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Ortega echoed this sentiment, criticizing how scripts often describe women as "badass" or "strong" solely based on superficial traits like walking into a room with confidence and knowing everything. According to her, such portrayals are reductive and fail to capture the complexity of real women, who are often flawed and emotionally layered.
The Audience's Frustration and Cultural Fatigue
Both actresses pointed out that audiences are increasingly fatigued by these repetitive, one-dimensional characters. Viewers seek characters they can relate to—flawed, emotionally intricate, and human. When characters are overly perfect or too stereotypically "strong," it creates a disconnect, making it difficult to feel empathy or admiration.