats the meteor-rock phenomena.
Exactly! Chloe is all about finding the odd things and the weird things and pointing them out. Lois seems to want to point out the wrong and unjust things instead.
Also, I love Lois because she has a sense of ownership about her mistakes. She goes after Lucy because Lucy is her responsibility and when she babysat the girl in Fragile, she owned up to the girl’s disappearance saying no excuses, the girl was her responsibility.
A breath of fresh air after both Chloe and Lana, both of whom have problems owning up to their responsibilities.
And I love that Lois is loyal to her friends and family. She didn’t have to go after Chloe’s murderer. She didn’t have to work on Jonathan’s campaign for free. But she did so because wanted to help.
And that sense of ownership and her deep loyalty are both traits that are really good for the future Lois Lane to have -- she'll need them a lot more than she'll need a background in writing about meteor-rock freaks.
But I think what tips the Chloe vs. Lois to me is in how they deal with Lionel. All throughout S3, Chloe looked like a deer in headlights not knowing what hit her. Lois on the other hand, stared down Lionel and knew exactly what his weakness was and got him to act out on it. That to me is what Lois Lane is about — she knows how to get people to show their hands even as she’s going for the jugular. People shun Chloe just like that and Lionel regarded her an annoying fly and I don’t remember her ever getting information from a hostile source.
So true! Chloe can't hide her fear and go on the offense. Lois manages to bulldog her way into the Kents' home and into their lives, because she likes them and is determined to be around them so much that they end up liking her out of sheer self-defense. She gets reactions from people and she throws them off-balance. You can hate her, but you can't ignore her.
Anyways, my fave Lois Lanes are this one and the Justice League (cartoon) one which, I now realize, are the newest and latest incarnations of Lois Lane. I’ve heard good things about Phyllis Coats’ Lois so I’m curious about that. Otherwise, I’ve never been a fan of most Lois Lanes as most of them have been cartoony caricatures of what boys/men fear feminists are like. Though, I will give past Lois Lanes something of a break since women did need to be more bulldog-ish to overcome the sexism of the times.
I've seen it written that you can check the pulse of mainstream feminism by seeing what's being done with Lois Lane. She is possibly America's most visible icon of strong, female power -- a woman strong enough to match up with Superman. Even she'd written as a bitch or a caricature, it says a lot about the attitude of the time.
I find it really interesting to compare Smallville's Lois to Superman Returns's Lois. SR's Lois is simply... softer, all around. Wears a dress when her boss tells her to, wears high heels while sneaking around in an investigation. Washes dishes, which annoyed me a bit, as I refuse to believe that Lois Lane doesn't have a kick-ass power dishwasher. I find Smallville's Lois to be both a stronger character overall, and also a better role model.
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Part Two
Date: 2006-10-05 06:22 pm (UTC)Exactly! Chloe is all about finding the odd things and the weird things and pointing them out. Lois seems to want to point out the wrong and unjust things instead.
Also, I love Lois because she has a sense of ownership about her mistakes. She goes after Lucy because Lucy is her responsibility and when she babysat the girl in Fragile, she owned up to the girl’s disappearance saying no excuses, the girl was her responsibility.
A breath of fresh air after both Chloe and Lana, both of whom have problems owning up to their responsibilities.
And I love that Lois is loyal to her friends and family. She didn’t have to go after Chloe’s murderer. She didn’t have to work on Jonathan’s campaign for free. But she did so because wanted to help.
And that sense of ownership and her deep loyalty are both traits that are really good for the future Lois Lane to have -- she'll need them a lot more than she'll need a background in writing about meteor-rock freaks.
But I think what tips the Chloe vs. Lois to me is in how they deal with Lionel. All throughout S3, Chloe looked like a deer in headlights not knowing what hit her. Lois on the other hand, stared down Lionel and knew exactly what his weakness was and got him to act out on it. That to me is what Lois Lane is about — she knows how to get people to show their hands even as she’s going for the jugular. People shun Chloe just like that and Lionel regarded her an annoying fly and I don’t remember her ever getting information from a hostile source.
So true! Chloe can't hide her fear and go on the offense. Lois manages to bulldog her way into the Kents' home and into their lives, because she likes them and is determined to be around them so much that they end up liking her out of sheer self-defense. She gets reactions from people and she throws them off-balance. You can hate her, but you can't ignore her.
Anyways, my fave Lois Lanes are this one and the Justice League (cartoon) one which, I now realize, are the newest and latest incarnations of Lois Lane. I’ve heard good things about Phyllis Coats’ Lois so I’m curious about that. Otherwise, I’ve never been a fan of most Lois Lanes as most of them have been cartoony caricatures of what boys/men fear feminists are like. Though, I will give past Lois Lanes something of a break since women did need to be more bulldog-ish to overcome the sexism of the times.
I've seen it written that you can check the pulse of mainstream feminism by seeing what's being done with Lois Lane. She is possibly America's most visible icon of strong, female power -- a woman strong enough to match up with Superman. Even she'd written as a bitch or a caricature, it says a lot about the attitude of the time.
I find it really interesting to compare Smallville's Lois to Superman Returns's Lois. SR's Lois is simply... softer, all around. Wears a dress when her boss tells her to, wears high heels while sneaking around in an investigation. Washes dishes, which annoyed me a bit, as I refuse to believe that Lois Lane doesn't have a kick-ass power dishwasher. I find Smallville's Lois to be both a stronger character overall, and also a better role model.