Has anyone noticed The Fosters on ABC Family/Free Form is romanticizing the fights between Brandon and Liam/Wyatt/Aj/whoever for Callie? The network is reinforcing the idea that women are prizes to be won, which is what the industry is trying to breakout of. If you look at current movies or television shows, there has been an increase in leading ladies who, frankly, don't need a man to save their ass from some horrible situation anymore because the idea that women need men to save them or do dirty work for them is bull since the women can do it themselves.
Back to The Fosters: Don't get me wrong, I love the show and believe it is truly groundbreaking in addition to having a lot of heart, but the show is still following those who came before them when it comes to the whole "damsel in distress" thing. With the increasing amount of people voicing their opinion on feminism and the oppression of women, one would think a show dedicated to breaking the mold, like The Fosters, would want Callie, played by Maia Mitchell, to step up and speak up for herself when it comes to guys fighting for her love, but that is not the case. Callie Jacobs is a strong, intelligent women who has survived on her own bouncing from foster home to juvie and back again, but it seems like the creators of the show have forgotten this since Callie has to have Brandon, or some other male character, come to her rescue every time she is in a spot of trouble.
It is truly sad to see a fantastic show fall victim to the over-used damsel in distress idea, telling others that females are prizes to be won and having two people fight over you for a slim chance at love be seen as romantic when it is not romantic at all; it's disgusting and degrading. If The Fosters wants to continue to break boundaries, they should not tell viewers to treat women as prizes to be won and should show viewers that women can stand up for themselves and do not have to depend on men to fight their battles for them.
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