https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/12/03/the-5-most-overrated-pop-culture-heroines/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:59:53 -0400<![CDATA[Even while women devour the Twilight books, most revile the series&#8217; heroine Bella Swan. The savvy modern woman prefers the vampire-slaying Buffy Summers. As a fan of both the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twilight franchises, I think that we have this partially backward and that the Buffy v. Bella arguments common on the web underscore dangerous assumptions about women. Feminists have co-opted Buffy and the female superheroes for the gender wars in order to perpetuate their illusion of no differences between men and women.]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:00:07 -0500<![CDATA[Leslie Loftis]]>https://pjmedia.com/leslie-loftis/2012/12/03/the-5-most-overrated-pop-culture-heroines-n143430